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WHAT U MEAN HE GETS PAID
HES WORSE THAN ARMISTEAD

When tackled at least he tries to pass the ball and puts his hand up to plaly when unfit. Has Hobson made a break?

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YES ....SEVERAL JAWS

yes Hobbo may have a temper ,he has scored 3 tries this season, more than Armo,Jimmy T, and Aaron Smith ,put together ,they have scored 1 between then.

ive got to say armitstead has been injured now since the fev games which has been said and hes not recovered fully considering this he has had a good season i am only a 14 year old lad but ive only missed 2 leigh games all season i even went to tolouse and the games ive seen armitstead has played at a decent standard

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If he has played at a decent standard thats prob one of the reasons we,ve
lost so many games Leighs standard of RL

Another inflated money signing of Yorky boys

So its just his fault then , ok how many times you been this season then ?

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Apart from the Toul trip... all and young minimon ive been goin home n away since 1963 and when i say Armi is average thats being nice !!!

of course its not all his fault, but the title of thisd thread is armo, hence we're talking about him and how he's played. and i've been to every first team game this season mate.

Unfortunately Dave is a 'grunt type' second rower as is JT and we have had no strike second rower since AJ and Rudd were injured, and its that what we are crying out for, someone who will run at centres like 'Sid' Baldwin used to do.

NO, BUT WHEN HE 'RUNS' at players, at least 'sometimes' he pushes them back a few yards. Armo's strength is his enthusiasm, and he can offload in a tackle.

I certainly dont think hes been fully fit all season and if he has then thats a worry. He gives his all but maybe the step up from 3rd tier rugby is just outlining the level at which he can excel and is most comfortable. Having said that I have appreciated the fact that he has held his hand up and sweated blood for the pride of the jersey and for that reason he has not let anyone down including himself.

Unfortunately, sometimes, thats just not good enough

uhmmm let me think......who was it who said at the beginning of the season that he wasn`t any good?if he was that good then why are barrow letting him leave????? and may i add,got slated for it......at the end of the day all he was was a backpacker who came over for a holiday a few years ago and the way he`s played this season you`d think he was still on holiday.
the problem this season is we haven`t had a true leader.one who can pull the players together when things are going crap.one who leads from the front.the likes of Donlan or Watson etc are ok when the team are playing well but lets be honest,thats not much this year.AJ would be a good leader for us next year IMO.

Armitstead is being made to look so bad because the complete and utter lack of second phase in attack! If your strength is turning and offloading in a tackle, as his is, you want somebody wedged right up your booty on either side of you bursting onto your offloads hence catching the un-set defence flat footed. I've lost count of the number of offloads that have been recieved from armitstead whilst stood still, and it makes armitstead look like he's throwing nothing balls out. But, agreed, he has been unfit and sometimes looks too eager to find the floor although i feel that the best asset of his game is being totally negated by leighs poor push on attack.