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