Quote: The_Enforcer "Its a sad sad situation when a championship player who is out of steam after 10 minutes is seen as one of your best props. How did Lenegan get this so wrong? We have all been shouting for 1/2 new big experienced props for years.
Its the same with half back. For years many of us shouted for a new 7 and we ended up with.... a championship player (Sammut)
Same at centre, we all knew we needed a big strike centre and we ended up with.....a championship player (Hankinson)'"
How did Lenagan get it so wrong? You mean winning the Grand Final, Academy Grand Final and Womens Grand Final. I think he knows what he’s doing.
I’m not disagreeing for the sake of it but it sounds as though you’d be better off supporting Warrington as only big name signings will suffice. The irony being you would, I presume, be over the moon if we signed Walmsley from Saints... who was a championship player.
I understand the rationale with Sammut but he’s played one and a half games, how have you so quickly concluded he is no good? Hankinson though is unfair criticism. We saw him a few times last year and he was very strong until he got the eye injury. You can’t write him off just because he’s from the championship.
I also don’t understand the dislike towards Bullock. Is he the finished article? No. But I don’t think anyone is saying he is. Does he have potential to be an impressive forward with arguably his best years in front of him? Yes. Barry and Terry have both been full of praise for him on sky, and something tells me they know a little bit about what a good forward looks like.
The championship is full of talent which can be turned into top players. If you can identify that talent it’s a shroud investment. Some risks will work, some won’t.