Quote: Mugwump "When will people make the connection between 'boring' football and the weakest set of backs - with the exception of Gidley - in ten (or more) years?
With respect to gameplan, Potter can only play with the cards he's been dealt. Is there anyone in here who seriously thinks that if he had Newlove, Iro, Sullivan & Hoppe in the backs he'd instruct the half backs to keep the ball within fifteen yards either side of centre?'"
Have to slightly disagree with this. Last season the only different card Anderson had in the backs was Talau. Not the fastest centre you will see, so we're not really any slower in that respect and imho Wheeler has probably been our stand out back (Gidley apart) this season.
If you look, the last ten games of the season provided 4 wins (one of which was the struggle against Huddersfield reserves). The other three were against Warrington, Quins and Wigan - none of which have exactly set Super League alight this season.
Whilst I'm not shouting for Harry's head, it seems that we have a false position in the table when compared to the tactics he uses. How much of this position is down to the team continuing to play Anderson's way for the first part of the season until Harry's tactics took over I don't know.
It also concerned me in one of the League magazines recently, they did a piece on the youngsters coming through at Saints and Leeds, and Sir Eamon was quoted as saying that one of the main reasons he brought Harry to Saints was due to the fact that he was the youth coach for NSW and knew how to bring on the young players. Nothing wrong with that, but surely the success of the team and how Harry could continue that must have also played a part in the interview process? Maybe Harry bored Eamon to sleep during the interview!!
We pride ourselves for being known as the Entertainers, but alas, for as long as Harry is in charge, we cannot use that mantle and have become a "boring 5 hits up the middle followed by a crap kick" team, and will continue to do so as that is the way Harry has played it at all of his clubs.
