JINJER wrote:
What a tool, think of it this way, maybe he thinks he’s been given bad advice and realises it was wrong? As for mediocre, Chester liked him, apart from the sin binning in the London game the lad has played every minute of the season. Also look at his season stats, far from mediocre.
Seems fair, advice can be well-meant but wrong if this is the case these things happen.
He was far from mediocre regardless of whether you think he's an HB or not. I thought Hampshire along with Green and Kirmond was the three players who really made a difference in the last few weeks of the season. Not saying others didn't but these were the ones who stuck in my mind
Green gave us real grunt upfront.
Kirmond offered little in attack but in defence rallied time and time again.
Hampshire may have been out of position but he seemed to be the only one in our backline who seemed to want to play an attacking game, his try tally proves that.
For me, he's wasted on the wing. He's a decent FB but it's at HB where his future lays in my mind. Do I think he's a genius HB? Well no not yet but there's time. That said it's nonsense to say he must replace Brough immediately, thats so wrong as to be just daft, instant destruction of a team IMO. Those two are the incumbents and it's Hampshire job to keep the pressure on and take his chance when it comes and it will, Brough is ancient and Miller has started picking up injuries more regular, it will happen. He only needs to look at Kirmo or big Dave to see that it often comes late even for the best or better still Brough who didn't really settle at 7 until he joined us for the second time.
