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| In days gone by opposition teams would worry over the fact that Wigan had been beaten the week prior for fear of retribution. Wigan would then generally come out and muller the team next in line to get their season back on track.
I just don't get this feeling it happens anymore and that we will 'take it out on Wakefield' this evening. In fact the pessemist side of me thinks that they will take advantage of us in poor form and beat us tonight (as they have done heavily over the last two seasons there).
We've not scored a point for over 140 minutes where we were averaging a five tries a game all season (and looking good) prior to the Hull KR game.
With a few players out injured and suspended will we see a performance tonight with some levels of effort, creativity and excitement? I'm not sure.
Happy to be proven wrong though!
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| Quote: moto748 "I'll say this to those who say, play Escaré at 7
I must admit I don’t understand the high regard Escare is held in,he’s at best a competent fullback and wouldn’t add much to the halves if he was put in there full time.
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| Quote: moto748 "I'll say this to those who say, play Escaré at 7
Whilst I see your point, it's also a damming assessment to pin point how many tackles a scrum half makes as his best point. If Powell was organising and creating, there wouldn't be a need to suggest playing Escare or anyone else there (for the record, Escare isn't the answer) .
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| Well I'm not convinced that Escaré is any better at "organising and creating" than Powell. He's a greater running threat, yes, but that's only one facet of the game.
I wasn't particularly 'making an assessment' of Powell, either, just saying that half-backs always tend to be targetted in the defensive line, for good reasons, and Escaré, even allowing for his size, seems a worse defender than average to me.
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| Quote: moto748 "Well I'm not convinced that Escaré is any better at "organising and creating" than Powell. He's a greater running threat, yes, but that's only one facet of the game.
I wasn't particularly 'making an assessment' of Powell, either, just saying that half-backs always tend to be targetted in the defensive line, for good reasons, and Escaré, even allowing for his size, seems a worse defender than average to me.'"
We are probably making different points to be honest. I was more referring to the fact that if Powell was a quality half back performing well, there wouldn't even be a discussion about Escare playing half back. The fact he is limited opens up all kinds of discussion. I said on anither thread, it's not his fault that's he's been given the 7 shirt, it's the coaches. I said at the start of the season that despite his willingness to work, his attitude and defensive attributes, he's just not a quality scrum half.
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| Quote: ChrisA "We are probably making different points to be honest. I was more referring to the fact that if Powell was a quality half back performing well, there wouldn't even be a discussion about Escare playing half back. The fact he is limited opens up all kinds of discussion. I said on anither thread, it's not his fault that's he's been given the 7 shirt, it's the coaches. I said at the start of the season that despite his willingness to work, his attitude and defensive attributes, he's just not a quality scrum half.'"
I don't personally think either Escare or Powell are the answer to who should play 7 for us. Escare, good cover when needed, can slot in to 1, 6/7 and wing. Powell can cover 7 and 9. Neither should be first choice starter in any position in our first 13.
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