Higham was garbage for 3 years. Why would he suddenly make a difference.

A couple of weeks ago I posted the recruitment in the off season looked event driven not planned by which I meant we tied up a quota spot and a chunk of wages on Roberts who came a year earlier than expected.

Not matter how good he is the fact we have him in the team this season is one reason why we could not get Bird. Phelps was also given a new deal and takes a quota spot up and wages.

Other positions needed addressing before either of these players got deal for 2009 IMO. Had Roberts then gone elsewhere and not been available for us in 2010 so what? Ainscough would have had to come through. And in any case our wingers tend to be pretty superfluous!

Dave

I really don't care about your opinion of him because it isn't worth reading.

The point I was making was in that game it was crying out for a player to run at them from dummy half. Riddell didn't so TL got moved there and the team was disrupted so we could have a bit of Higham type play.

Dave

Well I've got to say I tried to stay out of the debate 'proper' because I believe there were rights and wrongs on both sides. However after today's selection policies and other things came home to roost, I think Noble has been disappointing in this first game. Mathers should never pull the Cherry and White on again, Coley does not deserve his spot 'on merit' above Prescott, and the debacle surrounding half back and the non playing of Tompkins is nothing short of farcical. Can't think of anything positive to post other than TL should definitely be interchange hooker...as long as that means Tompkins gets game time either from the bench or starting...either will suit me fine!

Sorry but the only way I will ever say something in any part of my life is if I know it is correct and thus if I knew nothing I would not say anything. The difference between myself and many others is that I will stand in front of anybody/anywhere and speak up. It is not something I decided to do one day it is simply how I am and whatsmore so was my father before me. Ultimately, that is perceived by many to be a good quality particularly when combined with not betraying trust.

You and i are different types of people. Via your female friend I presume you can ascertain quite a lot of information. You could or Alex could IMO add quite a bit to the discussions that take place here. However, by doing so you put yourselves in the limelight. You make people aware of what you think. Neither of you are prepared to do that.

You cannot hide and neither can I. Numerous people know who I am etc.

Good Points Dave about recruitment.

You can't have cohesion in a team when players are shifted positions to accomodate substitutions. Any subsitution should be tactical, player replacing player without having to move other players on the pitch in order to accommodate as its too disruptive.

Seriously, do you actually love him?

I've never in my life read such biased one eyed blatant rubbish. Dave, get over yourself, every normal fan could see he offered us little in relation to kicking on, but yet you arrogantly swan in with your "i dont care" dismissive attitude of people on here. To think someone made you a moderator

Higham-esk type play doesnt win SL, nor does it help you win tight games, we have seen this first hand for 3 years.

I am not a Higham devotee. However, it is silly to describe him as garbage. He had strengths and he had weaknesess. He was virtually an every pesent and by and large IMO a very good player.

However, I fully acept the view that a hooker needs to be a playmaker in todys RL. Brad Drew was an excellent example of that today, Scott Moore was a good example v Huddersfield.

Yet, just as some would argue that a Dave O would say Higham could do no wrong then with some it seems Piggy can do no wrong either. An Australian I respect describes piggy as more of a personality than a player.

When Piggy arrived. He was very unfit, only managing 20 minutes of trainin. Staff have commented re his knee being a mess. Piggy did not want to play v Wire. Noble insisted he did. He did not play v Leigh either. He's played 2 gmes and we have seen very little IMO.

Is that down to Piggy or the coach. I am prepared to give Piggy the benefit of the doubt for now. If a hooker is going to playmake he needs a well planned structure re runners etc and plays. So far that has not ben evident. It was not with Higham either. You need to realise how detailed and well reheased Melbourne Storm are in order to make Cam Smith look as good as he is. So are the 2 hookers to blame or the coaches?

Charlie, you have your wires so far crossed you have no idea. Now you are inventing a "female friend" as a "source" of mine?

I'm a rugby fan, I come on here to chat with friends and debate rugby issues. You seem to love the idea of there being a big conspiracy of "sources" and you cannot resist suggesting I hide what I think?

You couldn't be further from the truth.

Try reading what you write yourself about Higham. It qualifies. He is not "garbage" and that is all there is too it.

Dave