the flying biscuit wrote:I thought Toby King was quite poor yesterday but somehow finished off with two tries.
worryingly I'm inclined to agree with RD that it was all about what he didn't do rather than what he did do.
considering there are plenty on here that have a pop at Atkins for his lack of passing ability we shouldn't allow King some grace because he's a younger player.
his passing for a Centre is woeful. and that's it.
he also attempted a chip over the top on the first tackle ....I mean come on what kind of brain fart is that. luckily it ended well but it was never on.
in the second half he simply passed to Charnley at the earliest opportunity and didnt really draw any defenders to him so still quite poor but he was saved by Charnley's brilliance.
Ive seen soundbites from Steve price question his non passing in the first half Ive seen it also questioned on the superleague show.
I would say its a problem and fans are quite within their right to question Toby King we shouldnt be made to feel "negative" or "not proper Fans"
that said he's a big unit with some pace and that's the same attributes as Atkins.... at the minute hes a younger slighty less powerful version of Atkins..... should he keep Atkins out of the team ...No
I think we have it there, in a nutshell.
Yes, he got a couple of tries on Friday. Well played to the lad. There's not wrong with being "Johnny on the spot". Ian Sibbitt got a contract at Melbourne Storm through it.
As I said on another thread, Atkins is now ready, and our 3/4 line will be Lineham/Goodwin/Atkins/Charnley. I know it, you know it. For his flaws, Atkins is still head and shoulders above King, and now King should take his place on the bench. As I said before (again, on another thread), our right edge defence worries me like mad. We had the piddle taken out of it, v Wakey all game, and the Wids two first half tries were there , too. T King is complicit in this.
The lad has potential, don't get me wrong. But too many times he panics, and takes the wrong option, as biscuit has alluded to, earlier.
The two tries he scored will increase his confidence. Good. Hopefully, Price will pick him up on the poor options he takes. If he does, King will improve, which is what we all want.
