Eye on the Ball

Put a plug in talent drain!

WATCHING Lee Mossop, from Whitehaven, cap an excellent performance with a cracking try for Huddersfield in the Super League brought it all home again: the talent drain.

Last updated 10 June 2009
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Kyle has that X-factor

ON a hot afternoon when I half expected Gregg McNally to have a fair crack at Vince Gribbin’s six tries in a match scoring record, it was ironic that a forward should steal the show.

Last updated 3 June 2009
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Rockin’ and rollin’ at the Rec

NO sooner had the directors given us some upbeat message about the future then the players go and put a proverbial foot in it slumping to another dumb defeat at rock bottom Batley.

Last updated 27 May 2009
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The French Connection

IF anyone was getting a little frustrated that Whitehaven seemed more about selling than buying players, then now we now why.

Last updated 20 May 2009
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Haven aim to slay another former boss

NEVER lose the faith – Pride, passion and fire proved more than a match for Paul Cullen’s game-plan which floundered against Haven’s ferocious offensive defence.

Last updated 13 May 2009
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Can Haven rise off sickbed for TV?

THE sun shone in Toulouse, but not on Whitehaven. Four defeats in a row.....and a team already riddled with injuries.

Last updated 6 May 2009
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Will Haven stop the rot or face the chop?

NO hiding places across the channel for Whitehaven. Preparation and performance for both players and coaches must be spot on if the rot’s to be stopped in Toulouse.

Last updated 29 April 2009
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A Freudian slip?

IS this a suitable case for psychoanalysis – or will a collective kick in the pants suffice?

Last updated 22 April 2009
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IF Haven persist in starting matches like the proverbial tortoise, they’re not going to see, let alone make, the finishing line. No matter the heroics and how many hat-tricks the elusive pimpernel – Gregg McNally – manages to score!

Last updated 15 April 2009
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A golden egg or will Haven be shell shocked?

WILL the golden Easter egg roll Whitehaven’s way spring-boarding a genuine 2009 championship title challenge?

Last updated 8 April 2009
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Sacre bleu! Haven just escape guillotine

THERE wasn’t a Toulouse sausage in sight at The Recre on Saturday evening but for quite a long while it looked as though Haven were in for a champion-ship-stuffing from the new boys across the channel.

Last updated 1 April 2009
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Scent of victory!

AS headlined in this column last week, Whitehaven did their talking on the field at Featherstone and head coach Ged Stokes answered his critics in the most emphatic way.

Last updated 25 March 2009
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Let Haven do the talking on the field

WHAT price a half back topping Whitehaven’s try chart this season?

Last updated 18 March 2009
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Calling all the heroes

ANYONE correctly writing the script for last weekend’s Carnegie Challenge Cup ties deserve to pick up a lottery jackpot.

Last updated 11 March 2009
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How the other half live

IT’S going to be an eye-opener for Whitehaven at Leigh on Sunday – in more ways than one.

Last updated 25 February 2009
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Don’t settle for second best

IF Whitehaven is to have a Sports Village, then it must also have a Super League stadium.

Last updated 18 February 2009
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Time to kick ass!

THINGS are definitely moving although not as fast as some would like. I speak of Pow Beck and the prospect of top class sports and leisure facilities of which a state-of-the art stadium suitable for elite rugby league (and community use) is jewel in the crown.

Last updated 11 February 2009
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Do we really want Super League?

NO disgrace, no humiliation in shipping more than half a century of points in the Bradford Bulls stampede, but on a cold day it was a chilling reminder of the strides Whitehaven still have to make to have a side capable of plying a decent trade in Super League.

Last updated 4 February 2009
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