Are you sure that is all it is? Have a look at the stats for missed tackles over the last 5 years. Not only total number but % missed.
So after 4 years, our marquee playmaker and captain started running across field less? God have mercy over the poor idiots who run our club and over the club itself. No wonder we have been such a rabble for so long.
What about when he inexplicably kicks, requiring an incredible effort for the winger to score rather than pass for the guy next to him to stroll over untouched? And then have
@TruSaint doing cartwheels in his living room while yelling over and over "Gareth Widdop" while I stare incredulously thinking whyTF did he kick that? The number of times such ridiculous options don't pay off isn't recorded in stats but among playmakers, I haven't seen anything like it with any other team. Admittedly I don't follow them closely so there probably are halves at other clubs who are also hopelessly our of their depth in the halves.
Oh, well in that case, without looking at stats but just guessing and of no doubt you will show me I'm wrong in the unlikely event I am, I presume we have had outstanding attacks for the last 5 years! And the % of our tries scored by forwards using brute force is lower than with other teams.
No, I'm sorry but now you have convinced me still more! Widdop in the halves was an
unmitigated disaster. I'm sorry if you disagree with me but this is an internet forum.
SO GOOD TO SEE THAT THIS NEW RECRUIT. IE less than one month, HAS A STRANGLEHOLD ON EVERY POST, YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO SOCIAL LIFE ...............
Hi Old Timer. How are you? Hope you are doing well, making new friends (with impeccable moral credentials) and etc.
So the measure of Widdop being a (good? excellent? ok? not bad?) playmaker is in his ability to organize the defensive line? Maybe that's why he missed so many tackles while in the halves. He was too worried about the lesser moral beings around him.
I respect you opinion on other things as well but I just feel you are overworked with your judging of the moral suitability of the team, coaching staff and head office that you are not thinking clearly about other, less important things.