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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:24 pm  
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If he’s got all the attributes and the size.

Groom him as a centre. I love watching huge fast centres boss the smaller super league sized ones we get these days.

2nd row is already full of these types of players and they all play very similar games these days.


It doesn't just work like "groom him as a centre," because he has size, pace and whatever. There is a lot more to centre than that.

How many young second rowers have been successfully moved to centre?
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 4:44 pm  
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It doesn't just work like "groom him as a centre," because he has size, pace and whatever. There is a lot more to centre than that.

How many young second rowers have been successfully moved to centre?

Have a bit of respect, we're not just talking about any young second rower here. This is a world class, better version of Hock! He can do the impossible! :lol:

Nah, seriously he has played some centre at academy level and it's probably an easier route into the team for him than second row right now with Hankinson going out on loan and Bibby probably covering the wing whilst Marshall is injured. It's embarrassing giving out this level of hype over a highlights video and one OK first team game off the bench.
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:01 pm  
Any hype on this thread has come about because some people have expressed an opinion on KPP which they are entitled to,the club nor the player has said anything so let's not hang the lad out to dry and hope for everyone 's benefit the player fulfills his promise
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:14 pm  
Grimmy wrote:
Have a bit of respect, we're not just talking about any young second rower here. This is a world class, better version of Hock! He can do the impossible! :lol:

Nah, seriously he has played some centre at academy level and it's probably an easier route into the team for him than second row right now with Hankinson going out on loan and Bibby probably covering the wing whilst Marshall is injured. It's embarrassing giving out this level of hype over a highlights video and one OK first team game off the bench.


What level of hype??

People have talked about his potential and compared him to past players, that’s what supporters do.

Your reaction is way OTT.

Are Ben Flowers comments also embarrassing?
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:15 pm  
I try not to get too excited with young players until I’ve at least watched them play a good 15-20 games in the first team but I see no reason why people shouldn’t make comparisons to styles of play of lads from yesteryear, even if it is only on fleeting moments or highlights reels. The forum is there to discuss the club and to occupy people (certainly at the moment) and looking at these young players and trying to see positives in them or bits of play, running styles etc that remind you of ex players is no bad thing.

We can talk about heaping pressure on them but I doubt somebody like Pearce-Paul as sat flicking through what a few people say on a rugby forum and going “ooof, I’ve a lot to live up to here”, by the same token if people on here were criticising him it’s unlikely to have any impact. It’s when comparisons are made in the media, such as by the lads on Sky or when a youngster is getting criticism live in the stands that will impact on them mostly. I noticed today in the WEP Ben Flower sang the praises of the young players coming through and in particular Pearce Paul, saying he believes he will be a scary prospect once he establishes himself in the first team. That’s the sort of comment likely to impact on the lad. It could give him huge confidence or it could go to his head. Luckily from the bits you see of him in interview, he seems a really solid character with his head screwed on.
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 5:59 pm  
dany1979 wrote:
What level of hype??

People have talked about his potential and compared him to past players, that’s what supporters do.

Your reaction is way OTT.

Are Ben Flowers comments also embarrassing?



I wouldn't let it worry you Dany1979. There are certain posters i take very little attention of. Grimmy tries to impress Egg Chasing and Egg Chasing tries to impress Jukesays. Its a very strange and nauseas habit they have. I flick through their posts but don't really take any of it in.
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:07 pm  
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I wouldn't let it worry you Dany1979. There are certain posters i take very little attention of. Grimmy tries to impress Egg Chasing and Egg Chasing tries to impress Jukesays. Its a very strange and nauseas habit they have. I flick through their posts but don't really take any of it in.

Why will no one try to impress me? :cry:
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:07 pm  
Pie_Eyter wrote:
I wouldn't let it worry you Dany1979. There are certain posters i take very little attention of. Grimmy tries to impress Egg Chasing and Egg Chasing tries to impress Jukesays. Its a very strange and nauseas habit they have. I flick through their posts but don't really take any of it in.


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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:15 pm  
dany1979 wrote:
What level of hype??

People have talked about his potential and compared him to past players, that’s what supporters do.

Your reaction is way OTT.

Are Ben Flowers comments also embarrassing?


You claimed he looked "something special" in a brief cameo off the bench. He made 13 tackles, missed 2 and made an average of 8m.

Now of course he might turn out to be a very good player but he may also turn out to be another player moved on with very little game time.

The point is, we have no idea so why refer to him as "something special" or "potentially world class" when he could equally turn out to be utter poop?
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Re: Kai Pearce Paul : Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:39 pm  
Egg Chasing wrote:
You claimed he looked "something special" in a brief cameo off the bench. He made 13 tackles, missed 2 and made an average of 8m.

Now of course he might turn out to be a very good player but he may also turn out to be another player moved on with very little game time.

The point is, we have no idea so why refer to him as "something special" or "potentially world class" when he could equally turn out to be utter poop?


But in my opinion (and that of others) he did so should we not say so?

Is your opinion more superior in some way?

I’m sure given your superior opinion that you already know that stats don’t tell you everything about a player’s performance?

What is your take on Ben Flowers comments?
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