Jughead Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Reported by Matthew Shaw. Does he get in over Yaha and Davies? Edited May 10, 2022 by Jughead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvy wg Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 No way hes in for Davies hes our main meter maker. Sucks for Yaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Mead Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 News just in……he’s injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Future is League Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said: News just in……he’s injured. He's very talented without a doubt, but too injury prone for my liking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 With Catalans already having 2 good wingers,maybe rotating them with Johnstone might help with his injury problems,the amount of money they are going to pay him will have a bearing on whether it’s a good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, Davo5 said: With Catalans already having 2 good wingers,maybe rotating them with Johnstone might help with his injury problems,the amount of money they are going to pay him will have a bearing on whether it’s a good signing. He will be on crumbs with jam at Wakefield so I'd imagine he would jump at what they were paying Dean Whare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Johnstones had just three injuries in something like 8 years in SL, granted 2 of them were serious knee injuries but he’s come back from them and looks as good as ever. The reason people have this overinflated impression that he’s injury prone is his profile and the level of anticipation of watching him play. Everyone wants to see him pull one of those magic acrobatic finishes off or to watch him step through defenders then blast his way downfield with sheer pace on show. When he gets an injury or simply doesn’t play there’s a huge deflation as so much potential excitement exits that particular match. He’s the best winger in SL and brings an X Factor that you’re currently only seeing with Jai Field but he’s doing it in a team that doesn’t have the players that Wigan have. Stick him in that Wigan back line, Sts or Catalan with Tomkins linking up with him out wide and he’ll be even more scintillating than he has been with Trinity. Talk of Yaha or Davies being better is just ludicrous! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, Scubby said: He will be on crumbs with jam at Wakefield so I'd imagine he would jump at what they were paying Dean Whare. Exactly! Martin Offiah was the worlds best winger when he signed for Wigan but what did Wigan do, they signed Gene Miles to play Centre inside Offiah! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 minutes ago, OMEGA said: Johnstones had just three injuries in something like 8 years in SL, granted 2 of them were serious knee injuries but he’s come back from them and looks as good as ever. The reason people have this overinflated impression that he’s injury prone is his profile and the level of anticipation of watching him play. Everyone wants to see him pull one of those magic acrobatic finishes off or to watch him step through defenders then blast his way downfield with sheer pace on show. When he gets an injury or simply doesn’t play there’s a huge deflation as so much potential excitement exits that particular match. He’s the best winger in SL and brings an X Factor that you’re currently only seeing with Jai Field but he’s doing it in a team that doesn’t have the players that Wigan have. Stick him in that Wigan back line, Sts or Catalan with Tomkins linking up with him out wide and he’ll be even more scintillating than he has been with Trinity. Talk of Yaha or Davies being better is just ludicrous! He is star quality I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 Hasn’t Johnstone had a few head knocks in the last year or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 57 minutes ago, Jughead said: Hasn’t Johnstone had a few head knocks in the last year or so? Any top club should be building into its contract essentially breakdown cover clauses for those players with serious injury problems in the past. If they aren't needed then both sides are pretty happy and the player is probably carving it up at his new club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wigan Riversider Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, OMEGA said: Exactly! Martin Offiah was the worlds best winger when he signed for Wigan but what did Wigan do, they signed Gene Miles to play Centre inside Offiah! Miles was playing second row and injured before Wigan signed Offiah. However, I see where you are coming from. What a half season they had together!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agbrigg Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 17 hours ago, Jughead said: Reported by Matthew Shaw. Does he get in over Yaha and Davies? I rate Tom Davies but Yaha is just a big daft dumpling. I am really suprised why Catalan have persisted with him for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef K Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 He’d be a great signing for Catalans, in fact any club who have the cash. Id love him to sign for Saints if Grace goes to u**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Wigan Riversider said: Miles was playing second row and injured before Wigan signed Offiah. he played at prop before that - versatile or what? see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Mead Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 5 hours ago, OMEGA said: Johnstones had just three injuries in something like 8 years in SL, granted 2 of them were serious knee injuries but he’s come back from them and looks as good as ever. The reason people have this overinflated impression that he’s injury prone is his profile and the level of anticipation of watching him play. Everyone wants to see him pull one of those magic acrobatic finishes off or to watch him step through defenders then blast his way downfield with sheer pace on show. When he gets an injury or simply doesn’t play there’s a huge deflation as so much potential excitement exits that particular match. He’s the best winger in SL and brings an X Factor that you’re currently only seeing with Jai Field but he’s doing it in a team that doesn’t have the players that Wigan have. Stick him in that Wigan back line, Sts or Catalan with Tomkins linking up with him out wide and he’ll be even more scintillating than he has been with Trinity. Talk of Yaha or Davies being better is just ludicrous! Not only 2 serious knee injuries it’s also the head knocks, they are equally worrying. He’s not worth the risk IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby123 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said: Not only 2 serious knee injuries it’s also the head knocks, they are equally worrying. He’s not worth the risk IMHO. Not too hot on defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graveyard johnny Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 he cant spend the rest of his life after rl and wakey wondering "what if"- life and rl careers are too short - nothing will change at wakey in his playing career - go for it - whats the worst that can happen? 1 see you later undertaker - in a while necrophile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I’d have in any team of mine all day long. He’s a top notch world class winger , I don’t care who else is there he’ll be at least a match for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 I don’t rate him that highly but it would be interesting to see how he got on in a better side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 (edited) There are Twitter rumours that more than one SL club is looking at Barrow's pacey Thai winger Theerapol "Tee" Ritson - might be a cost-effective Johnstone replacement for Trinity, maybe? Edited May 11, 2022 by Futtocks Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Mead Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 34 minutes ago, DavidM said: I’d have in any team of mine all day long. He’s a top notch world class winger , I don’t care who else is there he’ll be at least a match for them …..he’s not World class if he’s out injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubby Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said: …..he’s not World class if he’s out injured I think Wakefield are lining up Gary Wheeler as a direct replacement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said: …..he’s not World class if he’s out injured Turbo Tom gets injured , I think he’s world class 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMEGA Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Dallas Mead said: Not only 2 serious knee injuries it’s also the head knocks, they are equally worrying. He’s not worth the risk IMHO. 1 head knock which could have happened to anyone who possess a head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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