Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 9:25 am  

Centurino wrote:

Ridyard and Drinkwater complemented each other superbly in the 2016 8s. So, either a masterstroke, (akin to playing him at hooker pre-8s last year as a source of motivation), or a mind-explosion from Neil Jukes. I'd question if Ridyard has been given enough time to acclimatise with Super League, as every week, the team is chopped and changed - excluding injuries. And although Jukes is clearly happy to rotate players each week, does he actually know his best team? I guess time will tell.

Fairly sure that Martyn if he had been fit would have been 1 st choice to start the season , he wasn't , others took their chance and we had some decent results , since then injuries and IMO fatigue has made things more difficult for everybody , Martyn came in without any real change , then either dropped or injured ?

I believe Neil will know his best in his mind , but doubt he has had that option yet , our results have been disappointing , yet for me our performances have been quite good , nobody has taken us apart ( Cas excepted ) and most games have gone to the last quarter

Defiantly not easy , this SL lark , but still enjoying every minute , still confident some results will come

While Dereck will have his opinion like the rest of us , I believe the final word will be Neil's and the coaching staffs

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 9:59 am  

GUBRATS wrote:

While Dereck will have his opinion like the rest of us , I believe the final word will be Neil's and the coaching staffs

Do you believe in the Tooth fairy and Father Christmas

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 10:00 am  

GUBRATS wrote:

our results have been disappointing , yet for me our performances have been quite good , nobody has taken us apart ( Cas excepted ) and most games have gone to the last quarter

Agree completely and with a depleted squad the results have been pretty close. SL though is about fine margins and a loss is a loss and Leigh a win and quick. The longer the pattern, the harder it will be to break. And Ridyard + Brough = potent combination?

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 10:23 am  

GUBRATS wrote:

While Dereck will have his opinion like the rest of us , I believe the final word will be Neil's and the coaching staffs

Do you believe in the Tooth fairy and Father Christmas

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 10:49 am  

Some rubbish on here, he's had a bulging disc in his back and been in agony, he had injections in his back (epidural) last week and it has worked. Jukes has told him he will not feature for the next month and it's the coaches choice to send him out.

If you bump into him round Leigh ask him directly, he will tell you himself he told the club he wanted to stay and fight for his shirt but ultimately it's not his choice.

Personally I think this could be a good move for martyn to be a dominant half/game manager again after being second fiddle all year, Rick Stone has wanted him since last year.

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 12:15 pm  

Peter Kay wrote:

Do you believe in the Tooth fairy and Father Christmas

Pey, Put a Christmas sock in it.

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 1:24 pm  

Whether lacking match fitness or not favoured, could be an opportunity for Riddy to get up to SL speed and then return to us for the Middle 8s. Would be great to see the Drinkwater, Ridyard partnership again. Looks like Rocky is being given his chance with Drinkwater atm so if no room for Riddy for the next few games makes sense to get him game time elsewhere - don't forget we have no reserves and the dual with Sheffield doesn't seem to being used!

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 2:08 pm  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

East Bond Street ..... Darts 'n' Doms !

Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 2:51 pm  

A fact is jukes doesnt get on with riddy

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Re: Martyn Ridyard : Sun May 14, 2017 3:17 pm  

WHERESYERBALL wrote:

Whatever the reasons only a fool would loan a player to a direct rival no matter who comes in the fact is a player who on his day is as good as 6at directing play as you will see could win Huddersfield games the push them up and Leigh down the league, sounds to me like King Derek interfering again to bring in another "Big Name""

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