I seem to recall Farrar running from dummy half towards the railway end and slipping out a pass between a defenders legs for Forster to stroll over.

Clarke might just add that little bit of leadership everyone moans we are lacking.

From observations, Jon Clarke seems to be one of those players whose rating has a direct correlation with the raters IQ. The lower the apparent IQ the lower someone's opinion of Clarke. Its an inverse relationship to an extent with Higham. You see this all the time. Danny Lima was the perfect example. Mike Wainwright another but in the opposite way.

Spot on.

Clarke has been one of our finest servants of the Super League era. Unfussy, adaptable and constantly working to cover up his weaknesses. A calming influence on the field and the sort of player every team needs. If we get him back soon he'll be a key experienced head at the business end of the season.

in my opinion i think he has a preety good kicking game. On the comment of his passing i think he should mix it up a bit more but scooting doesnt seem to be his game. although i do remember him scooting and scoring from 40/50 metres against catalan( i think). Another part of his game i like is his support play hes usually their on hand to finish off tries

Clarke is a superb squad player and will be back above VAnderson and Higham in the pecking order once all fit. He's far better than what he gets credit for.

He's not a hooker though in my opinion he is a loose fwd who can do a job at hooker and halves when required.

My IQ quota is 132 (at last test albeit a long while since) but I cannot see clark adding anything to this present team, unless Mr. Smith decides otherwise then I will bow to his judgement

Here we go with the Wedge debate. He has good points to his game, but he had his bad points too. In truth he was a player of average ability. Some people overooked his shortcomings in preference to his good points and vice versa. Even at his best he would get nowhere near the current Warrington 17.

Let me get this right, if you are not a huge fan of Clarke's you therefore have a low IQ? I think that says more about your IQ if you really believe that.

IQ like that and you can't even put a capital letter on Clark(sp)!!!!!


Clarke to me offers good depth and value for money to the squad in a number of positions . However I struggle to see where he merits a selection in the 17 for any given position although his greater versatility may get him the nod for a bench spot in front of a more specialised player.

75% of the Wire players since SL began would struggle to get into the current 17 despite what they offered at the time...

"Clarkey is the glue that keeps the team together in the middle of the park, he's really good at keeping us organised and getting us to stick to the game plan every time" - Lee Briers on John Clarke

Maybe Clarke would struggle to get in a fully fit 17, but that doesn't mean there is no room for him in the squad.

He's a handy utility player to have and I'd personally prefer to have him on the bench that Vinny Anderson.

At Leeds when we were without Monas, Myler and then Higham got hurt he would have been ideal to bring off the bench.

Which is what I sort of meant many pages back.

i interviewed Jon yesterday about him being out for so long and his injury problems - hopefully it will be on tonight sometime between 8 and 9 - cant be more specific im afraid