I really do pray that Evans doesn't become the new Myler and that people to blame him at every turn the kid is 20 and has as been pointed out had 2 long layoffs with injury and if we went on about every handling error over the season every player will have been moaned at or blamed for the way each game turned out

Richards and Monaghan is one of the best positional battles in SL in terms of the high ball (exception may be Ryan Hall) so to say he couldn't catch a cold is a bit harsh.

I like Ratchford but didn't think 13 mins was a good use of a bench spot that may have been better served given to a forward to freshen up the pack

Rhys is a quick player and a strong defender will likely develop into a top SL centre and be a player to most likely build around for the future and as part of a core of young players containing Ratchford Blythe Riley O'Brien Myler Dwyer Currie it looks to be quite a promising group we have to build around for the upcoming years

Top.Top player.

I don't know why Evans' performance v Wigan is being questioned, how did Brett Hodgson go ?

Think you make a good point there tbf. Although I think Tom Briscoe plays on the wing because of his inability to pass the ball well enough. We have the same problem with Craig Hall i think, he's always going to be destined to play Wing or FB. On topic, i think Evans looks a solid prospect without being flashy.

I thought the Hodgson mistake would cost us the game as it conceded field positon I thought we wouldn't get back.

Evans is a good player but I am not sure I would put Ratch on the bench. He is just too good a player and a potential match-winner.

Ratchford is not a match winning player....hes a good player, but not a man who can turn a game instantly players like barba, slater, tomkins are match winners, for me you either start him or dont play him, i feel its a waste of a sub playing 15 minutes...

Well, at least that's sorted. Tony Smith will be working a months notice and then you can take over as coach.

Agreed.

To be fair though, this thread has been mostly about how much we all rate Evans. Only three posters (Fearnhead Cross, Spaggy, Sir David Beckham) seemed to be seriously questioning him and the latter then admitted he or she had been harsh. So that leaves two posters. You'll always get a minority making ill-judged, quick opinions.

In my defence, when I said he couldn't catch a cold I was referring to Richards pace (lack of), for a winger. Specifically, that he has all the speed of a 60 year-old Lower Angel regular at 11PM having imbibed most of the cellar.

If you want a winger who can jump and kick goals though, he's the man.

Ben Westwood not handling Farrell was the biggest issue down that side. Farrell ran him ragged. Bennie will fix himself up for next time i'm sure but I think Farrell spent large periods of the game making Bennie look like a mug.

Really? I don't recall that and whilst I know stats don't tell the whole story, the following seem to disagree with what you are saying:

Farrell: 41 tackles, 1 Tackle Bust, 14 carries for 66m, 1 Clean Break, 0 offloads, 2 pens conceded.
Westwood: 21 tackles, 0 Tackle Bust, 23 carries for 147m, 0 Clean Break, 3 offloads, 1 pens conceded

Those figures suggest 1 player was being run ragged in defence whilst the other was coming out as the most effective attacking player in the match. i.e. the opposite to what you were suggesting.

That does suggest the complete opposite to what I said. I had a conversation with a Wigan fan friend of mine and he was saying Farrell was going to be the pack leader and was more than up to the job. I laughed at the idea. I watched him pretty closely on Friday as a result, I thought he was a constant thorn in our side and whenever he and Bennie met, Farrell seemed to come out on top. I spoke to my neutral colleage and he agreed Farrell seemed to have the beating of Bennie. They also ran through us twice at that left second row channel to score tries. Maybe I am being a little harsh on Bennie because I wanted to see him put Farrell in his place and that just didn't seem to happen.