I "love" Josie to bits because she feeds the fans far more information that the club often does or cares to
I'm sure her outburst is her simply being over-protective of her "babies". Nothing more nothing less and I'm more than fine to acknowledge that - even if she bites my head off when we disagree
But shorrocks to my knowledge had never played hooker before he was put in that role last season - so yes it’s different in the fact that he now has like 4 games being played there but it’s not in the sense shorrocks is a back rower with no previous in that position and no future in that position
There was a time when McIlorum was a second row who'd never played hooker too. I think our last two sets of coaching staff are so concerned about the defensive hole that Powell leaves that they primarily thought about filling that requirement and not as much about the distribution side of things. We were looking for a defensive hooker to match our pack's light and mobile style of play. Perhaps that's why O'Neil never gets a look in?
Brad is good defensively from what I have seen of him.
Agree, and I think his physical size/strengths means he can run the ball in as an extra prop as well as better "scooting" abilities. Off-topic but both Pinder and Forber are excellent hooker prospects for 2/3 years time.
Folk condemned Lam for playing players out of position yet say there has been an improvement since a regime change.
So why assume that this supposedly improved resume would make the same changes and thus the same mistakes?
Gobshites r us!!
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Wandering Warrior wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:48 pm
Folk condemned Lam for playing players out of position yet say there has been an improvement since a regime change.
So why assume that this supposedly improved resume would make the same changes and thus the same mistakes?
Gobshites r us!!
There *has* been an improvement over last season. A big one. Do you dispute that? Last season we often looked like we wouldn't score a try if we were there all week. now we are scoring tries for fun, and the team looks more settled.
I'd give O'Neil the chance he deserves its his specialist position, Shorrocks will no doubt nine times out of ten be on the bench to spell him if things get tough .
Mickw wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 7:40 am
I'd give O'Neil the chance he deserves its his specialist position, Shorrocks will no doubt nine times out of ten be on the bench to spell him if things get tough .
Thats what Peet said on Wigan TV O'Neil will start with Shorrocks on the bench.