First of all, as has been stated elsewhere on this thread, there is only ten months between them so all this "future prospect" stuff is a load of toilet. He was bought to fill a vital role and he hasn't and by god we needed some quality in the halves. The academy, U16's and U20's are where the future prospect lie.

As for your second point. What other SL club exactly. As often gets pointed out on here he joined us late and had little or no pre season. Therefore this suggests that we did not have to act that fast now doesn't it?

10 months between who? herbert and briggs. If so then your ignoring the fact that herbert had 23 first grade NRL games under his belt so isnt having to step up a grade the way briggs is ( if anything you could ague herbert is stepping down a level which makes some of his performances all the more disapointing).

Neither of them is perfect but they both have good aspects to there game. Both were seen somewhat as gambles when signed, a category that quite a few of this years recruits fall into, and as such you cant expect every gamble to come off. Think its too early to say with any certainty about either of them TBH.

Yes.



What has that got to do with their ages? And how am I ignoring it?

You are the latest of a long line on here that just make things up in order to try and disagree with me. Poor effort.

what relevence has their ages got to do with there respective playing experience? what exactly did I make up in that post. those are basic facts about what level each has played at that you choose to ignore because it doesnt fit your argument. typical eddie.

How did you identify this?

By pointing out early doors that he was not good enough. Do you ever read this board?

At no point had I mentioned anything about their playing experience till you did. I merely asked how two players of similar age are being judged in completely different areas.

briggs apparently now is one for the future yet Herbert is expected to step up to the mark instantly and is one for now.

Of course I could argue that Briggs is familiar with the conditions in the area, has spent his career in UK RL (regardless of the level), has had no upheavel whatsoever in moving clubs but that makes no difference whatsoever to some.

Still, he is away now. Mr Potter seems to agree but I accept you know more than he does.

I wonder why Betsy Bulls decided to remove his post????

The point he was making, as you well know, is that some people seem to almost arbitrarily decide which players they don't like at the beginning of the season when they sign, occasionally based on little more than seeing a few minutes of highlights, and will then take all underperformance as proof, all overperformance as blips. The question you need to answer if you want to enter into discussion rather than just put downs, is on what basis you made your decision early doors?

Away from that, for what it's worth I'd rather we were loaning a number of players out and were in a position to bring back those that make it but without commitment to those that don't. Crookes, based on the last few weeks is a good example of a player that some would have offloaded last year but that seems to have come back from his loan spells a good deal better.

Briggs may make it, he may not. He's certainly not mince and saying he is really isn't helping anything or anyone.

But surely their relative levels of experience are a reason why they are being looked at differently?

One has NRL experience and is taking up a quota spot and the other has been part time in the Championship. Its hardly surprising that one gets cut more slack than the other.

10 months age difference, so thats a season then. I'd say that'd make a difference aswell.

Cos i decided i couldnt be d communicating with you!

Ever heard of statistical significance, it is my major grievance with the tripe you post. Briggs may turn out to be mince but based on your exposure to his game I don't believe you have a statistically significant amount of data to base this decision.

My view is that he has played some good and some bad rugby and the good was played after you had called him mince. I also believe it was harsh for him to be dropped. Having said that, now he has been dropped, loaning out is a good play.I base this judgement on having watched him more than a couple of times on tv. Now I'm not saying a tv fan of the bulls is not allowed an opinion, far from it maybe they should temper the criticism a bit when we're not on tv every week anymore (and have saved sone of our worst rugby for tv x- Wigan and saints aside)

I find it's the armchair gang that go after Kopczak too which I find baffling

1. Since when does going out on loan make a player bad?

2. It's a loan. Why are you saying he's on his bike as though he won't return?

3. Why do you seem delighted that if are being proved right? Surely as a Bulls fan, it would be in your best interests to see him become a success.

4. If it is so easy for you to identify who has talent or not, and who will make it, why haven't you sought out a job as a scout for a SL club?

Christ so many followers on here now. It is becoming my own little twitter account on here now. Clearly the newly formed Kyle Briggs Appreciation Society is growing.

OK, not answering one by one but I will try to summarise.

* Briggs being sent on loan pretty much proves what a few on here have thought. He is not good enough for us. Perhaps the experience will help but the rumours that we are in the market for a new halfback suggest that his days are limited.

* We have looked considerably better as a side (from what I have seen as well as match reports and views) when BJ has returned. A player considered not good enough a couple of seasons ago. Pretty much a journeyman player is miles ahead of him.

* Out of his depth. It was clear to see after the first game v Leeds that he was out of his depth. He had a half decent first thirty minutes then was awful for the remaining fifty minutes of the game. All this talk of his "injury" seemed convenient timing.

* "Delight" in him failing. Not that at all. I take delight in seeing how many people get utterly p!$$ed off that I am pretty much spot on once again. Whatever I say on here there are the usual suspects (and a few new hangers on) desperate to slate everything I write. If I was wrong then they would waste no time in telling me, so as I am right I feel it only fair that I take me wee slice of pie. It annoys people no doubt but hey, it keeps the board vibrant. (Remember the abuse I took for my anti-Mac campaign? Amazing how many of the anti Eddie group have quietly pointed out this season that he was a complete failure. Shame they are frightened to agree at the time as they may be seen to be siding with the wrong person. Still, better a turncoat with their own mind than a sheep who blindly follows)

* Herbert may well have that extra experience, but, as is conveniently ignored, he has had to uproot everything and move to the other side of the world. It may not take away his NRL experience but it should be considered by some on here as a POSSIBLE reason for him not being as good as he may have been. (TBH, I think he is coming on OK now)

* RL scouting? Now there is a thought. Given some of the signings we have made in recent times it does make you wonder if there ARE any scouts at our club and, if so, what they are doing to justify their wages. Maybe af is our chief scout?

* As for what I say "not helping?" This is something that has always puzzled me. In the past I was told that what I wrote would make no difference because nobody is gonna bother reading it, or if they did, they would pay any attention to what I wrote.
Now it seems that they do. What has changed? Once again I will point out that players are happy to take all the praise under the sum when they are winning but we are not supposed to slate them if they are failing? How does that work then? Are they really such sensitive little souls? If so, perhaps professional RL is maybe not for them.

There are a right few hypocrites within the newly formed KBAS who are ignoring the other side of the argument.

* Statistical data??? WTF? Stats can tart up anything you like. Getting desperate here. This is a guy that seems to excell in kicking out on the full when the ball is in play yet being unable to make touch from a penalty!

However, his one month at Quins may turn him into an English Benji Marshall, who can tell. TBH, I doubt I will be looking for any brown sauce to go with my humble pie on this one. We need class in the halfs and I think we have waited long enough to see it.

I've not seen enough of Briggs to form an opinion, though he has done nothing to make me go wow. It does take time however to develop classic SO skills. Kevin Brown was identified several years ago as a future GB player, but it's only over the last year that he has shown those talents consistently.