Re: Phil Bailey.

cpwigan · Post by **cpwigan** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:06 pm

Bailey needs to play centre v Leeds

medlocke · Post by **medlocke** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:08 pm

No room for Lockers then IMO and before anyone has a go, look at how we are playing at the moment without him, why change such a good thing, replace those who are leaving and bish bosh we have a decent side.

medlocke · Post by **medlocke** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:18 pm

pieater-alex wrote:What's all this talk of Lockers, have I missed something he's out for the rest of the season?

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Bailey had a decent game and is solid in defense I'd keep in the second row but move him to the side Phelps is on.

on about next year, imagine if we could start the season like we are finishing this one

medlocke · Post by **medlocke** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:19 pm

pieater-alex wrote:
medlocke wrote:
pieater-alex wrote:What's all this talk of Lockers, have I missed something he's out for the rest of the season?

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Bailey had a decent game and is solid in defense I'd keep in the second row but move him to the side Phelps is on.
on about next year, imagine if we could start the season like we are finishing this one
I know it would be great but you quite simply can't keep this intensity up.

why not? other teams manage to get off to a flying start, rather than the team going somewhere hot for 2 weeks lets get em somewhere colder, see if that'll help em more.

pedro · Post by **pedro** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:39 pm

Baileys not good enough and he is a penalty machine

shawcross da warrior · Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:04 pm

bailey is a good defender and played really well against cataland lets just hope he can carry it on against leeds, normally does...

pedro · Post by **pedro** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:32 pm

cherry.pie wrote:I've criticised Bailey a lot this season, and in my defence most of it has been justified. Statistically he was our worst second rower this season, although statistics don't show the whole story. I think he's simply just improved in recent games just like a number of other players. At the start of the season his defence was nothing special and attack was non-existent. Last night he was back to his defensive best, and he organises extremely well.

He should play at centre against Leeds rather than Phelps, in fact I'd rather have Goulding than Phelps. But as an alternative, why not have Bailey defending in the centres and Tomkins attacking in the centres?

I dont think he defends well at Centre. Last year teams flooded down his and Colbons side.

viva_seddo13 · Post by **viva_seddo13** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:47 pm

Wasnt Bailey on Calderwoods wing last year

pedro · Post by **pedro** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:52 pm

played on Colbons at Salford

GeoffN · Post by **GeoffN** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 1:20 pm

pieater-alex wrote:
medlocke wrote:
pieater-alex wrote: I know it would be great but you quite simply can't keep this intensity up.
why not? other teams manage to get off to a flying start, rather than the team going somewhere hot for 2 weeks lets get em somewhere colder, see if that'll help em more.
You can't start off like we are finishing the season because they've had weeks playing with each other in super league matches. No each others game, passes, set moves, etc etc.

Trust me mate you cant. We can get off to a flying start but not at this intensity. No-one can. That's why your best matches come at the end of the season.

Yeah, but that applies to all teams, not just us.