Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:29 pm  

Builth Wells Wire wrote:

Is Joe Mellor still going to Toronto?

I think they need him too.

Re: Rumours 2 : Mon Oct 08, 2018 3:43 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

Good one, but a bit too good and cap exhausting for cover....plus Smiffy will be devastated to see Atkins further still down the pecking order.

No worries. Atkins will be knocking on the boss's door saying "You know I could be a top class second row. Would you give me a crack when you can". "Yes Ryan I should have slotted you in there before. We had some meaningless games at the end of last year ... sorry."

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:45 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

No worries. Atkins will be knocking on the boss's door saying "You know I could be a top class second row. Would you give me a crack when you can". "Yes Ryan I should have slotted you in there before. We had some meaningless games at the end of last year ... sorry."

A second row needs the ability to be able to pass the ball and tackle (much like a centre is supposed to do). He can't do neither.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:29 am  

moving on... wrote:

A second row needs the ability to be able to pass the ball and tackle (much like a centre is supposed to do). He can't do neither.

I'm picking up the message that you don't really rate our Ryan. So you are not really going to want him in the team ... anywhere. Whereas I reckon he's one of our strongest runners. Hence the number of tries he has scored.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 7:36 am  

There is a lot of hard and dirty work to be done in the forwards, Ryan doesn't have that in his game, he is however a very strong runner but he cant pass and tackling is not his favoured suit. If he had had 10 or so games coming in as a forward I might want him on the bench, for me leave him out of it if we cant get him in at centre. T King has at fine.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:34 am  

A good test of a player's merit in the side is to ask yourself if he didn't currently play for us would we sign him now? I don't think we would sign him as centre or second row now.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 11:18 am  

Wires71 wrote:

A good test of a player's merit in the side is to ask yourself if he didn't currently play for us would we sign him now? I don't think we would sign him as centre or second row now.

You've nailed it W71

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:16 pm  

I really don't understand the recent grief Atkins is currently getting. Had he NOT got injured, he'd be one of the first names on the team sheet. However, he DID get injured, and now Price will make (probably already has) his decision.
He is a STRONG runner, who opposition defences fear. His try scoring record proves it.

Yes, he has a reluctance to pass, as he trusts his own ability. Maybe his coaches have told him to do this. We certainly aren't privvy to this. The irony of it all, is that we used to have a half back, and he was the biggest culprit of all time for this. YES, A HALF BACK.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Nathan Wood, and he's fated by some on here

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:56 pm  

lefty goldblatt wrote:

I really don't understand the recent grief Atkins is currently getting. Had he NOT got injured, he'd be one of the first names on the team sheet. However, he DID get injured, and now Price will make (probably already has) his decision.
He is a STRONG runner, who opposition defences fear. His try scoring record proves it.

Yes, he has a reluctance to pass, as he trusts his own ability. Maybe his coaches have told him to do this. We certainly aren't privvy to this. The irony of it all, is that we used to have a half back, and he was the biggest culprit of all time for this. YES, A HALF BACK.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Nathan Wood, and he's fated by some on here

Him being one of the first names on the team sheet isn't really worth shouting home about. It's not like we're blessed with great centres. There's a reason why Price wants to sign another centre.

I'd rather my centre be able to pass the ball than be a strong runner. Atkins is poor, dumb, he's greedy and he's a liability in defence.

Re: Rumours 2 : Tue Oct 09, 2018 2:11 pm  

Corey oats of contract at the broncos he'd be a top signing