Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:32 am  

Baffling that he is not in the team since we are desperate for more size and something different. Could he be on his way out in the off season as a swap deal with either a Salford player or a Saints player and they have agreed not to announce it until both teams seasons are over?

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:10 am  

The_Enforcer wrote:

Baffling that he is not in the team since we are desperate for more size and something different. Could he be on his way out in the off season as a swap deal with either a Salford player or a Saints player and they have agreed not to announce it until both teams seasons are over?

I don’t see how it is baffling personally as others in the squad are currently playing better than him.

I don’t think he will go this off season however I wouldn’t be overly bothered if he did.

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:54 am  

Personally I’d have played him this game.

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 11:41 am  

Is it right that he's off to Leeds?

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:03 pm  

He's been poor at best this year. Regardless of what people say about Isa, he runs harder, and works harder than Greenwood, its as simple as that.

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:09 pm  

I'm surprised at the negative thoughts on him. He was good at the end of last year and probably our biggest threat at the start of this one. He picked up some bad head knocks and he's struggled since - no reason not to think he can't get back to his best after a reset in the off-season.

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:18 pm  

MadDogg wrote:

I'm surprised at the negative thoughts on him. He was good at the end of last year and probably our biggest threat at the start of this one. He picked up some bad head knocks and he's struggled since - no reason not to think he can't get back to his best after a reset in the off-season.

If it is a mental thing then it may be not as easy as saying a “reset”,no one knows what has happened to him just assumptions but it’s clear he’s nowhere near the player he was at the end of last season that’s for sure.

I hope they he can get himself sorted sooner rather than later.

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:35 pm  

I’m surprised he isn’t in the squad. He’s a very useful player and for me he’d have played tonight.

I understand the posters not so encouraged about him, but he runs some great lines and is reliable in D.

His dropping is probably more about his form than capability.

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:04 pm  

jonh wrote:

I don’t see how it is baffling personally as others in the squad are currently playing better than him.

I don’t think he will go this off season however I wouldn’t be overly bothered if he did.

Correct, he's had one good game that I can recall this year and that was Salford away. Last year he was in a much better team and the forwards he had along side him meant he didn't have to work hard as much. He was a luxury signing last year and now that we've lost a couple of forwards since I don't think he's as essential to the team as other players are. He runs a couple of good lines but even they've become rare, I feel he's very lazy in defence ( See Saints away first game of the season when he goes in to hiding on a defensive set on our own line it's one of the many reasons Saints fans haven't been bothered by not re signing him. We missed a trick with not signing Josh Jones, Hull have done very well there. Isa and Farrell start in the second row every week for me, he's lucky if he can get a spot on the bench.

Re: Greenwood : Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:28 pm  

Greenwood when he’s on, is a great strike weapon. Shame for whatever reason he’s not in the squad as he is one of very few forwards (if not the only forward) capable of busting a tackle. I know someone mentioned Isa running harder than him, but let’s be honest, Isa probably is in - meters with his attacking stats and is about as much of an attacking threat as my Nan.

It seems a real shame that these head knocks seem to have taken a big effect on him mentally and physically. Hopefully he can find some of his best form for us again and gets some confidence back in his game, as he does a really good job when he is on it.