Boyd

[RABK]

Really? Like really? 6 weeks of fishing and no reaction, retort or laughs yet you persist with your failed trolling attempts. Kudos to you for the determination i guess, keep reaching for the stars.

 

[Old_Timer]

Really? Like really? 6 weeks of fishing and no reaction, retort or laughs yet you persist with your failed trolling attempts. Kudos to you for the determination i guess, keep reaching for the stars.

I cannot respond as it might be considered off topic. We are discussing Darius's lack of producing the goods by the way.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Our halves arnt the issue mate, the lack of go forward is. Stop banging on about how Hornby and Soward made Darius look good because its absolute bullshit.

Our pack needs to roll on to give our brand new backline room to move the ball

FFS

 

[Old_Timer]

...... Stop banging on about how Hornby and Soward made Darius look good because its absolute bullshit.

Sorry Joker, but I think you had better go and have a squiz at Darius during 2010 at his peak. He definitely was running off someone that had either 6 or 7 on their jumpers.

2011 was the start of the taper for Darius performance wise. While he was as safe as a bank deposit under a high ball, he lost the ability to threaten breaking a line with sheer power. Most of us thought he was carrying some long term chronic injury.

Upon viewing Darius's efforts with your mob so far, his enthusiasm for making the hard yards is simply not there. He is just not the player he was with us. Sorry to be so blunt.

For your sake I hope he has an absolute blinder tomorrow. Nothing like eating some humble pie every now and then.

 

[The Showstopper]

I am confident Darius will come good Old Timer. You are confused i think. Our general point is he could do more to make things happen for him. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Old_Timer]

... You are confused i think....

That is an understatement Showstopper!! :lol:

But I take your point re Darius. Let us hope you view is a tad closer to the mark than mine.

 

[Joker's Wild]

Fullbacks generally receive the ball from a half, its not rocket science to say so. That half doesn't make the run nor do they beat the man nor do they time the next pass to set up their outside man though, that's all up to the fullback from there.


You need to go and have a look at those games mate because you clearly can't see whats happening. Perhaps a nice pair of bifocals would help

 

[Mr Fourex]

But he is right.

Boyd's "genius" was only off the back of Soward and Hornby playing out of their skins (a feat yet to be repeated) in 2010.

He has been on the wane for some time since......

bit like the Dragons really

Personally I'd like to see Darius start playing well soon

what with SOO coming up and all.......

 

[Old_Timer]

Joker you just dropped the ball with the line wide open. My point (are you reading, LOL) is that Darius needs the ball on a plate in the right part of the dinner table. Both Ben and Jamie knew exactly where to seat Darius if you get my drift.

Oh and thanks for the bifocals tip. I might have to trade in my seeing eye dog, LOL.

 

[Joker's Wild]

When there is no room for a backline to move, the halves can't get them clean ball. The Dragons had a dominant pack in 2010 but not so much in 2011.

Not a coincidence champ

 

[Spot On]

Our halves arnt the issue mate, the lack of go forward is. Stop banging on about how Hornby and Soward made Darius look good because its absolute bullshit.

Our pack needs to roll on to give our brand new backline room to move the ball

FFS

Geez I thought with all the Snowden love that we actually had go forward now?? When are we going to get some go forward then????? It seems as though we've never had it.

As far as I'm concerned we have horrible play makers and have since AJ retired. Mullo does look a shit load better this year but our halves really don't create much to trouble the scoreboard. I don't see any arguments there. Kurt has to go. Fingers crossed Tyrone produces something and Bennett finds Gidley a position.

 

[Joker's Wild]

1 good prop does not a forward pack make. Our boys just about never get a roll on and our backs get no momentum to play with.

Those classic left hand Dragons plays had little for their halves to do but get it wide and let Boyd, Creagh, Cooper and Morris do the rest

 

[The Showstopper]

After watching Jeff Lima last night for Wigan we need him and then some. He is a terrific yard maker.

 

[Frederick]

A performance in the uk super league can't be used as a yardstick for performance over here. James graham is supposedly England's best forward but he's hardly set the NRL on fire. The gulf between the two competitions is astoundingly huge. Just look at dureaus performances ffs!

 

[Joker's Wild]

Spot on Fred. Carmont was nearly their Daly M equivalent too. Speaks volumes

 

[The Showstopper]

Maybe but he was the same at The Storm. Hard worker. No frills. The whole ESL versus NRL debate is really a non event. Everyone knows the NRL is superior across the board. Pretty obvious .

 

[Spot On]

Geez Old Tmer, maybe you should be looking at your own halves after tonight. No, I say, nil points against the Sharks!!!!! Panic stations at the Drags hey!

 

[Spot On]

When was the last time the Drags were held to 0?

 

[Knight4life]

Old timer must of choked on his hot dog out shark park, poor sowwy couldn't even help the dwagons get a point.. Even our knights managed 3 tries against em with our "shit" halves combo ... No wait that was with Mullen n hilder.
Keep plugging away old timer

 

[Spot On]

Where art thou Old Timer?