Gaskell

Quote: espanyolswan "He's not good enough for Rochdale on this seasons form.

Crusaders made him look very ordinary and if he does not buck his ideas up every team in SL will do the same and he will disapear from the scene.'"

Tell me why he was not good enough at Rochdale as the Rochdale chairman disagreed with you when he wrote

Quote: espanyolswan "I find it incredible that people who are actually paid to write about the game couldn`t tell that Gaskell wasn`t stand off. But as I have already mentioned sometimes prejudices can blind people to the facts.
Bad as that was it doesn`t compare to the drivel spouted by Martin Sadler.
Now Martin is the editor/boss at League Publications, the owners of the Rugby Leaguer/League Express, Rugby League World Magazine and TotalRL website and forums.
It could be argued that Martin is the most influential journalist in the game because of the sway he has over the Rugby League Trade Press.
But after the Oldham game Sadler wrote that Lee Gaskell had been sent to Hornets as a punishment and that he had had a shocker as a result.
He wrote this even though he never attended the game, hadn`t watched it on DVD, hadn`t spoken with the player, hadn`t spoken with the coaching staff of either Hornets or Saints, or anyone from the board or office at either club.
Poor, lazy journalism like that doesn`t do the game any good, and it isn`t conducive to a healthy debate on the subject of duel reg.
For the record Lee Gaskell was not due to play for us at North Wales, but took it upon himself to attend Hornets training and make himself available. His attitude impressed the coaching staff and, coupled with other players not being able to train it was decided to select him at centre, where he scored two tries and was a stand out.
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