Ben crooks been told to

Quote: Doc Brown "I still think he was treated harshly at the beginning of the season to be honest. In and out of the side and seemingly a scapegoat. It wasn't just Crooks but Arundel too and then on the other side of the field we had Yeamo who seemingly could do no wrong no matter how bad he played (just for the record I think he's been in great form recently). From the outside looking in something didn't seem right there. But maybe the problem was more about how the club handled the fans and media, not Crooks himself. If the issue with Crooks was always a "niggling groin problem", confidence and the need to bulk him up then maybe the club should have said so all along instead of just dropping him after a game with no explanation.

Interesting to note that all our tries conceded last Thursday night were all on the side of the field where Crooks would have played so I'd say that it's always been a collective issue there rather than an individual issue.

I agree that Crooks could do with bulking up and that it should help with the defensive aspect of his game. Attacking wise he's got ability in spades. Get his defensive work improved and he's going to be unstoppable. Should that not be possible though (as some have said with certain people it's just not possible to bulk up) I still think he's got a great future ahead of him.'"

I dont profess to know the answer or the issues for that matter. What I do know is some on here were of the opinion he had been treated poorly. If he was in an d out of the team at the coaches call, then its probably because he was not doing the job being asked of him. It would surely be poor team management to allow a play carte blanch, the others would soon join in and then you really do have carnage.