Aaaanyway. Marc Herbert. Will he continue to average 1.6 assists per game?

yes. he's the main attacking option in our team and will continue to create tries for us.

although if we start spreading the ball wider instead of expecting 2nd rowers to crash on to the ball then our (in theory) will be cashing in on more assists.

There's no reason why not.

Fair enough, he's still a fairly new half over here and the opposition maybe haven't worked him out yet, but as he works regularly with his team mates he'll only improve. The quicker we can get Briggs back in at 6 and Kearney back at fullback, the sooner that process can continue and the sooner we can kick on, for my money.

Thanks Bullseye, and a couple of posts down below comparing Herbert and Deacon, for some good points. Coaches, RL or otherwise, work on stats first, not prejudices, and will work with the players accordingly to improve those stats. OK Baby Face was an organiser, but is the scrum half the only position that can organise in RL? Andy Farrell at LF was a pretty good organiser, so I say that someone with that ratio of assists and number of tackles can expect one of his team mates to be doing the organisation, otherwise what the F are they doing?

But only when the forwards laid the foundation?

Is that not the main basis for any half back organiser? They play off the pack?

Hopefully we will see a dazzling performance from him tonight although I'm sure some people will find another person to have a good old moan about........

Hang on, I see what you've done there, and I'm worried. On one interpretation, you've admitted that, in certain circumstances, you reckon Deacon may have been our organiser.

Are you unwell? I think you need a stiff drink to snap out of this mellowing. We'll be in the FC at teatime and I'll see if I can get you back to niggardly normal

There are some nice pubs/bars on Princess Ave which is walking distance from the KC

It's maybe the thought that I will be outside the Scarboro' taps at 4.30. I won the battle of nerves with my ex-Bradford colleagues about where to drink tonight, otherwise it would have been the FC. Indeed, I was sent a photo of some of said possee in said hostilery not a half hour ago. Bsatards.

Indeed, but nowadays most Friday aways are as much use to me as a chocolate teapot, and sadly I won't getaway from work till after 7, so the agenda is a couple at the FC which is not FC as in "Hull" but FC as in "Fighting Cock". While there we'll phone the curry order in and pick it up on 't way home.

Hate missing any game but Fridays are just a killer.

Looks like we've got our organiser, Danny Softly, can't understand why he didnt play for the first team...

Goes to my school in 6th form. Plays for Dudley Hill U18's. Batemans better.

Who, what?

So he's the player that will move us around the field against Leeds then?

Rather have Bateman than Bodge tbh.

IMO we won't see Bateman till the back end of the year.

Probably wont but he can't be any worse than players like Sibbit?

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I would have said the same had we not drawn Fax in the cup.

Could be a good way to give him some first team experience without high risk.

I've only just realised that Bateman is ooc at the end of this year. Really hope they are making some attempts to get him signed up.

Where have you seen that?

I hope it's not from the Squad page on here, as Silsdenbull just put that up since nobody seemed to know when he was out of contract (if you read his comment on one of the later pages).

We only signed Bateman in June/July last year, so I'd be surprised if his contract is up already.

I saw a thread on the Leeds board about ooc contract players, Bateman was listed. But I imagine the op got his/her info from silsdenbull's thread which is the first place I looked after I saw his name on the list.

So nobody knows when his contract is up?

Newcastle RU want him, that I know.

How doyou know that Mick?

I imagine John and the club probably have a fair idea



But no, none of us on here seem to know. When his signing was announced, along with a load of other juniors (including McAvoy), no contract lengths were mentioned.