Quote bilko1941="bilko1941"Hasn't he twelve months to go on his present contract?If so isn't it a little premature?'"
Yes it is and there are far greater needs than worrying about whether Mcgillvrey will still be here after his contract runs out.
He is a good player and he is one of the few who have been steadily improving, But some people need to get things in perspective, A big percentage of his try's come from kicks, ( yes he comes up with an individual stunner now and then ) He often gains us very good field position, and he finishes well, but that what he is, he's a finisher.
What we need to be thinking about is a Starter, or more precisely a creator, Have people not noticed what a limited attacking side we are, We have one creative player, and if he doesn't fire , we don't fire for the most part.
Doesn't anyone care about getting a decent half to take the line on and take some of the onus away from Brough. People are starting to sweat over Mcgillvrey and he still has 12 months on his contract, and yet they have been putting up for years with mediocre and past their best players in the very positions that the whole attacking strategy should start.
I know Ellis was brought in and he does his best I'm sure but he doesn't have that spark and pace off the mark to get us where we want to be. In fact he would be a far better LF, It's time we had one who can handle a ball a bit and has some sort of kicking game, Bailey is due to go, and for me he has never hit the heights I was expecting.
In the so called vital positions for next year , we have sorted the Hooking role, and hopefully Leeming will learn massively from him, We have Brough, through which everything goes, We desperately need another half, and another fullback when Grix's contract expires, ( Simpson needs a year or two yet to learn his trade and get a bit of weight on )
So why the mad panic to get McGillvrey signed up , There are positions far more pressing than Wing.
