Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:05 am  

[quote="I watched a bloke take to the field last night that wouldn't do justice to a top amateur side...

Luther effing Burrell...

Luther Burrell shouldn’t be anywhere near the team, his chasing back or ambling for one of their tries was a disgrace. Let’s not forget the book has to stop with Price. Burrell doesn’t pick himself. Linesman and ref weren’t fit for purpose last night, blatant forward pass for Lineham try. Two tries for Toronto with the one near half time with the man stood behind the play the ball, however we need to be smarter in those instances, play the ref, if we hadn’t picked the ball up, we would have got the penalty. The most disappointing part of last night was putting the cue on the rack when 16 nil up, then back to 5 one up hits and a kick on the last. Price saying today that Toronto have the most offloads in the league, surely he knew this coming into the game, then why didn’t we control it? Also saying we are learning as a team. This is the same team he had last season barring Widdop and Ashton. Excuses are wearing thin Mr Price. Time for action and not all these sound bites the fans are fed up of. Hill back next week. Time for Burrell to go out on dual registration learn his trade at Widnes expense, not ours. If then he isn’t good enough for Widnes in the Championship then we will know to cut our losses before he counts on the cap.

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:27 am  

So how good are Toronto? How many games will they win? Will they stay up?

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:28 pm  

The wins will come for Toronto. They were toe to toe with Wigan last week for about 60 min until Wigan scored from a quick restart. That was when they were struggling to field a team and SBW was back in NZ.

Last night the game turned after Toronto scored when it looked as though The Wire should have had a penalty (obstruction at the playthe ball), however, Toronto had already bombed a couple of oportunities by that stage.

If they can get some bodies back then they'll pick up a few wins, maybe even take a big scalp. Whether they stay up will be down to how others, such as Hull KR, go on

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:34 pm  

Grandtour wrote:

Rubbish. Price doesn't take to the field of play, defend, attack, dictate the game etc. The quality squad we have does this.
You're not telling me that players aren't coached to play with such a rigid and flair-less game plan? Such international standard players surely have licence to play with "eyes up" and play what they see.
Price = scapegoat with KF right up there with him.
Look at the players on the field too. They have a lot to answer for.

The first word of your post perfectly summed up the rest of it.

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 3:25 pm  

Smiffy27 wrote:

So how good are Toronto? How many games will they win? Will they stay up?

They moved the ball well and played with some confidence. They could’ve won last night. I think they looked like a super league team and enjoyed watching them for the first time.

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:20 pm  

Burrell is going to have to show massive improvement soon or he’ll go down in Wire folklore history as one of the biggest waste of spaces in a long line of duds we’ve signed and whoever is responsible for his signing wants sacking with immediate effect.

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:29 pm  

silver2 wrote:

Momentum rule (cough, cough)

To be fair to Widdop he did show a remarkable turn of pace to catch up to the ball

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:48 pm  

runningman29 wrote:

Burrell is going to have to show massive improvement soon or he’ll go down in Wire folklore history as one of the biggest waste of spaces in a long line of duds we’ve signed and whoever is responsible for his signing wants sacking with immediate effect.

Totally agree.said this last year..and let's say he does improve 100% he.ll be to old...and price needs a kick up the arsenal for picking him

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:04 pm  

runningman29 wrote:

Burrell is going to have to show massive improvement soon or he’ll go down in Wire folklore history as one of the biggest waste of spaces in a long line of duds we’ve signed and whoever is responsible for his signing wants sacking with immediate effect.

I’m 99.99% certain that he’s here because Simon Moran was a big fan of his back when he was in his prime at Union (before Burgess displaced him).

However, that was seven years ago. Despite the fact he’s not costing us on the cap this year I feel there is pressure to get some return on the investment by blooding him to get him some top-level game experience. He seems like a super bloke who’s working really hard but if he isn’t cutting the mustard I want the best squad fillers we have on that bench.

I have a sneaky feeling he will continue to play though... again it comes down to how much the club really want to win the GF rather than just exist as a popular sporting club with good attendances and a fancy ground.

Re: Tonight’s game v Toronto. : Mon Feb 24, 2020 8:32 am  

The game was rubbish, the game plan was rubbish, the bench was rubbish, the effort was rubbish and the execution was rubbish. The club are complicit in this rubbish and clearly allow those charged with addressing this, being rubbish.

The fan base are now (as has been said) fully expectant in a young man turning our fortunes around, but now he is injured so we need Hill back raring to go and the continued good form of Ratchford and the improving form of Currie.

Price has to go sooner rather than later and take Briers with him he clearly has nothing to offer.