Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:10 am  

PopTart wrote:

Brough wasn't great but I didn't think he was so bad.
He was having to kick the ball with players well offside hitting him.

But I don't get the moaning about Chester playing him. He's the best we have. Hampshire isn't the guy.

well I'd disagree with that had Hampshire be given this season to play in the halves with miller I fair bet we'd of had a better season, the only thing Brough got right yesterday was to patronise the ref as to where to take the tap off

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Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:51 am  

snowie wrote:

well I'd disagree with that had Hampshire be given this season to play in the halves with miller I fair bet we'd of had a better season, the only thing Brough got right yesterday was to patronise the ref as to where to take the tap off

I guess we'll never know.

Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:52 am  

snowie wrote:

well I'd disagree with that had Hampshire be given this season to play in the halves with miller I fair bet we'd of had a better season, the only thing Brough got right yesterday was to patronise the ref as to where to take the tap off

Have to agree.
Now is the time to throw caution to the wind and give Hampshire a run at SH.
He's a HB not a winger and he's not a FB either.
I really don't understand why Hampshire constantly gets played out of place - it begs the question of why did we sign him in the first place?

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Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:56 am  

trinity374 wrote:

Have to agree.
Now is the time to throw caution to the wind and give Hampshire a run at SH.
He's a HB not a winger and he's not a FB either.
I really don't understand why Hampshire constantly gets played out of place - it begs the question of why did we sign him in the first place?

Every single coach he's played for has done it to the best of my knowledge.

Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 7:25 am  

PopTart wrote:

Every single coach he's played for has done it to the best of my knowledge.

You're right PT, and I guess we'll never know why, but as a spectator it's puzzling.
After the next two games we probably won't have that problem anyway.

Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:09 am  

PopTart wrote: Brough wasn't great but I didn't think he was so bad. He was having to kick the ball with players well offside hitting him. But I don't get the moaning about Chester playing him. He's the best we have. Hampshire isn't the guy. I thought Brough's passing was well-off in the first half. It was why Wigan were able to get in our faces so much, because Miller and others were constantly getting passes that were a little high or just behind them, so it never seemed like we could attack the line. Very good article here on the ageing process and athletes, and the physical changes that go on in the body, looking at how Tom Brady has defied it, principally by changing his playing style, using his brain rather than his body. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/22/the-formula-one-secret-behind-tom-bradys-time-cheating-dominance

PopTart wrote: Brough wasn't great but I didn't think he was so bad. He was having to kick the ball with players well offside hitting him. But I don't get the moaning about Chester playing him. He's the best we have. Hampshire isn't the guy. I thought Brough's passing was well-off in the first half. It was why Wigan were able to get in our faces so much, because Miller and others were constantly getting passes that were a little high or just behind them, so it never seemed like we could attack the line. Very good article here on the ageing process and athletes, and the physical changes that go on in the body, looking at how Tom Brady has defied it, principally by changing his playing style, using his brain rather than his body. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/22/the-formula-one-secret-behind-tom-bradys-time-cheating-dominance

Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:14 am  

Slugger McBatt wrote: I thought Brough's passing was well-off in the first half. It was why Wigan were able to get in our faces so much, because Miller and others were constantly getting passes that were a little high or just behind them, so it never seemed like we could attack the line. Very good article here on the ageing process and athletes, and the physical changes that go on in the body, looking at how Tom Brady has defied it, principally by changing his playing style, using his brain rather than his body. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/22/the-formula-one-secret-behind-tom-bradys-time-cheating-dominance The guy is a pocket passer and barely gets touched. He isn't expected to put his body on the line and take hits anywhere near as much as an RL player. I dare say some RL players would be able to play at 40+ were they able to constantly avoid contact.

Slugger McBatt wrote: I thought Brough's passing was well-off in the first half. It was why Wigan were able to get in our faces so much, because Miller and others were constantly getting passes that were a little high or just behind them, so it never seemed like we could attack the line. Very good article here on the ageing process and athletes, and the physical changes that go on in the body, looking at how Tom Brady has defied it, principally by changing his playing style, using his brain rather than his body. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/22/the-formula-one-secret-behind-tom-bradys-time-cheating-dominance The guy is a pocket passer and barely gets touched. He isn't expected to put his body on the line and take hits anywhere near as much as an RL player. I dare say some RL players would be able to play at 40+ were they able to constantly avoid contact.

Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 8:34 am  

ry21 wrote:

The guy is a pocket passer and barely gets touched. He isn't expected to put his body on the line and take hits anywhere near as much as an RL player. I dare say some RL players would be able to play at 40+ were they able to constantly avoid contact.

Interestingly though, that is how Liam Finn remained effective until he retired, even though he was a Championship player for most of his career, because you could see at the end that he played with his head, not his body. I think Broughy thinks he's the same person he was ten years ago, when he clearly isn't.

Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:03 am  

PopTart wrote:

I guess we'll never know.

We know how we finished last season with Hampshire playing in the halves and we know where we are today with Brough. Miller has been a constant so therefore we can make an educated guess.

Re: Brough : Mon Sep 02, 2019 10:55 am  

ha we did try telling you when you were all getting excited about signing him he was past it and thats why we let him go, he was gonna take you to the next level wasnt he?