Quote ="Staffs FC"I'm not sure how many people thought Fitz would come in and start spraying the ball around from loose man. Don't remember too many suggesting he would be the ultimate ball player ala Jason Smith and alike. What he has done is massively improve the quality of the pack with his outstanding work rate and quality in everything he does do. I would say that he has helped out the halves - his dummy running and the lines he runs are top quality with Manu's try at Saints being a good example.
The player that most concerns me is Washbrook. Admittedly he hasn't played at loose man and has only played one game this season, but this idea that he can go into loose man and become the extra ball playing pivot lacks any evidence to back it up. Another good chance to impress on Sunday passed him by. When is he going to take his chance and put in a match winning MOM performance ? My point is that he hasn't shown enough to suggest he can be the ball playing 13 even if we decided to play with one.'"
With regards to washbrook think you are being a little harsh TBH. On sunday was his first competitive game (lack of match fitness and form) and being asked to lead the team around from halfback is a lot different then playing at 13 IMO.
Personally think with our lack of options having both a pivot at fullback and loose forward would give us more and better options and create more confusion in the oppositions minds
