Fri 9th Apr: CC3: York City Knights v Wigan Warriors KO 19:45 (The Sportsman)

[tonyvikinggee]

I like the way York work as a club and have built this squad up over the last few years. But its a very workmanlike team and lacks the kind of creativity you need to break a solid defence down. 

 

[JonM]

4 minutes ago, andyscoot said:

Beauty of a dummy from Hastings.

Hastings has been superb all game. Lot of errors and daft penalties from Wigan, but Hastings has produced several really nice defence splitting touches.

[GUBRATS]

2 minutes ago, tonyvikinggee said:

I like the way York work as a club and have built this squad up over the last few years. But its a very workmanlike team and lacks the kind of creativity you need to break a solid defence down. 

 

They've got Washbrook and Cuthbertson at half back 

[voteronniegibbs]

I tuned in late to this, I did a double take when I saw Dow-Nikau, his running style is very much like his dad

[Futtocks]

3 minutes ago, The 4 of Us said:

Poor sod. Imagine being the son of one of the best ever players. Reckon I would’ve chosen a career as a pig farmer instead of attempting to follow that act! 

At least he's got a different first name. Imagine the expectations that rested on the shoulders of racing driver Juan Manuel Fangio II, nephew of the real deal.

[RBKnight]

3 minutes ago, tonyvikinggee said:

I like the way York work as a club and have built this squad up over the last few years. But its a very workmanlike team and lacks the kind of creativity you need to break a solid defence down. 

 

Remember, this is a Championship part-time side missing both 1st choice half-backs.

[andyscoot]

Clubb gets a meat pie from a few metres out.

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

They've got Washbrook and Cuthbertson at half back 

"Where's me Washbrook?"

[Futtocks]

York youngster Towse knocks the ball free from Hanley's hands to prevent another Wigan score.

[Man of Kent]

Not seeing it with young Hanley. Is he definitely Ellery’s son?

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, Man of Kent said:

Not seeing it with young Hanley. Is he definitely Ellery’s son?

I've seen nothing particularly convincing from him yet, but he's still very young and inexperienced.

It may help that he looks physically like a different type of player to his dad, so the comparisons may not be so nagging to him.

[Jim Prendle]

3 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Not seeing it with young Hanley. Is he definitely Ellery’s son?

Give the lad a chance, he’s played 3 games.

Nobody can be as good as his dad.

[Man of Kent]

Just now, Futtocks said:

I've seen nothing particularly convincing from him yet, but he's still very young and inexperienced.

It may help that he looks physically like a different type of player to his dad, so the comparisons may not be so nagging to him.

I’m loathe to write off a young’un but you’d think against patched-up part-timers he’d show something. I’m honestly struggling to see why he’s in the side or what he’ll offer in the long term. 

[Futtocks]

All over, but York have put up a good fight, against a Wigan side that looked far less rusty than they did at the start of the season.

York 0:26 Wigan

[dkw]

Great effort by York, really dug in and did themselves proud. Shame the 2 first choice halves were missing as they just couldn't get going in attack really. 

[Jim Prendle]

Enjoyed that.

Decent contest, and I thought that York showed up pretty well.

It was good to listen to a balanced commentary. If that was Sky it would have been ruined by the usual expectation that Wigan would butcher York, so it was good to hear both teams treated equally.

 

[voteronniegibbs]

6 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

I've seen nothing particularly convincing from him yet, but he's still very young and inexperienced.

It may help that he looks physically like a different type of player to his dad, so the comparisons may not be so nagging to him.

yep, he's fresh out of the box really, and his stature / build is not that of his dad, he certainly enjoyed his try

[Futtocks]

Just now, voteronniegibbs said:

yep, he's fresh out of the box really, and his stature / build is not that of his dad, he certainly enjoyed his try

Physically he looks more like Kieran Dixon than the stocky and deep-chested Ellery. Maybe, when he gets a clean break, he'll turn out to be a speedster.

[Rupert Prince]

6 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

I’m loathe to write off a young’un but you’d think against patched-up part-timers he’d show something. I’m honestly struggling to see why he’s in the side or what he’ll offer in the long term. 

Think that is a patched up comment to be honest.  I remember Gary Connally looking stupid when he was 18. 

The Wigan team was at half pace and spent most of its time inside it's own half.  But York barely made an impression on the try line. 

[JonM]

1 minute ago, Futtocks said:

Physically he looks more like Kieran Dixon than the stocky and deep-chested Ellery. Maybe, when he gets a clean break, he'll turn out to be a speedster.

Worth watching some of the video clips of his schoolboy games, he's a real standout in some of those. Very quick and elusive.

[Davo5]

2 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

Physically he looks more like Kieran Dixon than the stocky and deep-chested Ellery. Maybe, when he gets a clean break, he'll turn out to be a speedster.

Looks like he’s a season away from Superleague,a spell on loan once Wigan’s first choice wingers are back wouldn’t do him any harm.

[moorside roughyed]

Considering Wigans standing in the game, York were great. 

[Futtocks]

2 minutes ago, JonM said:

Worth watching some of the video clips of his schoolboy games, he's a real standout in some of those. Very quick and elusive.

Links?

[Davo5]

12 hours ago, Ramon Rojo said:

Wigan by 80

Close,only 54 points out.

[Jinking Jimmy]

23 hours ago, spanishknight said:

S, Edwards made his debut for Wigan at York not Wigan.

Both Edwards and Hampson played their first game for Wigan against York at Central Park, 6th November, 1983.