Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 5:10 pm  

Milly wrote:

If Dec gets charged with biting it could be some time before he's seen again anyway.

On Connor? Surely thats fully justified and in accordance with the rules?

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 5:12 pm  

morrisseyisawire wrote:

Whatever anyone thinks of Stefs abilities at SO, if we want to change things that is our only option and, frankly, I fail to see how it can weaken our attack any further.

Well exactly.
If we keep putting out the same halfback combo and same spine support...how can we expect anything more than the same results as the week previous and in the future.
The signs were there vs Saints and so obvious vs Salford that change was required. It didn't happen.
Ratchford at halfback is a serious ratchet up a notch and I will expect a shift in gear for future games if we stick with this.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 5:14 pm  

silver2 wrote:

On Connor? Surely thats fully justified and in accordance with the rules?

If you stick your hand in someones mouth and press it against the teeth...it's going to mark. We all know what a cheat Connor is...but he's freakin good too.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 5:49 pm  

Let’s face it, he’s no scapegoat, he’s just not very good.

He’s limited and average in pretty much everything he does and in such a key position we just can’t afford a player lacking in so much quality.

He’s played over 100 games for us now and has had a good run in the team and has proved to be sub-standard. No excuses now, he needs to be took out of the firing line.

It’s not his fault, I’m sure he’s a good lad and I’d be made up if he proved me wrong but we’ll struggle to win anything while he’s a regular in our side.

Buck stops with Price and the club on this for me though. He wasn’t the answer last year, so what made us think he would be now? Should’ve gone out there pre-season and replaced Brown when we had the chance.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 6:03 pm  

Surely we must have something better.... literally any scrum half in the league would do.. and probably half the ones in the championship.

beyond poor... Would take GOB back in a heartbeat to replace him.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 6:13 pm  

Any plans for who will be our next scapegoat if Patton didnt play?

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 6:21 pm  

silver2 wrote:

Any plans for who will be our next scapegoat if Patton didnt play?

Blake Austin.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 6:25 pm  

We have 2 of the finest halfs in RL...it's about time we played them together.
Ratchford and Austin.

The rule applies...a big good un ALWAYS beats a small good un.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 6:29 pm  

DAG wrote:

Buck stops with Price and the club on this for me though. He wasn’t the answer last year, so what made us think he would be now? Should’ve gone out there pre-season and replaced Brown when we had the chance.

This hits the nail on the head for me.

Re: Dec Patton : Sat May 18, 2019 6:32 pm  

silver2 wrote:

Any plans for who will be our next scapegoat if Patton didnt play?

Plenty of players not good enough/not firing for us at the moment. But at some point most of them have proven themselves worthy of a starting jersey. If he wasnt a local lad he would have been hung, drawn and quartered by now. He offers less than Rodwell and he was pilloried.