Friday Stevo

I've just returned from the Dentist, bastard isn't even a real doctor, went to Dundee! The place that invented the cake of the same name no less. Who are they to preach about teeth? I don't even like Dundee Cake, too dry. However, here is Stevo to keep us moist with an update on the weekend's games.

It's a relief he does this, i'm far too busy avoiding work to research what may happen myself. Instead I need a 60 yearr old man to fill my working day with good old fashioned cliches and poor writing. I am not being sarcastic.

OK, Hull KR showed the Robins will be no chickens and will not be stuffed by anyone this season but Daniel Anderson will know his players just didn't perform in that first half.

First of all, who starts a paragraph off with OK? Also, Robins will be no chickens and will not be stuffed??? That is too much hard work to be funny, all awesome stuff though. Unlike other ex-pro columns I really don't believe this is ghost written, call it a hunch, call it a headache from reading the previous paragraph, call it what ever you want. Stevo writes this himself and for public consumption (all whilst being paid!).

Stevo treats the written word like he treated the Australian's in Lyon on the 11th November 1972 - hard, brutal, no mercy, unwavering. It is a man's man way of writing. I love it. One try is all you need.

They know they have still got quality right across the park, but from what I saw - and it is not fair to make an assessment on the first week of the season - I wonder whether that power and back-up from the forwards is still there.

He is right, it is not fair to make an assessment. Fortunately he has not made one, he has asked some sort of rhetorical question. I must state for the record that I do like Stevo's inability to sit on the fence, he is paid to give us his opinions and he does, which is a refreshing change from almost every other commentator. However, I wouldn't mind him backing his opinions up now and again. Why is there no power? Is it age? Is it injury? Give us a clue! Maybe you have a remedy for these ills Dr Stevo? No? Shame. Must have gone to Dundee University.

If there is a weakness in this Warrington line-up it is that some of their forwards do tend to miss tackles. Maybe they are trying too hard to force the issue, may be it is frustration but to my mind, at times they just don't read the game very well and it will be up to Paul Cullen to improve that.

He has a more than excellent point, Warrington finished second in missed tackles in 2007 with 48. Which was the only team worse with 54? err...Saints. Oh well! Not to worry, Warrington obviously have the problem, especially now they have Morley back to full fitness (something missing from round 2 of last season onwards for large periods).

I guess, in his defence, I am using a crappy stat to try and undermine him. But he raised the issue! Anyway, missed tackles as a proportion of all tackle attempts is so low, 0.7% Saints case (this can not be right by the way - just can not be) that does it mean anything at all? And of those small occassions, how many led to tries or anything else of importance?

I'm prattling on, damn anaesthetic from the Dentist is making me drowsy. I'm off for a nap.