: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:07 pm  

Steam Pig wrote:

I'm not arguing for the sake of arguing, but Platt, after the Stains game may just be getting a bit confidence back, and starting him on the bench could be the kick in the nuts he doesn't need.

Seems pretty clear-cut to me: Platt did fine at Stains; Nero has been very good but is just coming back from injury.

Platt to start in the centres, Nero on the bench.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:24 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

Seems pretty clear-cut to me: Platt did fine at Stains; Nero has been very good but is just coming back from injury.

Platt to start in the centres, Nero on the bench.

seems fair. bring nero on to spell menzies as we really need to stop playing him for full 80.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:44 pm  

mat wrote:

seems fair. bring nero on to spell menzies as we really need to stop playing him for full 80.

Why ? You can never have too much BEAVER

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:59 pm  

You can't change a winning team.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:07 pm  

Nero left centre, Platt right centre with Menzies back to 13.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:19 pm  

redeverready wrote:

Nero left centre, Platt right centre with Menzies back to 13.

That was the other alternative I'd wondered about. Key thing though is we surely need to be able to spell Beaver, and not put Nero through the mill too much too early? Probably all depends on whether he brings deacon back an Sykes drops back to the centres. He's the coach, but why change what worked so well last week?

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:23 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

That was the other alternative I'd wondered about. Key thing though is we surely need to be able to spell Beaver, and not put Nero through the mill too much too early? Probably all depends on whether he brings deacon back an Sykes drops back to the centres. He's the coach, but why change what worked so well last week?

Sykes has had enough time this season to prove he's not a centre, he seems far more comfortable at SO.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:27 pm  

Adeybull wrote:

That was the other alternative I'd wondered about. Key thing though is we surely need to be able to spell Beaver, and not put Nero through the mill too much too early? Probably all depends on whether he brings deacon back an Sykes drops back to the centres. He's the coach, but why change what worked so well last week?

It's probably better for Nero to play centre because he's a little bit further out wide defending. Also he won't be excepted to carry the ball as much at centre compered to second row.

: Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:34 pm  

redeverready wrote:

It's probably better for Nero to play centre because he's a little bit further out wide defending. Also he won't be excepted to carry the ball as much at centre compered to second row.

Certainly agree with that - I'd assumed that if on the bench he would come on in the centres anyway with Platt covering the backs as needed.

: Fri May 01, 2009 3:15 pm  

got the distinct impression that nero could have played last week if needed and we decided to give him the extra weeks recovery rather than risk him in a match we werent realistically expecting to win. As such don't think we need to wrap him in cotton wool too much.