I've always been massively pro-Patton but pretty much given up hope now. He'll find a home in a lower-level SL club. He's not a bad player, I'd say, just an average one in a team of good players.

Am I the only one reading that as a hint from the Oracle?

Duckie even without the Saints hammering he was average at best so hope Pricey can see what we can see or can’t in Patton’s case.He should try get some old film of Andy Gregory and maybe he could up his game.

All our backs look dismal behind a beaten pack.
Everyone has been sharpening their talons for 3 months waiting to blame Patton for a defeat. Well vs Saints is a poor example for you all.
Pull back your claws and attack when he thoroughly deserves it.

BTW....I'm not pro pro Patton, I'm in the pro only camp....if there's someone better I'd say play him...but we haven't. So slutting the lad off isn't doing us or him favors. Brown had my backing until he got injured....Brown wasn't getting any support from the same Patton knockers too!

It's deja vu all over again. The same happened with Gaz O'Brian. Most Wire fans really hoped Gaz would take himself to another level and possibly be our star halfback for the next 10 years but sadly he didn't.
We are seeing the same with Patton. Most fans are desperate for him to succeed (including myself) but the evidence so far does not support these hopes. He has had a decent run in his favoured position in a team doing reasonably well and has not risen to the challenge. Time for Plan B

What a load of old pony.
No-one is blaming Patton for Friday's defeat, and no-one is "slutting" the lad off. We can see that, despite his best efforts, he ain't the answer.
....and he's not going to win Golden Boot, anytime soon

i'm not sure i can watch the game back, no do i really want to but i had a slight chuckle to myself near the end of the game where patton gave tasi the bollocking of his life for something, might have got in his way as he was running aimlessly. The irony involved in that.

Who has blamed DP for Fridays or any other defeat?

I'm still waiting to be told what Pattons strengths are; elusiveness, pace, long kicking game, short kicking game, organisational skills, game management, excellently timed passes, support play, defence? It's a serious question.

He can bang a tub and lead a sing song.

Ah, but so can Phil Collins, Karen Carpenter, Dave Clark and Don Henley. They're also not scrum halves for a leading Super League club, with aspirations of winning stuff

The fact that 5 years since his debut and a run of games in the side (can't use that argument anymore), a good chunk if not the majority of Wire supporters STILL think he is not good enough tells you all you need to know. This opinion seems to be shared by the club by virtue of the fact we have already signed a world class replacement for 2020.

Reckon Phil Collins could of played hooker in his day

He liked an Easy Lover

Someone probably said that about Tommy Makinson once