If you had a free hand to make some changes who are the players you would keep



I would keep: Lynch, Burgess, Nero, Worrincy (work in progress), Tad, Halley, Langley and thats probably it apart from the youngsters. Any more?

What's your budget for their replacements? That has a big bearing, I'd say?

Add Beaver (1 year) and defo Scruton. Probably Wagga. We all know we need 6,7 and a quality centre and I'd say quality wing sorting urgently?

Forgot Beaver. Scruton and Wagga are OK too. I still think Sheriffe could turn out to be a good signing if confidence levels improve. Maybe instead of signing a new assistent we should send the players to a sports hypnotist - they could instill the missing confidence. Didn't Milward do this at Saints



As for replacement budget the salary cap should take care of that although we'd have to wait for players to come off contract which could be a 2-3 year process at worst. But if confidence can be instilled in the lads rising through the ranks this would be the best option

I'd keep Cook and ditch Worrincy. I'd keep Kopzcak too.

But Worrincy has only been here a season and is still a rough diamond. Cook on the other hand has had countless opportunities to progress and has not taken them. Compare how he and Halley responded after being shipped out to lower clubs - Halley made a name but Cook just came back going through the motions

I'd kick half of the squad if we had the luxury of being able to cut their contracts.

Worrincy is no rough diamond hes a cracked piece of cubc zirconia at best. the guy except for maybe 2 games looks out of his depth, poor signing by macca and part of the dead wood, together with Sherriffe i bet quins board were on the floor ing themselves laughing.

Location: Halifax enough said.

People said the same about Nero but now look at him.

I disagree i thought Cook got better & better towards the back end of last year, but this year seemed to become the scapegoat when things didn't go right, just as happened under the previous coach.

please explain yes i NOW live in halifax and whats that got to do with the price of fish?



Difference with Nero is he was good at Huddersfield, can you say that about Worrincy at quins??

I didn't know Worrincy ever played for Huddersfeild.

Said it when we first signed him, got a bit to excited after a few tries, now I'm back to him being useless, it wont change again. I'd get rid ASAP, waste of space in my books. Matt Cook is miles better.

Worrincy was a try scoring machine at Quins.

Sorry about the Fax jibe I thought you were a troll.

None, they are all crap.

Once i'd really get rid of would be:

Platt
Deacon
Worrincy
Sheriffe

I don't believe in bad players, there are players with less ability than others but a good coach knows how to counter the deficiencies of players both off and on the field.

just as it's a poor workman who blames his tools, it's a poor coach who blames his players

tbh I still had Koppy down as one of the youngsters. Cook I'd assumed was going since everyone seems to think he is!

23, A youngster?

hardly a Machine
2009 20 8 0 0 0 0
2008 16 8 0 0 0 0
2007 12 1 0 0 0 0
2006 4 1 0 0 0

Granted his try scoring seems to have gotten better but his general play sucks he cant tackle and when he does its more often that not his own friggin player and his positional sense doesnt exist.

You are Nick Zisti and I claim my £5...

he was only on loan for 3 games then was recalled by bradford not exactley much time for a young player to make a name for themselves, especially a forward.

Of course, it's not a veteran is it?

Compared to me he is...

And yes...you don't realise just how fast time flies when you get older. Will come to you one day my son...

If it was a choice between Cook & Worrency id take Cook, but i think we are stuck with Worrency for another year where as Cooks contract is up, i think, and with the amount of young backrow talent coming through we cant afford to keep both so i assume Cook is going.