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Now you’ve gone and done it, you’ve mentioned MR. Lefty will be on his speed dial to his therapist (what a loss he was though).

Can’t Romberg precise details but didn’t it happen to John Dalgreen, a flying hooker (who had been a winger). I may have misremembered or even made this up, it’s an age thing.

I had to Google that one.
Romberg... a test of the sense of positioning of the spinal column.

That makes sense even if it was a typo.

Oops, erm, of course that’s what I meant...the price of being a semi witty jerk.

Indeed, Captain.
Sadly, my therapist has ceased all contact with me, regarding MR.
He said I'm a hopeless case, and I'm better keeping my money in my pocket, in future.

Such a shame, re MR. My one problem with Brian Johnson (RIP), was his rushing back of Roberts for an A-team game, when he hobbled onto the pitch. Career finished (practically) that Friday night.

With Sally's mention of Ronnie Duane. Another one that (partially) got away. When he came back as a centre, he was never the same. We reinvented him as a second rower, where he adapted well (see Paul Cullen, a few years later). Iirc, he moved to Bradford (as a second rower) and did well, there.

Re Currie, there's nowhere else for him to go, other than a ball playing loose (out of fashion, now). He hasn't got the dynamism of a second rower, anymore.
As I said before, he needs to be told that he's no longer guaranteed a spot. Reputation and slack cutting will only go so far. When we start with Widdop, maybe he may find some more space for Currie (like Sandow did).
Fingers crossed.

Didn't Keith holden suffer a similar injury if so we have to accept we'll never see that said named player playing to his top ability again

Now you've reawoken miaw's Holden infatuation.
Grown blokes shouldn't have their mancrushes brought back to mind.

Holden was great, though

Oh cruel mistress of the ligaments, and a thousand curses on the Swinton groundsman who allowed that pothole that scuppered Keith.

As lefty said, Ronnie D, Mark.Roberts and.I think Mike Greg also went the same way and the wire world was a sadder place for it.

Of course, treatment of all injuries and recovery has improved vastly since then. In Ben C's case he doesn't look to me like he is concerned about the injury but certainly the spark isn't there currently. Currie may have lost a yard of pace but his speed of thought and hands was always as much a factor as his speed of foot, and I'm sure that's atill there.

I'm hoping anyway. But mention of Holden, Mike Greg and Currie combined with a saints procession offers but one solace : time to uncork the Harvey's.

its going to take a real shift in form for him to be the player he was and get another contract... In his own words, he is playing for his future this season.

It's not effort he is lacking in, he just doesn't seem to have that pace he had... So he cant effect games like he used to... its a shame for the lad, but he seems to have a fight on his hands to keep his place based on the Wigan game.

Lets hope its confidence and we WILL see that player again from a few years ago.

...Keith Holden...gutted

....but then we found Greg Mackay....went on one hell of a winning run....then lost him.

1 of only 3 players I remember since Wigan's resurgence from Div 2 that made a remarkable difference...
Being:
John Woods
Greg Mackay 1st stint
Jonathan Davis

Neither Boyd Blake Johns or Langar had such a spike in a prolonged period as those 3 players did.