Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:01 pm  

Anybody seen his wikipedia page haha

"In his spare time, Chris enjoys watching Strictly Come Dancing, he is very passionate about ballroom dancing and regularly attends the local dancehall with his sparkly suit and 80s style stiletto heels"

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:18 pm  

Tusons proved his worth this year. The only thing that holds him back is a lack of minutes and if he was to move on I think it'd be more his choice then ours ala O'Carroll.

Give Tuson 80 mins every week and he'd produce 40 aggressive tackles and plenty of energetic carries.

He's having a very good season when he gets the chance!

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:55 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Tusons proved his worth this year. The only thing that holds him back is a lack of minutes and if he was to move on I think it'd be more his choice then ours ala O'Carroll.

Give Tuson 80 mins every week and he'd produce 40 aggressive tackles and plenty of energetic carries.

He's having a very good season when he gets the chance!

He could be the next HH imo.

Sadly for Tuson HH has at least another 5 years left in the tank.

He's also not as good as Hock and doesn't have the potential of Faz or Hughes.

I can't see him staying at Wigan as he'll want more first team action.

He deserves to be a starting player at another team.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:03 pm  

Hansen or Hock or both may follow the well trodden career path of second rowers and eventually move up to prop which would inturn open up backrow spots.

That could be Tuson, Hughes or Lloyds way in long term. If I were Tuson I'd certainly be looking at hanging around for a bit yet.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:21 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Tusons proved his worth this year. The only thing that holds him back is a lack of minutes and if he was to move on I think it'd be more his choice then ours ala O'Carroll.

Give Tuson 80 mins every week and he'd produce 40 aggressive tackles and plenty of energetic carries.

He's having a very good season when he gets the chance!

I'm not sure about him making plenty of carries. Even when he's started games and played longer minutes he hasn't necessarily made a huge number of metres or carries.

Defensively he's got a good work rate but that's not really anything special for back row forwards. There are dozens and dozens of forwards who can make a large number of tackles during a game.

What Tuson needs to do is show something extra that sets him apart from the average workhorse type forwards. He's shown good footwork on one or two occasions this year but he needs to show a greater ability to make a break and demonstrate his handling skills a bit more. He's got talent, he just needs to demonstrate that a little bit more.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:37 pm  

Tuson has had a better season than Farrell imo.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:26 pm  

If Tuson is happy to stay at Wigan as a squad player, I don't think he's good enough for the 13, then I'd be more than happy to keep him here.

Farrell likewise.

Hughes has yet to make his mark in the back row but it's his first year in the 17 and he was fantastic against Leeds.

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:07 pm  

tugglesf78 wrote:

Tuson has had a better season than Farrell imo.

I genuinely can't see how you have that opinion. Liam Farrell has been brilliant this year. He's made so many linebreaks its untrue and is into double figures with tries due to his attacking ability. Tuson can be described in one word. Steady

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:48 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Tusons proved his worth this year. The only thing that holds him back is a lack of minutes and if he was to move on I think it'd be more his choice then ours ala O'Carroll.

Give Tuson 80 mins every week and he'd produce 40 aggressive tackles and plenty of energetic carries.

He's having a very good season when he gets the chance!

I agree with what you say about this season but I still don't think he has an impact going forward. He makes the least M per carry from our whole pack for most games, he doesn't seem to hurt his opponent like Hock and Hansen do... and he doesn't have the pace and elusive nature which Farrell has. Flanagan was the same in 2009, we didn't miss him. I love his enthusiasm and he is a great squad player, I wouldn't try and stop him moving on if he wants to though. He is quite far down the pecking order as a SR for me.

I know a few people have said it before, but, why not try him at hooker?

Re: Rumours and signings v8 : Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:55 pm  

cherryandwhitedavid06 wrote:

I genuinely can't see how you have that opinion. Liam Farrell has been brilliant this year. He's made so many linebreaks its untrue and is into double figures with tries due to his attacking ability. Tuson can be described in one word. Steady

I agree, Farrell has been excellent so far and is playing well in Hansen's absence. For a forward he has a very good try scoring record and is just one of those players who knows his way to the line. In attack he's always dangerous with his footwork and deceptive strength and he's also one of the best support players in the league; he always seems to be there to support a break. He's also the least error prone player in the squad.

Tuson just doesn't offer anything like as much. He's quite a skilful player but never seems to show it. His attacking game just isn't as good as Farrell's and while he's more aggressive in defence he's also more likely to miss a tackle.

That's not to say Tuson doesn't have a future or the potential to be a better player as different players mature and develop at different rates.