What a load of guff. No player needed pre match games more than PP as he clearly neede to lose weight and gain fitness. This is especially the case with the new more limited interchanges.

Regardless of that all players play whenever the coach sees fit end of. No special cases and no wrapping up in cotton wool. Your idea about Koppy is ashtray laughable, seriously man make touch with reality.

Players of every type get injured that’s s fact of life - look at Kirmond hardly a fat lad is he. If PP has a suspect knee it’s going to blow anyway, better now than five minutes into the first real game.

I really have never heard such nonesense, not even on here.

I feel for PP and we have certainly lost an option but so do all teams. Luckily we have a big strong squad and we will cope.

Got to feel for Pauli, he went through the ringer with injuries etc in 2017 and was gradually returning to the devastating player he was during the course of last season. Hopefully, he can return with no problems and get back to bouncing players around like pinballs when he does. There's no doubt we'll cope without him but he does add that x-factor that offers don't. If things go to plan, he should be right for the warmer weather.

how stupid was Warrington playing Brown, out for the season now

No more stupid than playing him against Leeds next week, or Pauli against Gateshead

He didn't play against Gateshead


He did however play against Newcastle thunder who play their rugby on the other side of the city to Gateshead

Did it in training.

I didn't know that Gateshead's a city, you live and learn still if it makes you happy then fill your boots

I'll rephrase it how stupid for to make him train

just making a point it goes to show that it can happen to anyone at anytime

Gateshead isn't a city..he didn't say it was...read it carefully (or when sober !!)

Who are you his agent?
Couple of points here love, first of all I never said it was a city I merely indicated my ignorance in not knowing it was a city, so maybe it's you what needs to read it carefully when you've sobered up, as for me I don't touch the stuff so your insinuation that I was drunk was unfounded and totally unnecessary, maybe you should join the police force you should make a difference with your attitude.

Getting passed it with Pauli Pauli ,beginning to think he is costing the club to much to play . Never seems to be fit.Tlme to let him go playing 5 good matches a season is no good to a club on a tight budget .Think for the money he will be on we could get someone who is a lot fitter

He hardly missed a game last year through injury and he also played more than five good matches, no idea where you're coming from on this one.

Tbf his tackling technique is terrible, his fitness could be better

Got admit that comment had me wondering if we're talking about the same player. FTR he played 28 games last season, scoring 8 tries and steadily improved as the season went on imo.

Yeah, he started a bit slow last season but that's not unusual for an NRL player and yeah his tacking technique can get a little awkward looking at times. But for me from about halfway on or so last season he offered us plenty and gave us that X-factor in the go forward that only really Fifita can do.

I was actually looking forward to how he'd go with a full injury-free preseason behind him, with the coaching team working on his fitness more for the interchange rule change, but it's gonna after wait a few months.

I agree. Way of the mark there Legend.

totally disagree.
And who would you recommend we get instead?

I thought he had a poor game against Cats at home in the regular rounds, but after that he improved every game.

He had a terrible game against Warrington end of last seaon but mostly he played well and who doesn’t have the odd off day.

You really are thick aren't you, you might want to read a little, I said that they play ont the other side of the city to Gateshead, now to break that down for your tiny little brain, the city referred to is the city of Newcastle (as in newcastle thunder) Gateshead is one side of that's city and Kingston park (where "Newcastle" thunder play) is the other side of the city, now get an early night and don't be late for school in the morning

Tackling yes. Fitness you’re way off imho, you want size you lose stamina it’s a law of nature. PP plays in bursts as all big lads do, he’s fit enough for the job he does. This is becoming yet another negative Trinity fan myth. Look at the Burgess twins, neither do any more than PP stamina wise.

No need for that, I thought I went OTt at times but that’s a bit unnessasay.

TBF i have it in my head that he twice played 80 minutes last season

He did a couple of long stints especially against Cas but not 80 as far as I recall. If he did was it a friendly.

He try a sly attempt at a patronising post, I just removed the sly bit and tried to make it obvious, the lads a clown and his posting is a joke, how many new identities are people allowed to get away with

When Vastman is the voice of reason you know you've gone too far. Leave it and walk away please.