Quote ="Crackerjack"and if its a SO DG -- will this discussion rumble on .
Hopefully Nathan wont have his hands tied when it comes to recruitment
The thing that rankles though after this "good" season is picking out one player as a scapegoat If hes picked in that position and does his best - can we ask for anything more ?
If hes the wrong man for that position and its "make do and mend" - then the blame cant be laid purely at "his door"
Similarly - I presume despite his other perceived faults he can read a public forum and criticism of this sort can be counter productive
Cup Finalists / playoffs / 3rd in table - and we`re saying that somerone in a pivot role is a weak link
Good lord ! And the times Ive been labelled a moaning giffer!!
Why is it OK to get on some players backs, whilst with others --its just an " off day"
Hope he has a belter this week --and quietens the knockers
All power to the lads elbow!!
( Maybe it`ll improve his passing!)
C`mon Robbo !!'"
I dont think anyone is having a go at Robbo to try to make him a scapegoat we are just pointing out some of his skill limitations.
I really like Robbo and am confident that he can run Catalans ragged on friday night. I also am glad that we have had a good season. ( first one i can remember).
BUT we have played Leeds twice this year and Saints 3 times in the league this year. In all of those we have played well particularly defensively ( i think our widest losing margin was 12 points). What we have lacked is the regular ability to break down TOP QUALITY defences which is what we need to do to move on to the top level. Next year we have to be beating Leeds and Saints to improve ( otherwise we willprobably stay the same or go backwards).
there are many facets to attacking but in most cases teams look to their halfbacks for the killer plays. Robbo does not have enough in his nal to do that. He will i think offer a lot playing his game at hooker but we need a half back who has the skill to break down good defences. The kicking game, the sidestep, the killer pass. None of these are Robbos strong points. As good as he is and i really like him he is not the answer to our attacking needs. KB has improved this year in respect of his skills, hopefully he will get better. Robbos performances have improved but not with the pre requisite improvement in skills to take us forward. IMO.