Gary Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Can't help feeling I have just experienced groundhog day after watching Warrington lose 26-14 at St Helens. For 45 minutes Warrington hardly put a foot wrong and out muscled and out played Saints on their own ground. But it is an 80 minute game and once Saints got a try there was only going to be one winner! Warrington were dead on their feet by the end of the game so one wonders if the toughest ever pre-season training the players were talking about in the pre-match interviews may have left them out of breath. But I suppose the plus side is that most teams aren't as goods as Saints and hopefully Warrington can build on the encouraging first 45 minutes, starting at home to Catalans next Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 They just seemed to run out of steam at the same time that Saints stepped up a gear and pulverised them into submission. There were many good signs in the first half and they did outplay St. Helens, it's a shame that they had to have a break in play for half time. Warrington have played the best now bring on ther rest. Just hope my son's team 'Blackpool Panthers' win tomorrow in their cup match - he started last week as their development manager so I've got my fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 When will the penny drop that both King and Monaghan are a complete waste of space ? The pair of them were totally anonymous in last nights game unless you count King running around like a headless chicken grabbing at shadows in his own version of defence. He looks slower than ever both of foot and of thought. Gidley ran him ragged so Jimmy Lowes takes of Kev Penny !! Both of these expensive nonentities should be paid up and shipped back to Oz and let some of the kids have a go. They couldn't do any worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Our Antipodean deadweights could prove the difference in us being a good side or a great side, Come on Jimmy sort them out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 But on a more positive note............. Johnston can easily do as well or even better in the centres,Bridge will progress at half back and Clarke can do as good a job as Vinnie at 13. Also lets remember we were the better team for 50% of the game and we were playing one of THE best club sides in the World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Jimmy admits he got the pre-match planning wrong. exclusive video interview now on Wolves page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Well my son's new team Blackpool Panthers beat Keithley on Sunday and it was a very competitive and close match. Funny thing is that their one and only pick up point to away matches for the players is in Warrington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Jimmy Lowes would go up in my estimation if he put those two wasters Monaghan and King in the under 21's for a couple of weeks, with the message...shape up or ship out. The body language of these two is there for all to see...they don't want to be here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 He's taken the easy option and made Kevin Penny the scapegoat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Not for the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Penny WAS rubbish, so what's the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 It is easy to drop the "young lad on the wing", irrespective of how he played, rather that admit that some of the expensive imports are poor investments. Lowes admits he got the prematch planning wrong what about the during the match plan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Settle Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 It is easy to drop the "young lad on the wing", irrespective of how he played, rather that admit that some of the expensive imports are poor investments. Lowes admits he got the prematch planning wrong what about the during the match plan? If Penny has been dropped becuase of his defensive errors then fine but lets hope that his coaches are working on his ability to improve in this area. He is still learning and is very level headed and will return a better player. The club will miss his speed. Given that his weakness was obviuos a long time ago why wasn't helped to work on it not only by the coach but also the other players, especially with their vast experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safeway56 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Kevin Penny is put into hopeless defensive situations because of the sheer incompetence of other *senior* players inside him. King Kong himself couldn't prevent one on one defensive situations which Penny finds himself in no more than a couple of yards out from his own try line. If scapegoats are required it shouldn't be Kevin Penny. The fault is glaringly obvious to all but those who matter. I won't hold my breath waiting for the true culprits to be blamed. At any other club but the Wire Penny would be treated like the crown jewels. Here he's just the whipping boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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