Re: Gore : Wed Feb 18, 2015 4:04 pm
I think the problem with Gore is that we just don't know how good he really is, for whatever reason he has never had enough game time. Last season must have been very dispiriting for him, he comes back after a long term injury and just cannot get on the park and his age stops him from playing in the Academy so he cannot even get match fit. Also playing at 9 tends to make him unattractive to Championship Clubs, who are keen to develop their own talent there. In a way we are fortunate that Haven were keen to take him, as it will do him no harm at all to get a string of games under his belt!I didn't see any of the pre-season games, where he at least got some game time, so I cannot comment on where he should sit against Carberry in the pecking order, but clearly Denis has made his mind up, Perhaps Carberry is more versatile, I don't know, he is certainly a bigger unit!
As to whether he should play at halfback ahead of Craven, again I am not sure. I do though think that Craven may have missed the boat, having never really recovered his confidence following that spear tackle against York (?), Again I haven't seen him play this season so he may have picked up, but I think that we will probably look to Gilmore as a potential future first team halfback. OK he needs to bulk up a bit, but he has all the skills. Craven may prove me wrong, but I think we saw the best of him in the Championship.
