Joined: Aug 10 2005 Posts: 2082 Location: Washing the sheets
mark_m wrote:How long do we continue to make apologies for him? He isn't a 17 year old rookie.
How long do we make apologies for the team?...They aren't rookies...
Seriously, I agree he's on borrowed time, but one game at Saints is a bit harsh to be singled out.
Since we live in a situation where we are unable to ship out players mid-season, I think it makes more sense to actually give the guy a real chance, rather than bag him for what was a pretty dis-jointed effort all round.
The Angry Pirate wrote:How long do we make apologies for the team?...They aren't rookies...
Seriously, I agree he's on borrowed time, but one game at Saints is a bit harsh to be singled out.
Since we live in a situation where we are unable to ship out players mid-season, I think it makes more sense to actually give the guy a real chance, rather than bag him for what was a pretty dis-jointed effort all round.
The thing is if he wasn't brought in with so much expectation as a star player (with a salary to match) there wouldn't be as much pressure on him to perform. But pressure comes with the territory and you would hope he would realise that.
feel sorry for him tbh. You guys need to realise that on Fri he was facing a genuine world class centre. Many others would have ended up looking as stupid.
Joined: Aug 06 2003 Posts: 5952 Location: Edinburgh
saintc wrote:feel sorry for him tbh. You guys need to realise that on Fri he was facing a genuine world class centre. Many others would have ended up looking as stupid.
Don't talk nonsense. People aren't slagging him off due to one bad match. They are slagging him off for a full season of it, and this year starting where he left off.
It's not all about Saints, average players have made him look poor.
Joined: Apr 12 2006 Posts: 2014 Location: The Heart of The Wye Valley
saintc wrote:feel sorry for him tbh. You guys need to realise that on Fri he was facing a genuine world class centre. Many others would have ended up looking as stupid.
I dont see your problem. Matt Gidley is a genuine Aussie great as his record shows. Matt King has simply been shown up by a great player which there is no shame in that.
saintc wrote:I dont see your problem. Matt Gidley is a genuine Aussie great as his record shows. Matt King has simply been shown up by a great player which there is no shame in that.
The point being that we're not basing it on one game, he's been shown up by too many centres, not all of them 'world class', if any.
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