sergeant pepper wrote:
Fair play to the club, as Jukes said earlier in the week, they think there's potential there and are backing themselves to get him back to his best. I have no doubt that we'll improve him, very few players come to us these days and don't show some improvement.
That being said, I don't think he's that good. It might be hyperbole, but imo, he's another on a long list of overrated Wire players.
Over the years we've had to listen to "this players the next big thing" speech for guys like Patton, Currie, Ben Harrison, Philbin and they quite simply didn't live up to it. King, imo, is another of those.
I will give you Patton and Harrison, Sarge. I think it was pretty clear to everyone else that they weren't going to make it. Currie to be fair looked outstanding before his numerous injuries but now is just completely shot and won't tackle with any gusto. Philbin looked like he was going to be a superb second row/prop too at one point prior to his first England call up. King looked like the real deal to me in his 'form' season. Good in the air, strong, good tackler and capable of getting over the line but for whatever reason, players at Warrington make a good start then all always seem to just down tools for whatever reason.
Statistics: Posted by Pie_Eyter — Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:03 pm — Replies 62 — Views 5138
