According to some posters on this board!!!
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If we're talking about cowards what about Aiton sh*tting his pants when Ash squared up to him, brilliant.

Some absolute idiots you mean. Didn't start the season well but coward was always a ridiculous thing to say....as it was to waterhouse. Nice to see currie starting to fulfill his obvious potential.

i stupidly called waterhouse a coward last year after i watched him constantly walk away from the play the ball near our own line.

of course he isnt a coward... sometimes people say things when they have a preconceived view on a players effort.

no rugby league player is a coward..... some do show a distinct lack of effort when the chips are down though.... i still maintain waterhouse was of that ilk.

currie is a young lad, so i wont ever make a rash judgment on him like that

Yes I can remember this quote and the poster in question. And yes, Currie did have a very good game tonight. But.. there is an aspect of his game that is not quite right and it is when he is running the ball in to the opposition forwards. Bennie is a mongrel, and it doesn't matter how big or ugly the opposing forwards are, he will still go in at full pelt and win the collision. I don't think Currie relishes this aspect of the game though, and he is at his tamest when confronted by a big aggressive pack. Plus, he still gets his body position completely wrong in some of these situations and can lose both yardage and the quick ptb opportunity. Clearly it is rubbish to say he is a coward, you can not play the game week in week out with such a failing, but perhaps this is something we have to accept at this stage of his career from a player that can fill a BR or centre position, and who has the pace to hold off most SL wingers in a foot race to the line. He is still only 20 yrs old and we need to let him mature and gain confidence.

currie has gone missing in some big games... while i wouldnt call him a coward, he has been totally anonymous when we needed the pack to front up.

its easy to big him up on the back of a good team display.... he still has alot to prove..... like winslades says though, he is only 20.... this roller coaster of a season is building his character... these young lads need to develop and the experience wining and losing is valuable experience.

A coward that is our top tackler? seriously give your fkin head a wobble anyone that has thought that, and at 20 i doubt there are many men double his age that would dare go toe to toe with him.

Absolutely, definitely and Totally Plus One from me.
Ben is playing great this season and will be a future Wire Legend, perhaps in a different way to what Super Ben is but still a Wire Legend.

Here's a thought - I don't want Ben Currie charging full pelt at opposition forwards waiting to decapitate him, I want him hitting crash balls wider out and using his pace and ball handling skills to open teams up.

Ben may never be another Westwood in terms of his physicality, but Ben W will never have and never has had the range of skills Ben C possesses even at a young age. It's fair to say other than Ratchford, not many players, forwards or backs have that range of skill.

The best packs have the complete range of abilities, and physiques and collectively they are the complete picture. We've been very lucky to have westwood and we're very lucky to have Currie.

yeah out of order.....

I think the people calling the lad a coward would soon empty their bowels if called on to enter the field of play !

All i can say is, you think he looks big on tv, you want to stand next to him.

Have to say Irishwire, a bit out of order. I wouldn't like to be in your shoes if he ever read this and met you.

He's not supposed to be a barnstorming impact player yet, but for his age, he does more than ok. He has speed, rugby skills and good size.He's been part of an excellent performance tonight- great kick through for 1st try and great support play (from a back row forward/centre) for his try. He's a good all rounder. I can see why TS has faith and plays him.

I can see that leading us in to thinking someone had called him a coward and then follow it up with according to some posters was really to say shame but I don't know if you had a drink when you posted it Irish? It doesn't initially come across well.

Perhaps a mod could address the header and clarify irish's point? I'm sure he would revise it if he was able.

Thinking on.....this topic is really distasteful can it please be deleted

Don't remember anyone calling him a coward on this board.

Who was it ?

Who said that?

Currie has struggled for form in some games this season but that can be levelled at most of the team.

Our all Ben backrow was terrific last night though.

He was absolutely playing without expressing himself fully earlier in the season. I wouldn't call it cowardice, more a lack of confidence or self belief.

He now looks more comfortable in himself, like he believes he's the open age player he now is and not the young Eng Acad captain making the step up he was. I think there's a lot more to come from the lad too.

Don't forget about that virus he had where he lost 10kg of muscle mass in a couple of weeks. In Association Football, Manchester City's John Guidetti had something similar where the virus ate away at his calf muscle and he's never been the same since and will never become the player he could have as it set his development back so much.

Excellent im the last three games though and can't wait to see how good he can become.

I think the thread title needs changing "some posters were wrong about Ben Currie" or something, very poor thread title.

Someone did post it a few weeks back. Don't recall who but it was after one of our pathetic dubbings, against Cas I think, so it was very likely posted in frustration. It doesn't help creating a witch hunt though, just attention to the header and move on.

Wish I was as much of a coward as Currie the lad is a massive talent and has finally his some consistency

Can you no edit your title to reflect that irish?

The title should be changed. It's nonsense, whatever the spirit was in which it was intended.

Currie does need to develop the physical side of his game to become a top player. However, he was great last night and has a great skill set.

As for comparisons with Westwood, I'm not sure Westwood was even playing first team RL at Currie's age and he was an overweight centre/winger for a couple more years after he did break through. Ben C has plenty of time.

30 tackles with none missed, 11 carries for 92 metres plus the try and try assist.

Oh and he's now our top try scorer this season.

I'm sure the flying biscuit regrets calling him a coward now on reflection?