My complaints with Clarke are not just to do with last night and in the past i've defended him, always thought his workrate and defence was good, my opinion though is this looks a season too far for him, yes there are squad players but now he just looks way below what we need and he stands out like a sore thumb. I actually feel for the guy, he's like the lame dog, suffering and the owners refuse to put him down out of misguided love.

He shouldn't be used as a scapegoat for Hudds but we should realise he's bringing nothing to the table and Hooker in this day is probably the most important position on the field in terms of go forward.

Couldn't agree more, I've always tried to defend him but he doesn't do enough for a side challenging for titles.

And me but Clarke does look like a player at the end of tenure at the club. He doesn't seem to be doing anything particularly well at the moment.

youd know all about downward slides after watching your trash for the last 10 years plus , hope your looking forward to becoming the new whipping boys of superleague

This. Hit the nail on the head here. I'm afraid their are two more better hookers at Wire than Clarke.

Oh grow Up and read the original post.. Where did I blame Clarke for the loss??? I actually stated I wasnt blaming him to avoid potentail posts like this one?



What I actually asked if should we let him go now and bring another younger hooker in to learn the trade??



FFS

I know full well you didn't say you blamed Clarke for the loss



My point is, why have another thread which picks on one player. Wire fans HAVE to have someone to whinge at.

Collective responsibilty. Clarke wasn't the only one to give away penalties/knock on/pass forwards, yet where are the threads critisising other individuals ????? FFS!!!



After one mistake by Clarke on Fri night, the posts on the Hudds v Wire thread went into meltdown, bang, bang, bang and the thread turned into a kick Clarke whilst he's down, issue.

summed up perfectly.

Not Clarke's fault we lost in theory but yeah, the bloke is gash, and has been for a fair while. Hardly uncommon for me to point that out. He's kind of like a turd in the punch bowl!!



Now I'm not going into the a Higham/Clarke issue as i've trekked down that road a million times. But I hope that no-one can honestly sit there and tell me that Higham wouldn't have been a better option on friday? Yes, he gives silly penalties away at times (which does make my pi$$ itch), but against a big pack which are dominating yours, you need a spark. And that, even if it's the only thing he posseses, is the perfect weapon for situations like friday.



Having said all this however, the collective performance of the team, accompanied by a very very good performance by Hudds, was the reason we lost. They will give a few teams a hiding at Galpharm this season.



And did anybody feel we look like a team lacking in confidence slightly? It certainly appeared that way to me, and its quite astounding.

He forgot his kit!!



Anybody follow what I'm getting at here??

Ah I get it now.. Its My timing your worried about?? I should have waited till the end of the season to make a Clarke out post??



I think you'll find Yes all the Players made Knock ons forward passes gave penalties away.. But Clarke was probably the player on for the shortest time and stuck out like a sore thumb.. However It wasnt this particular game I was refering too .



I do hate to bag a player in his testimonial year. But he just doesnt offer us anything anymore

I am glad you agree.



When Widnes have been in SL as long as Warrington we will have won more trophies.



And, by the way, I live almost 100 miles from Widnes.