APOLOGIES to Henry Paul. Pre-season I said he was past it.
Well as Warrington and now Hull KR will testify he’s far from it.
Missing Mark McLinden and Scott Hill for both games and Danny Orr for the Wire slog, Paul has been asked to step up and he’s done it.
I watched him pulling the strings on Saturday and while there are better players in the Quins side – Rob Purdham was superb – our Henry was never far from the thick of it.
Ok, he still passes the ball like Dwain Chambers but that’s what spells on the dark side do for you.
I also implied at the start of the season that Warrington coach Paul Cullen talked nonsense. I’m sticking with that.
After one try in their last two games how much longer will the Wolves stick with him?
It’s not football and they are still fourth in the table so there’ll be no mid-season madness sacking.
But unless they win something I fear there’ll be a new face at the Tesco car park next season.
Graham Murray is my bet. He’s been released by North Queensland Cowboys for next season and has experience of Super League with Leeds.
More importantly he can coach and a Warrington side with someone who can do that at the helm will be an entirely different prospect to the current mob.