Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:39 pm  

He's been doing great. This thread has only come off the back of a poor Warrington performance.
What I will say in Pattons defence....he wasn't the worst spine back playing on Friday.

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:50 pm  

Using a mobile phone comparison, he's a Nokia 3310. Perfectly satisfactory, does a job, but most have got a better model, with more functions

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:59 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

He's been doing great.

No he hasn't.

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:59 pm  

GREAT? Has he registered 1 point in the Guardian MOMs yet? I wanted him to do well but alas it's not going to be. He could attain average status if he had a decent defence but even that is lacking.

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:18 pm  

If he he gets one point...I'd be more disappointed in either Austin Clark or Ratchford!

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:47 pm  

I've always been massively pro-Patton but pretty much given up hope now. He'll find a home in a lower-level SL club. He's not a bad player, I'd say, just an average one in a team of good players.

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:33 pm  

Longbarn Wire wrote:

Said it more than once. Patton isnt good enough for where we need to be. Against the better sides, he gets found out. We all want him to do well, but it just isnt going to happen. Personally, IF Brown does get fit, i think he will be the perfect partner for Austin, and i hope this happens sooner rather than later....

Am I the only one reading that as a hint from the Oracle?

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:37 pm  

Duckie even without the Saints hammering he was average at best so hope Pricey can see what we can see or can’t in Patton’s case.He should try get some old film of Andy Gregory and maybe he could up his game.

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 2:50 pm  

All our backs look dismal behind a beaten pack.
Everyone has been sharpening their talons for 3 months waiting to blame Patton for a defeat. Well vs Saints is a poor example for you all.
Pull back your claws and attack when he thoroughly deserves it.

BTW....I'm not pro pro Patton, I'm in the pro only camp....if there's someone better I'd say play him...but we haven't. So slutting the lad off isn't doing us or him favors. Brown had my backing until he got injured....Brown wasn't getting any support from the same Patton knockers too!

Re: Dec Patton : Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:02 pm  

It's deja vu all over again. The same happened with Gaz O'Brian. Most Wire fans really hoped Gaz would take himself to another level and possibly be our star halfback for the next 10 years but sadly he didn't.
We are seeing the same with Patton. Most fans are desperate for him to succeed (including myself) but the evidence so far does not support these hopes. He has had a decent run in his favoured position in a team doing reasonably well and has not risen to the challenge. Time for Plan B