Was thinking this too.

Crooks and Arundel are nowhere near what Yeaman is capable of, but they've not been so far off what he was producing prior to injury (so I disagree with you about 'at the minute', that should include current form as well as capability). It's a judgement call for Gentle, and one that I won't personally be inclined to disagree with whichever way he goes, I can see the argument for both courses of action.

Yeaman is an international, established Super League centre with over ten years experience. His position is left centre, that's where he wants to play and that's where Gentle will play him. It's quite that simple.

He'll play left centre, it makes no sense to move him. Crooks is our cover, he moves.

saw yeamo in asda 90 mins ago and he's still in pot.

we sure he's gonna be playing next sunday? genuine question as my knowledge on the rehab/recover for his injury type is zero

Well done on spectacularly missing the point.

Well done on spectacularly not having one.

Makes plenty of sense if Gentle thinks it would be better for the team. Not saying that is the case, but your stance that Yeaman should just get to pick is b*****ks. Same goes for the automatic categorisation of Crooks as cover. Player pecking orders can and do change.

Like me, you're an admirer of Westerman and think he does better in the 2nd row. Your reasoning of experience and international recognition carrying more weight would have him as 5th choice when our squad is fully fit and not getting a game. Would you agree with that?

Yeaman has been a good servant to the club but I think the potential of both Arundal & Crooks is more than Yeaman can offer going forward.
I said at the start of the year I thought offering Yeaman an extra year so early was a highlight of the not knowing about Horney, that he(Horne) has been our best, most consistant player to me kind of makes Yeaman's extension a bit dubious looking. if we are looking to the future and want our wingers to be more than crash bang wallops I don't Want Yeaman to be a feature in 2014. Defence aside he is killing (& has killed) that side of the park for far too long

You're not daft enough to think I meant that literally, are you? The others I have reservations about, but not you.

I understand your reasoning with Westerman, but he's been by far our best 2nd rower. Yeaman, even when he's not playing particularly well, is by far better than Crooks or Arundel in defence alone. Gentle has also alluded to not playing players out of position, playing on the other side of the pitch is just the same. Crooks has played right and left, maybe he's more comfortable on the right than Yeaman? Who knows, but I'd be shocked if Yeaman didn't go straight back on the left.

Indeed, what sort of idiot would think "he has done enough to pick where he plays" means "he has done enough to pick where he plays" I mean, thats just all kinds of crazy.

What kind of idiot believes that somebody actually thinks Yeaman tells Gentle?

People take things far too literally on these boards.

Seems pretty direct to me. You're saying Yeamo should have first choice on which side he plays because he has achieved more in a longer career. Why shouldn't that be taken literally? We'll take everything you post with a pinch of salt, then... oh wait, I already do.

More like a hasty toe-scraping backpedal, methinks.

I'm gutted my posts don't get your approval, honest.

Assuming you're capable of debating the point, which I'm not sure about to be honest, where do you stand on the playing players out of position argument? Because Yeaman is only really comfortable playing on the left, whereas Crooks has shown an ability to play both sides. Now given they're our only two fit centres, where would you play them? Yeaman plays, he should play left.

So Yeaman should metaphorically pick which side he plays?

Are you thick? The issue isn't about where Yeamo plays, it's about you claiming he should have the choice, not Gentle. And then saying you didn't mean it and only idiots should believe what you post. You got the last bit right, of course.

It's obvious what he meant: Gentle puts two pieces of paper with the words 'left' and 'right' on them into a hat, and Yeaman pulls one of them out to determine where he plays.

Anybody willing to take a bet that he won't play on the left?

Yeaman on the left picks itself, the same way it has done for every coach, SL or internationally, for ten years.

For all your trumpeting, I haven't heard one single argument as to why he shouldn't play there.

Do you think he won't play on the left?

I should imagine it'll be on the left but it will be Gentle's decision.

That's what he meant when he posted yeaman picks which side he plays at.

Ah. Thick it is, then.

Thats being the problem too many times in the past, players picked on reputation not form