Maybe, but let's let King play at least one game before we start to use a very small S/R (pumped up centre) as a prop. To say you're being a touch premature is an understatement.

well he did it quite regularly in the nrl! and rather well too check his stats!

I hope all the new signings are given a fair run before people start shooting them down! Paul King has the potential to be a solid prop for us. He needs work as does any other pro player, but given time he'll come good.

Which is exactly what I have said if people read it properly

As i have pointed out, I make my assesment based on seeing him 3 times already! And anyone who thinks that defending down the middle is all about size................well



King will come good, imho I just wouldn't play him on Sat.

As for Tronc, his stats may say one thing but his body language after 20 mins against Wigan would tell another story, give him time to build his fitness, same as King.

You do realise there is a difference between a friendly and a real game?

Thankfully people who actually know what they are on about like JK (not you or me) base their team selections on more than 240 mins of friendlies.

Of course size matters down the middle, especially in defending! Did you not see how a bigger Catalan pack blew us away in the play offs. You can carry a small hooker like Sam especially as his tackling technique is brilliant, that said three Sams in the pack would be a disaster - don't kid yourself. To wish to do the same at prop is lunacy. I don't care how well Henderson has done at prop in emergency, not many would play him there if they had a real prop available ie King.

If you don't rate King after 2-3 games fair enough, but to suggest we Hendo instead of giving him a go I can't go with.

We'll agree to disagree

Be interesting to see what team JK does pick, and if indeed he does pick King (which i think he will) to see how many tries he costs us? Hope im wrong

I'm currently working in Hampton and have taken the opportunity to stay overnight tonight so I can go to The Stoop for the first time

. All the locals here tell me that the parking around The Stoop is virtually non-existent with resident passes required. Rumour has it that Quins have a limited pay car park at the ground.

I am purely going on hearsay. Anyone had any experience and been here before?

There is a pay car park operated on match days just outside the ground just off the dual carraigeway - you will have no problem getting in there!

The car park is only limited on Union International days. As TRB says, there will be no problems tomorrow.
Alternatively, if you can get to Waterloo, there is a great train service to Twickers, a few quid and less than 1/2 hour.

My tickets are for the North Stand which I believe is the one at the back of the goal.

Kears thoughts on the game and season. Half way down see news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 485936.stm

Kears thoughts on the game and season. Half way down see news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 485936.stm

Thanks for the tips guys, I want to avoid paying for parking if I can. Staying here an extra night so this is an expensive game to go to anyway, plus I think pay car parks are a rip off.

My A-Z is suggesting an industrial estate just off from Twickers which I'll try if free to use. I have a few hours to kill pre-match so will probably try the RaRa museum at Twickers.

hi guys see you either in weatherspoons before game or behind sticks in ground... up the trin.. another season of rollercoaster lol..tim

Left my mates at Kettlethorpe at 09:50, arrived in car park at 12:54. Left car park at 4:45 back home in Netherton via Kettlethorpe at 8pm. Two points in the bag, sorted, no sweat.

I took a while longer to get back than to get there but hey ho

Have a look at todays interchanges

Always a better journey when you've won though, eh Al.

so did the Edinburgh where you decided to write war and peace on my fore head

Would have been a long way back if we'd thrown it.


Thanks for letting me tail you in ( and no its not sexual)

Why? to prove myself right?? Tronc didn't do 80, and he didn't pick Kingy and Hendo spelled at prop..........as i predicted

Were you there?

Did he use Hendo as a prop or more likely a utility forward?

Did he spell the props one at a time or take 2 off and replace them with 2 interchange players?

I wasn't their but I'd like it confirmed as it certainly put's a different slant on things.

Hendo started at Second Row, then came back on in the Second Row, he then got pushed up front...Think the pack looked like (when he went to prop) Props Tronc-Henderson, Hooker Obst, Second Row J.D, Ferguson and Loose Latu.

Makes no odds, im just pointing out what i pointed out previously

Thankyou for that, it will help vasty understand what i told him would happen before the game