Whats the verdict on FW then, do you think he'll fit in and what are his strong/weak points.

Ta.

I think that Bibb is our weakest forward, but he his doing his job.

He has always been a wide running lock/2nd rower.
He is tall and has decent ball skills but hasn't got a real high workrate.

Hard to predict how successful he'll be but if any coach can take his game to new heights it's JK.

May well be true Josh, but we get a decent effort from him and he's put his body on the line for us when we needed it.

Don't know if it is just me but the thing with Bibb is that he looks quite lazy. Other young players from other clubs and Pitts etc. seem to be full of energy. Young forwards do struggle and get knocked back in most tackles but Bibb doesn't seem to run with the energy to get knocked back. Mabe this is all down to his size but in the Cas game he looked a different player, in attack and defence, why can't he play like that more often.

Cast your mind back to last year. Bibey was getting some real stick and was considered the weakest forward. His hit ups looked lazy and he often stopped as he approached the defensive line.

This season he was a different player; taking the ball up at full pelt, deftly offloading to supporting colleagues and slipping quick passes out creating gaps. Bibb, other then a few dropped balls, did OK today and looked a little more lively when running the ball up. He will improve with time and unfortunately that is not something, as supporters, we give to young players. If he’s not James Graham or Sam Burgess then he’s no good.

Well said.

I totally disagree, for me Bibb had a very good game except two errors in our own twenty. He ran the ball in strong and made some good yards. I'm not quite sure people are expecting from a young prop.

The lad is coming along very nicely and has had to play more than his fair share of games for a young lad. The game was full of errors which is due to tired players but that is the nature of the Easter period.

OMG, opinions


Looks like we have our scapegoat.

ALL our players give 100% - there have been times in the past when this wasn't so and supporters then had a right to be angry, but not now. Consider how far these youngsters have come in the last year or two. If they can maintain that rate of progress they will be fine. in the mean time we, as supporters, owe them our full support and thanks for stepping up to the mark when duty called, and I for one think they have done us proud!

So, Bibb, Pitts, Murphy, Blake and all our youngsters...

Got everything going for him to make ya think he'd become a decent player....but he's not gonna be good enough.
Ar kid made a good comparison ..reckon's he's gonna be another Chris Feather..got all the attributes but got no heart..!!

Where as you and your kid were GB internationals - when people start spouting nonesense about a young player like that all credibility is lost IMHO.