Like Reece Lyne?

I'd take him at Wakefield...

Haha fair point

In the words of the great man Willie Mason, "He's a bit of a Larakin!"

He could do with having a look at one of our lesser lights, Jason Netherton.

Very much a squad player, obviously turns up to training with the right attitude and shows that although he's probably got only about half the talent of Watts he'll put his hand up and give his all when called upon.

Best game in a Rovers shirt since before his shoulder injury in 2008 last night.

Exactly why we need to let him go then.

The attitude you'd want is for Liam Watts to have the desire to work like a demon and force his way in Sandercocks plans, Not sulk and put in a transfer request.

Maybe, it stinks of agentism though


Who is his agent again? Oh yeah.....

That crossed my mind yesterday, I thought it was him.

He's got the talent to be one of those players that come back to haunt us in the future, but he also seems to have the temprament to end up not fulfilling his potential and ending up wasting that talent.
Personally I'd rather see the coaching staff put their energies into improving the players that want to knuckle down, play for the club and improve whatever ability they personally posess.

Too true, Dudley.

He says he wants to stay but that's not how it looks from the stands.

If he wanted to stay the request to be released would have never cropped up. Instead we'd have seen a big article in the HDM telling us that he's gonna work his off to convince Sandy that he's got a role in our future.

He should go and speak to his former coach.
There was once a piece about JM and his career in which he admitted he wasn't the best player in the world but he worked hard on his shortfallings to make sure he made it or words to that effect.
If Liam had that attitude he would probably be knocking on the full England squads door by now.

Liam Watts generally play has improved this year but his continual willingness to give away cheap, careless and unnecessary penalties has been the undoing of him.

I remember our problems back in 2008 when Chris Chester gave away 5 penalties in one match away at Saints. He had to retire through injury against Catalans IRC and the same group of players (give or take a few) went from getting 23 points in 2008 to 35 points in 2009. Of course there were other factors than the absence of Chester's penalties that enabled such progress but ridding a team of the main "penalty machine" helped significantly IMO.

I feel there's been a similar effect in our turn around of form since Watts has been dropped because the team have had their fair share of possession which has enabled the attacking and defensive structures to start taking effect properly.

I think Watts has great potential but he's had his chance to sort his discipline issues out and he hasn't so I think it's best for him to go IMO and give our other hungry young forwards more opportunities.

Liam doesn't have that steel and determination needed to be a top class forward. Taylor has it already, carries the ball in hard and looks to leg drive another couple of yards. Liam doesn't have that. With a bit more leg strength and a better attitude would make a decent prop. Taylor / O'Hara / Paea all have it, Watts doesn't. Oh yes... and appears to run like he's nipping in a turtles head if you know what I mean.

Because McDonnell, Welham, Green, Dobson, Taylor, Galea, Josh Hodgson are better than anyone in your squad and most the rest are equal to what you have got.

Big whoosh right there Ancient Mariner.

Despite having Blake in my sig, I'm now an Hull fan?

I =#FF0000Edit-AS knew it.......

Traitor

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Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Note the question mark aimed toward the bright spark that misinterpreted my post.

For clarity; I'd rather peel my finger nails off with children's scissors than associate myself with the fanbase of Hull FC.

thats better

No one understands what "whoosh" means now a day.

I =#FF0000Edit-AS despair.

You wouldnt be welcome anyway so good for both partys aye