even SaintsFan realizes Wello is past it. I think she's in the Makinson to fullback camp ...

A great fullback for us with the right skills at the time.

Safe hands under the high bomb

Read the game well as a sweeper so his defence was solid.

A great extra runner at the line at the right time.

His lack of pace wasnt anywhere near as much of an issue until the last 3/4 years.

But more than ever we are desperate for pace at Fullback, and for me an extra pivot (not a pure runner) as 13s have become runners and less ball handlers.

Just in terms of returning the ball we got away with it when our pack had more go forward - with less go forward in the current pack even from last year we need every yard from the kick return.

If he were to come through now even in his prime he would not be as effective as a fullback for us - the game has changed.

You don't even seem to need really good bomb diffusion skills anymore.

And frankly hes not good enough to be a second row or centre for us next year.

Thank you, you`ve had a good run - time to move on

Oh well, that proves it then. I was of the opinion that Wello's still got another year in him, that his experience and reading of the game still outweighs his increasing lack of pace overall, that his attacking deficiencies will be offset by the fact that we're unlikely to ever bother passing the ball outside of the 2nd row channel next season anyway, and that God only knows we've noone else in the backline (assuming Meli is off as I kind of feel he will be) that's ever shown that they know where the tryline is on anything like a consistent enough basis. But if [iSaintsFan[/i thinks he's past it and that the anointed saviour of mankind God-Child should take his spot instead then [iclearly[/i I must be wrong after all. I stand corrected. Thank you.

They clearly didn't even watch the game, he was very average.

Shows how much we are in if the fans want to see our clear top try scorer and third top points scorer of the season flogged and sold for being past it.

Can't wait to see who we would bring in.

Don't worry about it - Makinson will play at #1, #2 and #5 so we'll be fine.

I think flogging him is a bit harsh!

Really?

"Another season will just see him further erode his legacy and further enhance his position as a joke figure for opposition supporters. We'll see another year of flapping arms at referees, him arriving late or not at all to bombs, grubbers, positional kicks, breaks and tries being scored. We'll see him being stood up or embarassingly sat down by lumbering props or pacy backs and we'll continue to see him be an absolute black hole for attacking moves"

That's the truth though. You can close your eyes and gloss over it, but it's true. You can't argue with any of the points I've made there.

Saddo is the Private Frazer of this board. There is usually a fair balance of people who disagree with him.