You stand in the corner of a stadium that doesn't exist anymore?

He was unreal when he first broke into the first team

his try and at Sts was the fastest I had seen anyone run, he had to slow down to put the ball down



For some reason though he lost that pace which set him apart from others so I dont really see the point on him coming back when hes not a quick, the Penny of 07/08 would be a different story.

I've watched him at the LSV two or three times this year. He is still rapid and doesn't jump out of the defensive line in the way he used to. Hard to judge him but he does seemed to have improved his positioning and game awareness. He still has the habit of backing his pace in all situations. Not a bad thing in the Championship but one that could get him in trouble if he were to return to SL.

Hes played for a few teams since he left us, doesnt seem to of been able to hold down a spot, which even when he left us I thought Widnes, Wakey or London would of kept him if he still had that finishing touch.



I just cant see this being true, Smith wasnt even a fan of his at his best.

Interesting that you have probably seen more of him than the rest of us. I only saw him play one game, and he did seem a lot more street wise than when he was with us. But what did you mean by ' backing his pace in all situations' ?

Not passing ?

I just love the casual style you used there.

I haven't seen him play any games this season, so I'm not commenting on whether he would be a good signing or not, however if he does sign for the Wire, I would back Tony Smith's judgement rather than some on here, who seem to be relying on things they watched several years ago.

After going to watch Swinton this evening I was reminded of one thing about Kevin Penny; he scores tries that send a shiver down your spine and to be honest are tries I'm not sure anybody else is capable of scoring.

Doh!

Go on then - marks out of 10 for his try v Williams and Mendieka's efforts. Which was the best?

From what I remember ...(every try is a good one)



Penny - 7/10 loose pass from nanyn picked up on halfway by penny and ran diagonally under the posts - no one got near him.



Williams 9/10 - nice chip kick from Burke (corrected from harvey) turned the defence, gathered in on the burst by Mendieka who fed on to Williams to run in to the corner.



Mendieka - 5/10 dropped on a blocked grubber kick.



Penny has been excellent all year but in the last 5 weeks and with a run in the team Williams too has been excellent.



Mendieka certainly has an eye for a try at this level.



Ps Rhys Evans won man of the match at full back.

Evans is back playing again?