Post subject: Re: Should Radford rotate the squad for Castleford?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:58 am
A unknown superstar
Player Coach
Joined: Feb 09 2008 Posts: 9342 Location: King George Dock
I'd be tempted to give Manu a rest due to the fact he was limping at the end of the Wire game. We have plenty of cover and strong replacements in Hadley, Washbrook and Thompson also Taylor could perhaps do with a rest but would that be pushing it resting our best prop? Watts, Bowden, Green and Thompson as prop and Minichiello, Ellis, Pritchard, Hadley and Washbrook all covering the back row.
"You don't have to be great to start, but to be great you have to start".
Post subject: Re: Should Radford rotate the squad for Castleford?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:15 am
Dave K.
International Board Member
Joined: Mar 14 2003 Posts: 25938 Location: Back in Hull.
Barring injuries and knocks play the strongest team possible, there will be a time when we will get injuries or go on a bad run, so need to get as many points as possible, we should now be going for 5/5 and then if we do progress in the cup we have a nice cushion and still a good chance of a top two finish which should know be our aim.
Post subject: Re: Should Radford rotate the squad for Castleford?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:15 pm
knockersbumpMKII
International Chairman
No game this season is a gimme, you either play the long game and rest players now whilst we are in a relatively/fairly secure position with an eye on reducing chances of late in the season injury/fatigue AND to ensure the back up squad players get some actual game time at the highest level. Or you try cement the LL trophy, win every game all the way up to and including the GF (which obviously is the ultimate goal CC aside) and hope that any minor injuries/niggles don't turn into something more or that players get burnout and perform worse come the crucial games. Me, I'd rest players now, not all at once obviously but 2 players against Cas, 2 different players the following week. Trust to the squad players and the confidence within the team as a whole AND your coaching and tactics.
Post subject: Re: Should Radford rotate the squad for Castleford?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:10 am
Ellam
Club Owner
Joined: Jan 30 2004 Posts: 4414 Location: Posh Bransholme
Mrs Barista wrote:Sneyd's the bigger worry for me - plenty of cover in the back row. Guess it would be Pryce and Carlos in the halves? Naughton's probably the next choice kicker.
Agree with this Sneyd's a worry had ankle and hamstring knock/strain so I would be tempted to leave him out Sunday, go with Carlos and Pryce in Halves and bring Naughton in on wing to kick goals, rest Manu and bring in Hadley. Leave the rest in
Always the Optimist never the Pessimist. Glass Half full not half empty man me.
Post subject: Re: Should Radford rotate the squad for Castleford?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:05 am
Karen
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Joined: Jun 28 2002 Posts: 11184 Location: Castleford
nottinghamtiger wrote:Of course he should. Shaul, Sneyd, Tuimavave, Houghton, Ellis, Taylor, Watts and Minichello please.
You wish!!!
On a serious note, there's no such thing as an easy game this season and if we go into Sunday thinking it's a gimme then we'll come unstuck.
We should play our strongest possible squad at all times, something the vast amount of teams can only dream about at the moment.
Black 'n' White's Best Female 2006 & Runner Up 2007 & 2008 "We will not accept a top eight finish as a barometer of supposed success at any point in the future whilst I am the owner of this club", A Pearson 23/09/2011
Post subject: Re: Should Radford rotate the squad for Castleford?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:26 am
Mrs Barista
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Joined: Jul 15 2005 Posts: 29811 Location: West Yorkshire
Ellam wrote:Agree with this Sneyd's a worry had ankle and hamstring knock/strain so I would be tempted to leave him out Sunday, go with Carlos and Pryce in Halves and bring Naughton in on wing to kick goals, rest Manu and bring in Hadley. Leave the rest in
Sneyd must play if we are to have a chance v Catalans. Any question marks over his fitness for Cas and I'd rest him.
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