: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:35 am  

LS16_Rhino wrote:

Glad I could help - now all you have to do is tell us what your point was?

That you wrote off a young player without giving him fair chance to prove himself.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:38 am  

Gotcha. Have you got the details of my aliases yet please?

I'm interested to find out who I'm posting as today.

Thanks in advance.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:39 am  

Basil Wilberforce wrote:

That you wrote off a young player without giving him fair chance to prove himself.

And I still stand by it – I would swap him for Smith at the drop of a fart, now – today.

Thus witting off a player that has had ample opportunity to prove himself.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:46 am  

Basil Wilberforce wrote:

Gotcha. Have you got the details of my aliases yet please?

I'm interested to find out who I'm posting as today.

Thanks in advance.

I wouldn't lower myself to your game to be honest.

You are a sad little individual, with no contributiont to this board anymore.

You have made yourself look silly as usual. I will leave it at that, Butt Plug.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:47 am  

LS16_Rhino wrote:

And I still stand by it – I would swap him for Smith at the drop of a fart, now – today.

Thus witting off a player that has had ample opportunity to prove himself.

At the time playing smith in place of hall was possibly the right call.

They were both competing for the wing spot and smith had more experience whereas hall seemed low on confidence.

As it happened webb got injured so they both played in the semi.

Hall did a good job and went on to play and score in the grand final as well, he's never really looked back.

You didn't just discuss selection issues though you wrote him off.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:52 am  

Gotcha wrote:

I wouldn't lower myself to your game to be honest.

You are a sad little individual, with no contributiont to this board anymore.

You have made yourself look silly as usual. I will leave it at that, Butt Plug.

No, you dont get off that lightly.

You frequently make suggestions that someone who has disagreed with you is an alias of mine.

Let's hear who my aliases are. Either that or STFU as at the moment shouting your mouth of yet failing to deliver makes the only one looking stupid, you.

Got it?

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:52 am  

Snake Eater wrote:

At the time playing smith in place of hall was possibly the right call.

They were both competing for the wing spot and smith had more experience whereas hall seemed low on confidence.

As it happened webb got injured so they both played in the semi.

Hall did a good job and went on to play and score in the grand final as well, he's never really looked back.

You didn't just discuss selection issues though you wrote him off.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:54 am  

Basil Wilberforce wrote:

No, you dont get off that lightly.

What you going to do about it Butt Plug?

I dont need to continue your childish games. You continue with your Fantasy PC warrior world, with all your little characters.

Just keep retreating then to Gareths Butt.

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:56 am  

Gotcha wrote:

What you going to do about it Butt Plug?

I dont need to continue your childish games. You continue with your Fantasy PC warrior world, with all your little characters.

Got the alias data yet?

No. STFU then

: Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:04 pm  

Snake Eater wrote:

At the time playing smith in place of hall was possibly the right call.

They were both competing for the wing spot and smith had more experience whereas hall seemed low on confidence.

As it happened webb got injured so they both played in the semi.

Hall did a good job and went on to play and score in the grand final as well, he's never really looked back.

You didn't just discuss selection issues though you wrote him off.

Jesus – you just don’t get it.

I think Hall is an average (at best) winger and nothing I have seen since I made those comments has persuaded me otherwise. He has the potential to maybe cut it as a centre but as a winger – No.

I would have cut him loose then as I would now.

IMO I would have been correct in letting him go but some folk on here think I should in some way be embarrassed about my previous comments just because he currently finishes tries that have been handed to him on a plate.

Should we give EVERY emerging player a first team spot for a couple of years to see if they can prove themselves or should we try and assemble the best squad available from the players we have at our disposal?