After a poor game for both Sykes and Platt when at FB is it time to give the young 'uns a chance? I was told that Hyde played well in the reserves, well why not give him a chance? He can't play any worse than Sykes or Platt.

He scored a 40m try also.

I would throw him in.

If he doesn't get picked, would that be no place to Hyde?

Maybe he'll run forwards instead of sideways?

I still for the life of me can't understand why everyone abuses Platt for running sideways.

I'm far from Platt's biggest fan. In fact I just don't believe he's good enough for a top side (not that we seem to be one anymore).

But I do feel that people criticise him for stuff that he's not actually doing wrong. He gets abused every time he runs the ball back, no matter what he does. If he goes straight at the line, he gets abused for not being quick enough. If he takes his time looking for a gap, he gets abused for wasting yards. And when he runs sideways to try and find a gap in the line (which if he finds it, nobody seems to complain funnily enough), people abuse him for running the wrong way.

I also though it was harsh dropping him to the bench this week considering he was probably our best player at Wigan. Especially to accomodate the practically useless Sykes.

The lad really can't win no matter what he does these days. I didn't see many people complaining when Vaikona or the Paul brothers used to run sideways looking for a gap (and found it about as much as Platt does).



In saying that though, I don't think there's any harm at all in giving Hyde a game. It worked out ok when Reardon came in practically untested.

If they're not giving Hyde a game though and not recalling Halley, Platt is our better option. Paul Sykes proved yesterday that those calling for him to play fullback weren't necessarily right.

We also need to put a youngster in at Centre, Sykes just isn't cutting it.

Booo! Get off the stage.

Yes because that worked perfectly against Hull didn't it. Manu and Yeaman tore Crookes to pieces.

Bringing him into the squad and putting him on the same wing as those two was yet another baffling decision by our poor excuse for a coach.

I'm all for trying out the young talent, but there's a time and a place for it. I wouldn't consider a game against the joint top team in the whole league to be that time.

Yeah and Sykes made countless mistakes, some of which nearly and did lead to tries. At least some of them may be able to keep hold of the ball.

After Platt came on for Crookes, Sykes was back in his centre position. From this point onwards both Manu and Yeaman were kept quiet.

Platt should never have been dropped in the first place.

Certainly not until we have someone better to come in for him. Which Sykes clearly isn't.

It proved a useful exercise in proving to the Sykes at fullback crowd and bring in a youngster crowd that they are very wrong. But having said that we've 17 bad players at the moment so we'd lose whichever random positions Macca puts them in on the pitch.

Maybe a match against the top side was exactly the time to experiment as we can't risk it against teams like Wolves and Crusaders as we might scrape a point against those guys if we get our best 17 playing at the top of their game.

Hyde could be Hyde to Platt's Jekyll.
TBH you would be better with Gary at this moment in time.

I agree. I think he should march into Macca's office and demand a transfer immediately.