I'm not defending his form, he hasn't been great...but people seem to forget he's still pretty young having only turned 25 recently. So while he's experienced for his age, he's still a young guy who has yet to hit his prime, certainly in terms of consistency. Add to that adjusting to a new club with a totally different style of play and I wouldn't be crucifying him after 3 average games....some guys hit their straps early and easily (Hannant, for eg), but Poore hasn't looked like one of them over the years, only really cementing a starting spot for the Dragons pretty recently IIRC. We know what he can do...we just have to accept that while he's a good prop, he's not in the Hannant category yet and he can take a while to get going.