Quote: rubber duckie "Gidley....one of the untouchables?
I'm not one for shying away from a backlash.
My thoughts...looked a scoop pre-season, and played great behind a stronger pack against our easier oppositions early season.
He looked pretty much bang average to me since returning from that first smack to the nut.
So either you think I'm talking the usual sugar, and Gidley was all conquering which is fine.
Or
Perhaps playing him at 6 for a full season at his age began to take some effect. Playing a central position put him up against big men in defence at a greater rate than a fb might have to endure. Over a course behind a poor pack it took the shine offhis game??
I don't know why or what, but he didn't finish the 2nd half of season in the fashion he started it imo.
For dearing to talk about what should remain as sacred, I await the purest backlash once again.'"
Very rarely agree with most things you say but do here
Gidley was 'in my opinion' brought here to manage big games and again 'in my opinion' was often found wanting
Saturday completely peripheral
Wigan game we lost, when things started to unravel non-existent
Saints in the semi, game was managed by Patton