Man of Steel : Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:07 pm  

So......a fair few games in..whats everyones thoughts on Mr Clark?? Personally, despite a 'settling in' period. I must say im underwhelmed...am i being harsh??

Re: Man of Steel : Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:09 pm  

Needs to do a little bit more. I must admit, despite me being very impressed with him last year, and him being and outstanding player; I don't think he was MOS.

Re: Man of Steel : Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:11 pm  

Not harsh at all. I think you've used the perfect word, without being vindictive or anything else......





......underwhelmed.....

Re: Man of Steel : Thu Apr 16, 2015 10:25 pm  

Paul Aiton was very poor at Hooker for Leeds last season but he's probably been the key elite performing 9 in the league this season. It took him a whole year to settle in at Leeds and he's seven years older than Clark.

Also, Clark thrives in a quick PTB from his forwards. At Cas their pack were electric at playing it for a lot of last season and have started in the last few weeks in getting that right for Milner (last 3 games Milner's looked on fire but it's his pack playing the ball quickly that's making him look good) this season.
Apart from TKing (though he's been a centre admittedly) our pack play the ball at snails pace. He's double teamed and gobbled up in no time because our PTBs are painfully slow.

It has to be said though, that, he's no Michael Monaghan!

Re: Man of Steel : Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:41 am  

I'd be more worried about Mick Higham, he doesn't really offer much anymore and I'd love to see Brad Dwyer brought back to add some zip.

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Re: Man of Steel : Fri Apr 17, 2015 8:57 am  

Am I the only one who thought Clark had his best game in a wire shirt last night ?

Re: Man of Steel : Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:03 am  

Clarke was okay behind a beaten pack.

Re: Man of Steel : Fri Apr 17, 2015 11:47 am  

He'll come good when the Refs decide to clean up standing square at the play ball.
Not sure which season that might be but at the minute he doesn't stand a chance scooting when markers are standing side by side......

Re: Man of Steel : Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:30 pm  

Whilst agreeing that the policing of the markers at the PTB leaves a lot to be desired, I don't think it's any worse than it was last year when Clark was ripping teams to shreds.

The significant difference isn't the PTB but the colour of the shirt on his back.

Cas obviously played to his strengths, doing everything to earn a quick PTB and at the moment we look aaaahhh cumbersome in that regards, but for me the body language is all wrong. He looks like a player doing the bare minimum of his job spec, and doesn't appear to even be looking for opportunities to run, let alone taking any.

Cas on the other hand, are going rather nicely now. They have a decent hooker, certainly no Clark circa 2014 but very capable, and a good utility stand-off in Roberts who is guiding them round the park nicely.

Ever get the feeling you've been had?

Re: Man of Steel : Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:34 pm  

BuckleyStreetWire wrote:

Paul Aiton was very poor at Hooker for Leeds last season but he's probably been the key elite performing 9 in the league this season. It took him a whole year to settle in at Leeds and he's seven years older than Clark.

He did have 3 or 4 months out with a serious illness though.