think after a defeat it is very easy to pick out a scapegoat , but clarke is not doing himself no favours , we can handle players having an off day thats life but when you are selected to play you need to justify why you are picked over someone else....what do you actually bring to the team. He is running out of chances , today was another chance to try gaz o brien in the halves im sure the kid would of brought a bit more to the cause

Suzanne, actually.

Why do you think people focus on him? Is there not a grain of truth in the fact that he is not a top 4 SL player and it shows? One of Cullen's bizarre, crazy 4 year signings. Actually will he be the last of the PC signings unextended by Smith? (i.e we will soon have a squad of players whose contract was agreed by Smith?)

On current form and fitness (with regards to Solomona) I wouldn't bother negotiating either of them contracts for next year. Ratchford and Puletua to replace them please Mr Smith.

I could name a load of Huddersfield players who wouldnt get near a wigan, saints, wires shirt, and are never ever going to be called world class but they sit at the top of the league because they have players that "do a job."

Interesting that Joey Johns talking about Gareth Widdop last week said "He doesn't over complicate his game he does the simple stuff and lets the star names do their stuff".
I often think Clarke is asked to do exactly that "don't overcomplicate things ". Which is exactly what we didnt do when he wasn't on and we looked bleedin ridiculous.

Has anyone pointed out any errors he came up with or are we just going to go with the "he ain't no James Roby" line.??

I just think the job Clarke used to do for us (if indeed he did do that) has become redundant as we have become serious title contenders and moved on a level in class.

Anyway it's simple, if he was truly valued by Smith, as Johns speaks of Widdop, he would have been extended by now, but he hasn't been and is unlikely to be. We can read into that what we wish.