Stop moaning you won everything last year and after half the season its the end of the world. True supporters get behind the club.

He is young and learning his trade but all evening he was having to cover across from wing to wing and had to cover the attack just before the excellent Gale kick on the 4th tackle so you could not say his positioning was poor. He did some really good work and showed great maturity one one occasion in particular where he tracked back not committing too early to the tackle looking back over each shoulder having to change direction several time as the attacker tried to wrong foot him which allowed teammates back to help make the tackle. Hardaker has hardly been a good role model for positional play this season either.

With regard to JJB if his team mates put in as high a work rate as he did then we would not have conceded so many points. JJB was top tackler again with 45 tackles top market tackler (11) and 103 metres (best m per c) with no errors no penalties so although there were big holes on our right flank he was doing his share of tackling so no wonder he missed a few.

Unfortunately however I think Printer was proven right: JJB is just not capable of playing anywhere but up the middle channel now.

As for Hardaker....have you ever liked anything he did? At least now you have him playing the position you have always stated he was better placed to be a success in. Cough !

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I don't think I've seen young Jimmy put a foot wrong all season - maybe one knock-on but that's been about it.

If more players, particularly Watkins and Hardaker had Keinhorst's work/attitude ethic we'd be much better off right now.

I neither like or dislike him as I have never met him. My opinion has been made solely on his rugby abilities or lack of and not his off field conduct which I have tried to avoid commenting on.

What I have done is to try to provide some balance to the complete over hype coming from the Kings New Clothes Baa Baa Sheep Club members who were blind to Hardaker's obvious limitations. I have acknowledged his many good defensive performances and ability to make metres on kick returns but pointed out his lack of passing skills and poor rugby awareness.

I also highlighted his habit of dying with the ball and suggested his strong running and defense was based on physique rather than rugby skills. I predicted that once his physical advantage declines he will look an ordinary player as he lacks the allround skills. My views upset a few of his ardent fans who waved their white sticks at me, however I think much of my opinion has been justified with ZH's sorry performances in the first half of this year. So far I have refrained from saying I told you so.

I really hope he can regain his form and confidence, along with the rest of the squad, because it is painful to see him struggling. I can see him as a strong running back rower in the future.