Piece of pi ss, GF here come the Bulls, if only they had thought of it. There are teams who you worry are going to score when they get near your line due to the amount of options & line breakers in their team. Bulls don't have that luxury.

Agree with this.

I have also been unimpressed with Gale. As he's been injured and missed pre-season, i'm prepared to let him get up to speed, but I agree that his decision making has been poor so far. We never seem like a team that will spread the play to the wings, mainly because we seem to favour the crash ball.

During the Leeds game, I was thinking we would have been better with Addy in the halves, that probably gives a reflection of how I thought Gale was playing.

As for Olbison - I actually think he's a better prospect than Whitehead. His performances have really picked up from last season. During the early SL rounds, I thought his defence was solid. He did have a mare against Leeds, but most of the team did.

I am able to take an unbiased and critical view, and I've seen very many bad/average/good/very good/exceptional halfbacks over more years than I care to remember, so I reckon I've a very sound basis for any comparisons I make. I'm not "easily impressed" at all. I just know what I'm talking about.

Gale's been out a long time. The team have learned to play with a completely different halfback combination and it is clear that they have to re-adjust to playing with Gale at 7, who offers a completely different game than say, Addy or Sammutt.

Anyway I note you say you don't think he is "crap" but "overrated". Can you tell me which ratings you are referring to, so I can check them and tell you whether I agree.

Come to think of it, Redeverready has been awfully quiet for a while.

Sorry to disappoint, but no alias here.

Ah, just a wannabe with attitude then.

I would expect though that Gale, and the attack, plays they way he and they are told to play by the coach, in any given game. Also non-fans of Gale seem to overlook that he was injured playing for England B. Or maybe that leaves them the next numpty option of saying it was only McNamara who picked him, what does he know

FA -Let me sum up the points I was attempting to make, as quoted in your last response.....

- This season I've been unimpressed with Gale
- I understand he missed pre-season, for this reason I expect him to get better
- Much of his decision making since returning from injury has been poor
- Due to him having a bad game against Leeds, I probably would have preferred Addy in the halves.

Not sure why your talking about the kids upbringing as I don't think I questioned his ability. He had a good season last year, the only disappointing thing about last year was the time he spent on the sidelines due to injury.

There have been quite a decent split of people saying his decision making has been poor, yet it seems people can't comment without being shot down.

Also, not sure what relevance quoting Mick Potter has, as this quote seems to have been made after announcing his signing for the Bulls, not even close to any of my points about his current form and decision making.

Ah! You're missed fella.

Still, glad you are still around.

The post was aimed not only at you but other people who have been having a go at Gale, in particular the post that said he was "crap". the post doesn't "shoot down" anybody, nor did it intend to. I am just making the general point that throughout his (still young) career a lot of good judges have very highly rated Gale and that does not mean they are all right, nor that I suggest anyone else isn't entitled to their opinion, on the contrary. It seems like a reasonable POV to me.

What is mildly annoying is when I post a contrary opinion, whether or not backed up with facts, but instead of being read as my opinion, some people see it as "having a go" or "shooting down" or some such. Why can't people just discuss stuff without getting all touchy about it?

I don't think he had a bad game against Leeds. I would say he had a mixed game. he did plenty of good stuff but I'd agree he got caught out at times and did look rusty, then again Leeds' defence was very sharp and quick, and our pack didn't give him consistent room to work with.

When I first encountered your good self, I read each one of your posts with a mental image of someone snarling.