Go on then, duckie. I'll bite.

You've either
a) raided morriseyisawire's Harvey's Bristol stash
b) taken leave of your senses
c) gone the attention seeking route.
d) given your head too much of a wobble

How on earth is losing one of our best /few attacking options/high up in the MoS rankings at the time, players, [ithe best thing to happen to this team this season.[/i

I'm intrigued

It forced responsibility from Patton at the moment Ratchford went down, and from our last game it was clear to see we now have an exciting 3 pronged half back attack.
A great threat that has risen at the right end of the season.
Had Ratchford not suffered the fate...then Patton would have been back in the u19s or Rochdale and the multiple options of half back attack we have now might never have happened. The period Ratchford was out looks to be the preseason fix Patton didn't really have.

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Have you considered a career in politics?

Patton is still crap and not good enough.

Guardian said Brown was initially hoping for a comeback in the semi didn't they? So he must be fairly close to relieving Patton of his duties?

You're just set in your ways. I bet you still refer to Golden Square as the Fish Market.

LOL

Patton, despite the absence of Ratchford, didn't step up at all.... We lost most of our games and looked clueless.

there was absolutely NO ground to say it was the 'best thing that happened' to the team... infact, you could make a case for the opposite to be true.

Three pronged attack? One of our prongs is a spoon and has been for several years, with Ratch back we've simply got two playmakers again instead of one.

Nothing has risen except concerns for your sanity

Vs Hull we had 3 half's behind a dominant pack.
Result. That's what I saw.
I'm calling it now...Patton will be the most successful scrum half in generations in 2019. Winning the double whether you like that or not.

Crikey! Even if, big if, that happens it will be in spite of Dec and as you know he will be dropped next season. Doubt he'll see the season out anyway. Have a sneaky suspicion Widdop may arrive early.

doubtful Livett and Johnston were loaned out as to play kev brown we needed cap space

Cap space for what?

No, Brown has always been on the cap - we never took up the option to remove him, so loaning Livett & Johnson wouldn't have impacted that.

Jack Johnson leaving gives us a little bit of cap room, the only way Atkins salary could come off the cap is if someone signed him for the rest of the season - paying up his contract would count on the cap.

I'm not sure about cap space, loaning players, letting players go, getting Kev Brown back, or salary dispensation, but, I think if there is a sniff of a chance of seeing Widdop earlier than anticipated, then the Club will be pursuing it or at least doing the maths and having a go