Quote: darwoo11 "Hall doesnt have the hands for a class centre and is far better where he is..........why even contemplate moving a lad who is a top notch wingman??
Smith has not the distribution skills in my opinion to be a success at stand off. He can be a very effective full back and with some speed work could still play out wide if required.
As for the back row........you can have as many back rowers as you like if they are much of a muchness. We never replaced Ellis like for like and needed to!'"
You might be right.....but as stated before, Smith will have his work cut out to compete with BJB and the present incumbent in his present most probable best position of FB.
He is filling a gap on the right wing admirably (probably is [isecond best[/i present position)....but long term ??? He is has that x factor to be a regular first team choice....the question for me still remains which position !!! In many ways he is wasted on the wing, but too small to be anything more than a stop-gap centre in the
modern game.
Hall has grown well into his regular first team wing slot.....think he could easily do the same for centre with, again, the right coaching from the professional club that Leeds is.
Again short term it makes no sense to experiment.....next season could be different.
Surely we did 'replace' Ellis with Eastwood ? The fact it developed into a farce is of course tragic.
However, all this is incidental in contrast to the greater urgency the club has to replace Peacock and his immense go-forward ability: perhaps we never will.....although I do have great hopes for Ambler who looks the part of a top class SL prop. Fingers crossed.
