Team for Oldham : Mon May 16, 2016 8:09 pm  

Just read through the other thread and thought some very good points were made. Just wondering who everyone would pick as the starting 13 and what changes you'd make and why?
Personally I'd go with:

1. Salty (Greenwood quite simply hasn't been good enough and Salty is better at returning the ball)
2. Sharp (Improved over last couple of games would stick with him)
3. Tyrer
4. Heaton (Deffensively better than Smeaton)
5. Saxton
6. C Robinson (Done nothing wrong in the few games he's played)
7. Jonno (Don't know how Gaz Moore is keeping it out of the squad)
8. Ambler
9. B Moore (Been better than Kaye this season)
10. Mitch
11. Manning
12. Sarsfield (didn't do much wrong)
13. Fairbank

14. Murrell (Too slow at half back, rotate him with Fairbank)
15. Tangata
16. R Moore
17. Kaye (Better than Maneely)

If I've not given a reason it's because I think they should be the first names on the team sheet every week.

Re: Team for Oldham : Mon May 16, 2016 8:27 pm  

Would pick Heaton over Smeaton. Looks stronger defensively and more able to break the line. Salty at FB. Murrell and Jonno in halves - why change a winning combination that worked last season. The team last season played well and gelled -cant really understand why we changed a winning formula. B Moore for me still a bit raw and should be given more time to develop. C Robinson can rotate at hooker.

1) Salty (agree greenwood not same player since injury)
2) Sharp (looks to be improving)
3) Tyrer
4) Heaton
5) Saxton
6) Murrell
7) Jonno
Ambler
9) Kaye
10) Bennion (Mitch when fit)
11) Manning
12) Sarsfield
13) Fairbank or Ed Barber

Subs Gaz Moore, C Robinson, Tangata, R Moore

Just think squad is too big and RM doesn't know his best team . Ed Barber has a good game against Dewsbury and then gets overlooked. Why?

Re: Team for Oldham : Mon May 16, 2016 9:00 pm  

Either way - Ben J has to start!

Re: Team for Oldham : Tue May 17, 2016 12:10 am  

The question keeps being asked about G Moore. Did he negotiate guarenteed game time when he signed ?

Re: Team for Oldham : Tue May 17, 2016 8:01 am  

He's been one of our most dangerous players this season. He didn't have his best game against Batley but who did?

It's his half back partner who has been the most disappointing so far, not G.Moore.

Re: Team for Oldham : Tue May 17, 2016 8:18 am  

1. Salty
2. Sharp
3. Tyrer
4. Heaton
5. Saxton or potts
6. C Robinson
7. Jonno
8. Ambler
9. B Moore
10. Mitch
11. Manning
12. Sarsfield
13. Fairbank

14. Robbo
15. Tangata
16. R Moore
17. g moore try at 9

18 murrel as been cr@p all season may be captain but not sure how he gets in the team week in week out

Re: Team for Oldham : Tue May 17, 2016 8:31 am  

TheEnforcer273 wrote:

He's been one of our most dangerous players this season. He didn't have his best game against Batley but who did?

It's his half back partner who has been the most disappointing so far, not G.Moore.

This. I think the last couple of games he played he were not quite as good as he has been but if people think he does not deserve a place in the team then I wonder what they are watching. It should be him and Jonno in the halfs with Murrell at 13 for me.

Re: Team for Oldham : Tue May 17, 2016 11:20 am  

Gaz Moore, everybody was saying how well he playing 3 or 4 weeks ago and now he's being dropped, Murrell hasn't got any better and to me he is the weak link, I can't argue with his vision but he simply cannot get to where he needs to be to put that vision into play. We need some speed and somebody who backs up,never got to give Jhonno a go, even if we then all shut up if we've been proven wrong.

[Nat (Rugby_Aholic)]

Re: Team for Oldham : Tue May 17, 2016 4:05 pm  

Moore and Johnson are too similar players though, both are first receivers, Johnson and Murrel for me.

Re: Team for Oldham : Tue May 17, 2016 4:58 pm  

Nat (Rugby_Aholic) wrote:

Moore and Johnson are too similar players though, both are first receivers, Johnson and Murrel for me.

Me too and I think Johnston is a better support player.