Exactly....hopefully you'll be happy with Mitch Brown once the season starts. What's all this about Matty Rusell...thought he was a decent player, knows where the try line is..etc

People on here know more about players than our new coach.

Where have I seen that before?

Probably over the last few years when fans have questioned certain transfers, and we ended up fighting relegation.

But yes, coaches always know best.

He's scored 6 tries all season. In no way whatsoever does he know where the try line is. For a winger that's woeful. Lineham has scored 19 this season with only 2 assists from his centre Atkins, Yet Lineham is hounded by a certain number of people on here. Imagine how many Lineham would score if he had Hiku outside him all season.

Russell has also bombed double that amount by not having the nowse to dive in or step inside. He's awful. Then there's the amount of ties he's let in by failing to deal with a kick.

However, he has a good scoot so that's alright...

And three of those were against a vastly under-strength Halifax in the 'Middle 8's'

And in 2016 when we weren't crap, he was outscored in our own team by:

Two other wingers, who each played fewer games than him, two forwards (second row + loose) and a scrum half.

He was also tied with our hooker.

These are not the stats of a player who knows where the line is.

He's a decent enough player in a number of aspects, but his try scoring record isn't good enough to play a position that primarily requires you to score tries.

Russell bagged a hatrick for Scotland around that period too I think.

A good summing up there. Reliability, yes - wow factor, no.

Whats that got to do with the price of fish?

Well it can affect wether it's that or a bridie to go with my tatties.

I am not quite sure Matty Russell knew what his best position was. For me, he wasn't a winger, he dropped too many bombs, his positional play was questionabl and at times his defence was woeful. What i do know is that his face fitted and so got lots of game time. I think Steve Price from what I read, wants to get away from the 5 drives and a kick routine. He also wants blokes who are prepared to defend the line at all costs. I think Matty will be 3rd of 4th choice next season. And for those that said the signing of Mitch Brown was akin to the Matty Blythe signing: give your heads a wobble. The bloke has over 130 appearances in the NRL. He maybe 30 but I am sure the fella can do a job, both in attack and defence.

Mitch Brown is a good Signing, people moaning about proberly wanted us to keep hold of Pomeroy. Brown is a better player than Pomeroy and covers the backline. Good signing and on a one year contract this is good Business.

Matthew Russell played twice for Wigan then let go, 6 times for Hull, then let go, 0 for Gold Coast Titans and came home a year early, and Tony Smith gave him 75 games.

Russell looked good when the team as a whole was playing well and not being overrun by the opposition, but last season exposed his weaknesses in a big way. Unfortunately when low on confidence and form he was repeatedly picked which just made him stand out even more.

I hope Price can do something with him as he gives his all - but I want to see someone on the wing in the mould of Hicks, who you know will be solid in all areas of their game, not spectacular in just one.