Echoing remarks doesn't make them right.
Who is a bigger a fool, a fool or a the fool that follows?

Just reading this whole thread confirms all my reasons for not bothering with this site any more.

Every other post is the ranting taxi driver waffling absolute nonsense and then him getting bolshy when somebody points out he is talking nonsense.

It's a shame really, because without him the level of debate is usually quite decent. With him, it descends into childish rubbish, more befitting the school playground.

Anyway, as for the Rugby - Difficult to judge after one game (5 or 6 games and it will be clearer), especially against a Leeds side who, bar the opening 10 minutes, were no better than last season. But I'd predict, if Austin/Clark/Ratchford stay clear of serious injuries, then we will definitely be in the mix.

Don't worry, before long rubber duckie will be back to his old gripe of saying Patton has to play behind a beaten pack, his optimism comes in peaks and troughs!

100% directed at you RD.

Lads, dont make me rewrite my last post, but in red, seriously

And yet your solution to your dilemma is such a clear & simple one....

Actually lay off of the Duck. We all know what he is like, accurate or not I often find him amusing. At least he isn’t self righteous.

Goodness me, what the hell are you lot bickering about? Cast your mind back 12 months and be thankful for how far we've come and unite in excitement.

RD is the on-line version of the bloke who stood next to me in the Locker Cup at Wigan and told me a debuting Basil Richards would be the next Hanley and a Wire Great. Harmless fun, all in the game.

Stick to legitimate, deserving targets that aren't P&B.

Ahh that was you!
He had potential though.

Somehow I don't think I will be saying that this season.
The conundrum will be around 12 months time when we wonder which half will partner which...unless the Pies come in for him.

Here's the thing.
Too many are biting there lips ready to pounce itching for Patton to drop a bollc so they can slate him...well not too many of you guys on here really but on the bacefook.

It far to say but for counting on 2 fingers on this platform almost all of us agree how good that team effort was last night...and will point so many of that team out individually and praise how good they were....but so many shying away from holding their hands up and Patton who was great. The silence is defending.
In fact posters saying he was OK.

And people say I post shat...! Hey I do often, but I'll give the odd comeback when posts get a little personal but by and large I except all criticism.

But smell the custard...you cannot say the team was 'great' 'fantastic' 'words of superlative' and others and then swerve the effort of Patton within those comments and seriously not say 'he was ok' ...'not good but not bad'.

Have a word with yourselves.

Thanks for that.
Yes my level is no higher than that of any fan.
My crime is being very impressed by this team. Early remarks by so many top pundits and especially the bookies rarely get it wrong...I'm going one step ahead and calling it now instead of being cautious.
If confidence is a crime then I plead guilty. Bragging and trolling isn't my thing. If readers take my confidence as so then I apologise, not for being confident, but because I'm not going to change my mind.
My money is on Wire...with Patton in it.

I was very impressed with the off-loading we achieved..especially in the 1st half....Cooper and Lineham were very effective at this, Austin will thrive off that...

I wasn't disappointed with anyone last night, I thought across the board we looked an improvement on last year. Including Patton.

My issue with Dec is I look at players like Hughes, Ratchford, Cooper, Clarke, Philbin, Lineham and they have all.made significant improvements under Price whereas Dec hasn't.

They'll be off-days for Austin or ganes where we rest him and it's [ithen[/i Dec needs to show he genuinely has improved not just his skills but his game management.

But to be fair, I watched Myler last night and he is doing (or rather not doing) what he did at Wires, and I certainly wouldn't swop Patton for him.

Thought the performance was superb. We seemed very lively, enthusiastic and had good pace of movement in attack, largely down to Austin who for a first game looked very good. He showed more enthusiasm and interest in one game than Roberts showed all season. Behind a dominant and superb performance by the pack I thought Clark was excellent. All in all a good marker and one can only hope there is more to come.