Re: Ryan Atkins : Sun Mar 29, 2009 2:33 pm  

vastman wrote:

If it had been a sainted Saints player who did this would you be commenting - no - take the blinkers off and move on

Actually I would, but dont let facts get in the way of your posts. It was worth pointing out and was also pointed by Clarke on Sky.

Re: Ryan Atkins : Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:18 pm  

vastman wrote:

If it had been a sainted Saints player who did this would you be commenting - no - take the blinkers off and move on

If it was bad, we would be commenting, yes. We aren't so partisan as to ignore when our players are naughty or dirty. We generally don't like that. A regular bit of biff, great, but what Atkins did was not on. And as has been said, Phil Clarke commented as it happened on the Sky coverage.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:42 pm  

It wasn't anything worth posting about. He seems a good player to me and he's banged Channelle which can't be a bad thing.

Our next British centre perhaps?

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:43 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

It wasn't anything worth posting about. He seems a good player to me and he's banged Channelle which can't be a bad thing.

Our next British centre perhaps?

What does that matter ?

Re: Ryan Atkins : Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:56 pm  

Saint Michael wrote:

Just watching the re-run, bit of a naughty tackle on Wheeler, who was obviously injured.

Leeds (Bailey) were penalised for the same thing last week.

This is sad and boring. Why bring Bailey into it.

Atkins and Bailey did nothing wrong despite what the ref and PC think.

It is a gladiatoral contest with full contact. ont pull the shirt on if you can take it.

I hope you are as critical the next time its a Saints player.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:00 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

It wasn't anything worth posting about. He seems a good player to me and he's banged Channelle which can't be a bad thing.

Our next British centre perhaps?

The Aussies and Kiwis would rip him apart, his defence is still at the level it was when he first went to Wakey, he hasn't improved in that part of his game at all.

: Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:05 pm  

Plus he looks like a black Freddie Mercury!

Re: Ryan Atkins : Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:50 am  

DoubleAone wrote:

snip

Keep your shirt on, Atkins didn't technically do anything wrong, but Wheeler had gone down with a sprained ankle. I think if you ask the majority of SL players, they wouldn't say that's an oppurtunity to bang someone.

The sport's tough enough with out someone piling into when you're on the floor injured.

That said; I wouldn't class it as anything more than (as PC put it) "A bit naughty"

As for Aktins as a player? I've always found him impressive physically but dissapoiting technically. How old is he now?

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:58 am  

Atkins doesnt look to have kicked on, as much as his potential would have suggested he could.

He needs to move to either Saints or Leeds, or his potential will be wasted.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:09 am  

c'mon now folks dont 'bag' him too much he may play in the red vee one day...