just wanted to say hope briscoe recovers quick............hes a good lad

I found that it was.


Wow, You've gone down that one, really?

I think briscoe had a really good 1st season ,he seems to have slipped since then though ,
he was a fantastic attacking player at FC but seems to have lost that spark.
whether thats down to confidence lack of form age or coached out off him im not sure but he is not the briscoe of old.

maybe some time on the side lines will give him his hunger back for the game.

for me charlie is the one to slot striaght in at fullback.aggression and a bit off pace will prob do the side alot of good.

one bad side to ben is he likes to get involved which can be a weak point and im sure he will be targeted by coaches to wind him up .

as for eastmond ,i think its a non started beside's if he did come in i dont think full back is were he would be played ,missing dobbo i would have though scrumm half would be his most obvious solution.

cant see his heart been in it anyway even if it was a route we went down

I think the fact that Colbon played on the right yesterday (and looked far more assured there) is a definite sign that Fox will play on the left if and when he sorts himself out.

Totally agree about this point but perhaps when you're that close to it all, then sometimes the most logical things can be overlooked.

I think what yesterday showed for me is that our back 5 have been the main problem so far this season rather than the forwards or half-backs and an 89% completion rate is proof in the pudding that I think apart from Fox being out of form, everyone in the back 5 were playing in positions they were comfortable in and the rest of the team was more assured as a result.

Also with decent kick returns it shows we have some strength in depth in our forwards when you consider we have Newton & Wheeldon out of the team and Murrell playing in the halves at the moment.

I totally agree ben is the one for me he had a great game yesterday lets hope he keeps it up

Briscoe was what we needed in 2008 and he's had 3 and abit good years here so far but at the minute it looks to me his time here could end up the same as it did at Hull, replaced by a player who brings more in terms of attacking options

Briscoe's form needs to improve, no question about it. He has been good for us since his arrival and can be still be good for us long term, just needs to get back to his best. If not then maybe it would be best if he did move on at the end of the season.

I also think it would benefit Sherriff if he could get out on loan to a Championship side at some point this season.

Bumped into him at Brough shopping centre the other day he looked terrible, was moving like an old man pushing his child around. His face was well battered as well.

We don't have a shopping centre in Brough

brisk always looks battered decent bloke tho

Not surprised,he has put his body on the line for the cause enough times.

He does but why is it no other rugby player looks as battered as him, I mean Charlie I feel puts in the effort yet still manages to look darn good at the end of a game

Don`t think Fozzard is exactly an oil painting.

Yeah but he was born ugly Shaun wasn't it's just his snozzell that let's him down

I also think it would benefit Sherriff if he could get out on loan to a Championship side at some point this season.'"

Atleast it will give him a chance to get his nose sorted for a few months

get well soon though

Gordon Smith takes some beating

You should look where you're going Cabby!

Just heard he has signed for widnes 3yr deal not sure how true it is mind.

The voices in your head playing up again?

if he reads the derisory comments about him on here since getting injured who could blame him

I can`t see it myself,but nothing surprises me in R.L. anymore.

It seems to be doing the rounds this rumour, I have heard it from a few different sources but surely Rovers would have to give them permission to talk to him for any deal to be done and I understand it doesn't stop a phone call to an agent...etc but I highly doubt anybody would find out this early in the season.

yeah thanks for that! Sigh....

Well done you managed to post about Briscoe signing for widnes two weeks after I posted it on thier forum