[url=http://viewtopic.php?t=376870Seems some Wigan fans still think he'll do a job for us, so long as he has a good centre partner[/url

We'll see but Briscoe is good enough now and needs to be given plenty of game time at centre.

Briscoe, Byrne or Hall to play there next season, Briscoe would be my preference at the minute both defensively and in attack.

I'd choose Hall every day of the week. Our best attacking player, and yet we leave him out when we have the worst attack in the league. It doesn't make sense to me. Backs of:

Tony
Calderwood
Yeaman
Hall
Raynor
Horne
Dykes

Is just the equation for plenty of tries. Hall is the only bed defender out of those, and even then I would only consider is defence inconsistant

byrne
calderwood
tony
yeaman
raynor

Whilst i agree the dropping of Hall annoyed me greatly also i now think Briscoe must be developed into one of our centres for the immediate future.

He reminds me so much of Schofield at that age. I know Schofield came into a supreme team full of experienced players which is different to what Briscoe is doing. But i still feel he has similar skills which must be utilised now.

Agree, Briscoe is a good player, but at 18 still developing both physically and with his game. He needs a good centre to learn from. If thats the right side partnership for next season then Leeds, Saints, Wigan, Bradford will all exploit it

I'd go with that, think using Briscoe week in/out would be a mistake. Don't want to burn the guy out but he should be first one in should there be any loss of form or injuries. After than I would use Byrne, although Byrne will get the nod as he occupies a quota space



Horne/Whiting I would rather see used in the back three of the pack.

My exact thoughts too

i'd go with that

i dont see everyones problem about defence remember we've got crocker and rich horne who can defend between them

calderwood horne hall crocker

on the right wouldn't be as bad some are saying.

Possibly not.

Before his injuries, Calderwood was always faster than Raynor. I remember Raynor being all on for scoring against Leeds a couple of years back when somehow Calderwood caught Raynor up and, as Raynor was diving over the line, managed to knock the ball out of his grasp.

I hope he does as well for you as he did for us. After two years of injuries and Noble he deserves a chance.

Giving Hall a starting centre spot for 2008 was a mistake. He will have learnt from this season, and with a good off season, ideally targeting putting a few kilos on and beefing up his defence, he will improve. We can't give Briscoe the pressure of a starting centre spot for 2009, or we will see his game suffer as Hall's did this season.

Hmmm i dont' know, if you want to go all out attack then choose Hall or Briscoe, but if you want a more all rounded play choose G.Horne, if you want defensive choose Byrne as he offers little in going forward, the one who i think whould work well with Calderwood would be either G.Horne or Briscoe as they would have confidence in thier outside winger and bring him into play as often as they can. By the way i think that Calderwood is the best choice to be our winger:
1.English
2.Be on not so high wages after a spell at Wigan
3.Hes pacey, works his nutts off in defence to get back, and slows the play the ball.
4.Scores plenty of tries when given the chance short or long.
I think that Calderwood was the best option well done Richard Agar and Hull FC.

Well I hope Calderwood is given a chance to prove himself before anybody gets on his back.Who knows,he may fit in at Hull as a player,more than he seemed to at Wigan.

so you've heard then

What ffs.?....Jeez its like Secret Squirrels around here.

Dont you like suprises at christmas?

lot at his post the look at my sig! nailed on!


[size=59it is in no way nailed on i made it up[/size

Played well for Wigan tonight - Barrett quality kicking to him and he's done the rest.

impressed again. when he gets the ball in the oppositions half he looks a threat

Has had a great game although when it mentioned he'd picked up a knock in the first half I thought bloody hell, he's preparing for playing in a Hull shirt a bit too well!!!

Motu
Calderwood
Gleeson
Yeaman
Raynor

"so you've heard" - a ref to the fact that we don't have a player called Gleeson.

I thought he was very good tonight - a great run out of defence, scored a try and made a try chasing kicks, and some good cover tackles in defence - particularly the one on the opposite side of the pitch 78 minutes in.

problem is we aint got barret or any other quality kicker to lay them on for him