Quote: vastman "You my friend are typical of the breed of poster who know riddles this forum. It's not that I don't like you or even disagree with much of what you say, I don't. However you all share this odd desire not to face up to or at least debate what is a fair and reasonable if slightly negative point without turning it into something personal with petty quips and silly point scoring. I guess it's the twitter mentality but it ruins debate.
I have no issue with Gibson I'm just looking at him a a signing, why you feel this compulsion to defend and big him up I don't know. He's not a Trinity player, we owe him nothing and likewise he owes us nothing. So with that in mind there is nothing wrong with comparing him to Collis, tbh it beggars all reason why it isn't. Secondly he has had more than his fair share of injuries without actually being a basket case, in which case it's worth debate. In my mind it's a moderate risk which I wonder if we can afford, it's just debate don't be so frightened.
I await your response with glee.'"
I think you will find that this thread is titled 'possible new signing'.
To which quite a few posters were pitching their thoughts in on who it might be.
Then you come in with you 'shock me' post about Gibson being a injury disaster no go area.
When it is pointed out to you that he averaged a try every other game for the last 3 seasons before last year, you produce his record from Leeds.
I take this is why I has taken you so long to reply, as you will know that in Gibsons time at Leeds, at one time or another, he has had to displace Chev Walker, Chris McKenna, Clinton Toopi, Scott Donald, Lee Smith and that 'flash in the pan', Keith Senior.
So even a fully fit Gibson would have struggled to push one of these out!
Is this why you have downgraded his injury proneness?
As for being a one of a growing number of posters that won't debate with reason, I will debate with anyone but will not debate with anyone who adopts a 'look at me' tone to his posts.
Asmadasa only edited what you put to give a fairer reflection of the player.
I'm not the frightened one, I think you're frightened of admitting when you're wrong.
I've been blown out of the water on my his forum but been man enough to accept when I'm in the wrong and that is the difference between yourself and myself.