Are we really convinced BJB is going to Warrington.Why would either the player or the club want such an outcome? He's a first team regular on a long term contract and as far as we know he's not fallen out with or in dispute with the club?

I think this is just another rumour that someone started on the Internet without any foundation whatsoever.....surely?

Bailey's nothing is better than Kirke's nothing. Also did you notice the try came down Blanch's wing after Bailey's" indiscipline?"

BJB has a couple of poor games
+
Internet rumours of a switch to Warrington
=
His head has gone and is already thinking of life at Wire

Or another way to write that equation

2 + 2 = 5

Irrelevant.

You disagreed with my preference for Achurch over Bailey on the bench for which I gave supporting reasons. I did not include Kirke in my selections, as I would drop him for next week.

Seeing as you have brought Kirke into things I would point out that you constantly criticise Kirke for his go forward game yet ignore the fact that Bailey has to make 32% more carries to equal the metres that Kirke makes! (Kirke metres/carry= 7.34 metres, Bailey m/c = 5.56 metres) In fact Bailey has the worst m/c of any of the regular props or back rowers. Also without knowing the minutes per match that these two are on the field it is pointless in you constantly carping about his lack of carries. So in fact it is more likley that Kirke's nothing is actually better than Bailey's nothing with the added bonus that he is unlikely to put his teammates under extra pressure by getting sent off.

With regard to your point about Bailey's lack of discipline, is this your idea of a game plan for the playoffs then?

A roughouse forward to put a pivotal opposition player off his game. Nah, that wouldn't work in rugby league would it?

Not all true.

Showed 2 examples of great agility.

Once from the first kick off with the flick back, then at marker when he pounced on the ball first, from the play the ball.

It was a hit out that he needed, that monkey is off his back.

In what way did we blow it? I thought he pretty much set his heart on heading down under?

I have been the first to criticise for the loss of young forwards (Ambler, Amor, D.Smith and Baldwinson) in favour of the pensioners and the pathetic....BUT that's what I remember here too.

Not in my opinion, or indeed the interview he did with the YEP a couple of months before announcing he was leaving where he expressed his desire for a new contract. He was messed about by the coach, and quickly changed his views. We blew it, as I put above. Not to mention the know nowt posters on this board, who could just not see how good a player he actually was, and made up difficiencies in his game.

Now if only he (and the rest of the team) could shake off that hefty but hopeless pest from their backs.

Without a doubt Bailey (for me) is an integral part of the first 17 when fit...although I still don't think he's a prop.

Bailey rarely puts any one off other than the spectators. When he does he picks on a winger....your idea of a pivotal player is it? Good game plan eh! Doesn't work for me.

Your roughhouse forward made just 5 carries, 27 metres (average 5 metres per carry) 13 tackles, 2 errors, zero busts
Softy Kirke also made 5 carries, 31 metres (average 6 metres per carry) 22 tackles, zero errors and 1 bust

While Achurch showed impact from the bench with 6 tackles, 2 marker, 1 Bust, 1 clean break, 3 carries, 34 metres (av 11 metres) 1 try.

No, actually, it's not my idea of a pivotal player. I was responding to your point. But, that aside, it actually worked quite well on Friday night.

Bailey was below par but he was coming back into the team after a lengthy lay off. The BFG was just consitently doing what he consistly does, which is not much at all.

Did you see the incident?

'picks on'? Awww bless.

Mac bled Bails into Catalans game, and will probably do the same against Wigan, to get his match fitness back on track for the play-offs. In that time we should expect a 'drop off' in terms of his performance. Seems fair. Let's remember the facts that he hasn't been allowed to train over the last month, he's better to work off the rust sooner rather than later.