the half back problem has been evident to most fans for most of the season. perhaps it would have better to have replaced both roberts and brown with someone like smith, mellor or luis to show that the club were aware of the problem. I feel that the club had almost written off this season and the league position and 2 finals papered over the cracks. the basic premise is without good half backs teams are not successfful at the top level. and the retainng of brown for another season makes me wonder what the club see in him tthat the fans miss

Yep we do tend to focus on the weak links in the side. Still it could be much worse - we could be complaining about the forum and it's members.

PS I can't imagine you clicked on a thread titled "Kev Brown" expecting to see outbursts of idolatry and veneration from forum members in abject rapture, so in truth you only have yourself to blame.

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Yep ... I think you are right. Mind you a scan through the various club forums tells you that when a team loses a game the half backs tend to take a lot of stick. Even the great Briers got his fair share ... so what chance Kev Brown.

I'd blame Chris Sandow as the catalyst for this thread.

Briers did deserve it for a lot of the earlier part of his career, Tony Smith was probably the best thing that could happen to briers. He was inconsistent really, he showed his talents most matches but probably didn't do his talents the justice they deserved, perhaps he just didn't take it seriously enough until Tony Smith showed up and mentioned barrow. I think the last 5 or 6 years were his best for us in terms of consistency, thinking back we were a low risk gamble for Tony Smith, he knew almost all of that squad wasn't performing to its potential and that probably applies to briers most of all.

We have had obvious weak links for a few years now, most have moved on (Evans, Russell) or kicked on (Jack Hughes) a new scapegoat will appear but I really think we are a half with a kicking game away from being the best team on paper for next season, I know that doesn't guarantee anything but surely the buyers and influences at the club should see it that way too.