Oops looks like you've let your true colours slip there SP. The problem with you is for whatever reason you don't like Sinfield and will take whatever opportunity to knock him, question his place in the team, etc.

IMO the problem lays squarely in the fact that the pack we are fielding week in week out is not giving us a platform to let the halfbacks & Sinfield do the job they are on the field to do. Whether this is down to a reluctance by the coaching staff / management to embrace the "wrestling" techniques required in the modern game, a lack of ability in the current players to carry out these techniques or somewhere in between.

Again IMO, I feel that this is the area which needs the greatest shake up next year. There could conceivably be a high turnover of players in the pack next year (IIRC Kirke, Bailey, Burgess, Kylie all OOC, Buderus rumoured to be leaving, Cross' face appearing not to fit - that's 6 players who have all had significant game time this year potentially not being here), added to the fact that we could also be losing 2 of our most experienced backs in Webb and Senior. If this is the case then the last thing I would want to be doing is asking a new half back partnership to come in and try to be successful.

In regards to McDermott, ideally he would be given a chance to succeed with his own squad and players that he has had a hand in recruiting, however, taking into account some of the decisions he has made this year, I am not convinced that I would be comfortable with him being responsible for the number of changes which require making.

I have never once questioned Sinfield's place on the side - just his influence - for me 3 out ever six plays going through him is too much and all teams have to do is pressure him and the attack cannot function. This would be OK is it were Benji Marshall - but it isn't. More variety is required and a half with a serious kicking game is a must.

If we had a more robust pack that would help for sure but it will not sort the attack which is pedestrian and predictable at best. The game has moved on since this worked - you either change the way you attack - something that is impossible with the current set up or you change the personnel.

As for changes - if the team sees 2/3 I will be amazed - GH will not sign new players when he can resign cheaper existing players.

With the way Leeds play, ie a halfback on each side of the pitch, isn't it inevitable that one of them will see the ball on 3 tackles out of 6?

The only alternative would be to sling it from side to side, which given the number of metres our pack makes would be suicide. Oh hang on a minute...

It may be me being optimistic, however, I can see a number of changes being made. IMO if you are making wholesale changes then I wouldn't want to be throwing new halfbacks into the middle of this. I would concentrate on sorting the pack and threequarters while you still have McGuire, Burrow and Sinfield, then in 2-3 years when these three need replacing the new halfbacks are coming into a settled side and will have much more chance to succeed.

leuluai's in great form and seriously, bailey to replace him.

Burgess could replace kylie but can't see him staying