Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:43 pm  

vastman wrote:

That's only if you believe he was lacking in confidence. It's speculation but I think we can all guess the real reason and all WP was doing IMHO was shielding his players from what is still a very divisive issue.

"It’s a bit of form for Kelepi, he’s a bit down on confidence. Sometimes when you get into a bit of a slump in form, the harder you try the harder it is to get out of it so we’re taking him out of the firing line to let him play in the reserves a little bit with less pressure and hopefully an environment where he can just be himself and grow his confidence.”

Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 3:47 pm  

Wildcat26 wrote:

"It’s a bit of form for Kelepi, he’s a bit down on confidence. Sometimes when you get into a bit of a slump in form, the harder you try the harder it is to get out of it so we’re taking him out of the firing line to let him play in the reserves a little bit with less pressure and hopefully an environment where he can just be himself and grow his confidence.”

Come on now. Vastman probably knows a little bit more then you or Willie Poaching…

Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:07 pm  

Willie has given a welcome injury update on total rl , Gaskell hood couple weeks away , Lino lacking fitness so same , Croft probably plays in reserves this weekend, tupo on track and about a month away kershaw still a way off

Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:10 pm  

On the subject of the team this weekend arona has to start in the front row, was excellent defensively and carried a lot of ball in both league games.

Bowes again needs to start as crowther did his best but was an attacking disaster at hooker. If crowther is playing he has to start in back row

Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:11 pm  

Wildcat26 wrote:

"It’s a bit of form for Kelepi, he’s a bit down on confidence. Sometimes when you get into a bit of a slump in form, the harder you try the harder it is to get out of it so we’re taking him out of the firing line to let him play in the reserves a little bit with less pressure and hopefully an environment where he can just be himself and grow his confidence.”

As I say, if you believe that's the reason then that's the reason. It will be interesting though to see if he gets selected for Saints and seeing as he's not actually played in a reserve game one can only assume he used Yoga or something similar to get his playing confidence back. Get my drift?

Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:15 pm  

TimmySmith wrote:

Come on now. Vastman probably knows a little bit more then you or Willie Poaching…

I'm sure he is telling it exactly how it is - I mean who has ever heard of a coach playing issues down - and I'm sure you actually believe it, NOT.

Still, if you want to points score you knock yourself out.

Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:18 pm  

[quote="PopTart"] Lol. I'll give you credit for being overly OTT in your reply to tell me I'm OTT.

It's not about the numbers. When Crowther stops them dead in their tracks when he hits them. Don't know how he does it.
Dropping him is not a massive deal. But dropping him and Arona makes it a bigger deal.

Doesn't take much to rile you at times, does it? You'll be laughing at lame posts next to make a pont, oh, you already have.

Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:19 pm  

vastman wrote:

As I say, if you believe that's the reason then that's the reason. It will be interesting though to see if he gets selected for Saints and seeing as he's not actually played in a reserve game one can only assume he used Yoga or something similar to get his playing confidence back. Get my drift?

Well why would Poaching say it? Its not exactly a passing comment is it? Fair enough if it was but giving a full interview to the BBC on it and how they were looking to rectify it and then actually following through with selecting him for the reserves team... It`s a lot of effort to go to for something that`s made up, also if it actually wasn`t the truth I`d be pretty annoyed if I was the player tbh. I thought KT looked pretty anonymous by his own standards against FC as well. Also you assume Poaching`s comments on lacking confidence just come from the 80 minutes against FC, the bloke sees him train day in day out, maybe he is lacking confidence in general.

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Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:22 pm  

Poaching has implied if Mimms is fit he'll play.
And he likes Batch in the middle.
So that back row is getting busy.

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Re: Squads for Friday : Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:25 pm  

[quote="vastman"]

Not riled. Just have a different view than you on this and I think tha stats back my point up.

I'm surprised you are saying your post was lame. That's not your normal style.