Gale had an OK first half, in some ways, but if your halfbacks can't create enough scores to put Widnes to bed when you spend HALF AN HOUR camped in their half, then they its hard not conclude that they simply aren't up to the job.

You've changed your tune recently, you were quoting Mick Potter, Abraham Lincoln and Moses last time someone spoke ill of Gale.



For me, the kick to Ah Van summed up his season for me, we needed field position and needed to use our heads, just put a grubber through and try to force a drop out or keep them within their 10m line, the nothing kick was just deflating!



I think Gale could be okay, but he needs an experienced partner in the halfs that can boss him around a bit and call the important shots. Sammut is unable to do this as he doesn't know what he's about to do. Not many experienced halfs available without using a quota spot. A Gower type of player would be perfect for him, but this is not going to happen any time soon.

Would we have won the game off with Sammut playing???

To be honest, the kick wasn't all that bad, Purtell and Kear should have buried Ah Van, but yeah it probably should have been a grubber.

After watching him closely after his comeback (Purtell), I really don't think he is a . I'm okay with Kear as a winger but he needs that security inside him and Purtell seems uncomfortable playing there

I dont think Purts' heart is in it any more, no pun intended he just seems to be going through the motions and i can see his leaving at the end of season also.

I cant fault the lads effort, but he doesn't seem smart enough to play there. If anything hes better suited to wing and just running hard and tackling hard, but Kear has more skills and pace and agility, so Id prefer him there. I'd let Purtell go personally.

That is a great line. A real corker. However, on a more serious note, you know that things really are bad when there are more and more posts by FA that are bordering on the negative. He is, quite easily, the biggest optimist on this board and if He is beginning to get down in the dumps then I would say that there is something badly wrong.



Please also do not read this as an anti-FA post either. On the contrary it is more out of respect for FA that I have noticed this.



It is maybe worse than I first thought.

I have noticed the same, yesterday's result was a tough one to take.



No brains when in posession! not easily solved....

I started to get worried when he did not argue with me on another thread. I thought he maybe had a fever or something.



Still, I love FA I do. There is a place on the sofa in the NT for him anytime.

Make your mind up





I got slated for saying he is an overrated player and he's not good enough, I hoped he would improve but lets face it, he's a flop and just not good enough.

Absolutely and I made the same comment at the time. We'd just defended our line successfully and were no doubt blowing a little. We managed to get to the Widnes line and all that was needed was to stay down their and apply some pressure. We had I think a 12 point lead at that stage so why go for a risky kick to the corner? I'm sure Cummins must be pointing these things out to the player but the same daft mistakes keep occurring each week. I think we could desperately do with a leader who can manage situations like yesterday when we needed to close the game down.