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by HuddsTigers » 08 Oct 2018, 18:57
Don't think you can blame Clare for Friday when the people in the middle didn't do the job and we didn't get forward enough to give any chances for our wingers bar 1/2. Hard coming off your own line.
Agree on the fact that we would never ever repeat last year. Too many things went our way last season and we were never going to get the same luck in terms of other clubs being poor and being injury free.
When many predicted us to fall flat on our faces and 'one season wonders', I think it's outstanding we've finished 3rd behind two of the richest clubs in SL.
I think our middles have been the problem this season to be fair. Mid-season signing of Watts was a masterstroke - I dread to think where we'd be without him in hindsight now. But outside of that, I don't think any of our forwards have really shone, barring Foster and Clark.
Millo seems to have lost the fire and the power and offloading game. Cook and Moors have been missing and had spells on the sidelines, Jesse and McMeeken have been inconsistent. Milner has had a decent season but has errors in him, Massey is what he says on the tin, hard-working without pulling up any trues. Holmes and Wardle have been OK without pulling up trees too.
Springer has been lesser spotted, Green was a pointless signing, Clark has proven that he deserved a shot in the Cas side long before he did and has been excellent.
For me, if we were looking at this squad anew, I'd be saying we need 1 more prop and 1 less back-rower to take the pressure off Millo and give us some impetus in the middle.
We're carrying too many fringe players who aren't challenging the first-teamers. And in terms of recruitment from last season, I think like many projects some work and some don't. Ellis has had some good games and some bad games, Wardle has been injury prone, Clark has been great, Green was poor, Clare has been solid and is good for a squad player, which he is. Aston has been pointless but there may be a long-term plan behind him.
Think it's harsh on Gill to say he isn't up to the job when he's scored in pretty much every game we've played him in. For me, he deserves a decent shot next season challenging Clare. The one I'm less sure about is Egodo. Seems to have played well for Newcastle and Bradford on loan but that's L1 level. I'm not convinced he's got the size to make it in SL. Hope he proves me wrong like.
In the spirit of the final Blackadder episode - Goooodbyeee!