Quote ="Gotcha"It's the biggest myth ever that one.
Happened hundreds of times over the years. Just people prefer to trot out the same old line.
How did Myler ever become a world record fee for a youngster? Why did Huddersfield pay out a shed load for Brough? How did Danny Orr get to Wigan after been the only stand out at Cas at the time? Why is Jonathan Thurstan regarded as the worlds best scrum half despite not playing for teams dominating games?
They all stood out, that's why despite playing behind packs who were beaten by the oppossition.'"
Perhaps I phrased that badly. It may be possible to stand-out by showing flashes of brilliance. However, in terms of controlling games, how many games did Myler control at Salford? Their win/loss record wasn't all that fantastic. The trick is then to get to a team on the front-foot and show that you offer more than flashes of brilliance. Thurston has done that for QLD and Australia, adn that season when the Cowboys were going really well a few back. Myler has so far failed to do it (IMO) at Wire and duly slipped down the pecking order there. Orr also failed to produce much at Wigan, although their pack wasn't all that and a bag of chips for much of his stay. Brough is now playing behind a very big, nasty pack and is thus finally delivering on his potential.
Burrow and McGuire can both produce moments of magic out of nothing, but only really get control of attacking sets consistently when the forwards lay a platform.
