The fundamental issue Bobster, is, there doesn't appear to be anybody looking like stepping up in the U20s at the moment.

I'm with Bobbie on this.

Were fine with a combination of Monaghan and Higham, thats whats brought us our success. Clarke adds nothing, we've become a very quick ball playing side and Clarkes very basic slow game will never compliment our style of play.

If we need someone to step into the hooking role after Monaghan and Higham then Louis Anderson can play there, its a position he's played before and its the position that got him noticed as a promising player in the NRL.

Clarke will always be defended on here regardless so i wouldn't bother Bobbie.

I must admit Im not the bst when it comes to being upto date with the u20's But I do watch a lot of the championship games.. One of the young lads plying there trade down there must be worth a shout. Pick the best of the championship and if they want to come Give them a couple of years Working with Mike M and Mick H ..

Huddersfield seem to be good at spotting the championship talent With the Likes of Lunt and McNally to name just a couple..

Surely for what it would coast its worth a crack?

cost**

Maybe it got him noticed, but id rather Clarke there than Louis, Louis is a completely different player now than he was 5 years ago, alá Benny Westwood, he'd be like a fish out of water now at Hooker would Mr Anderson!

Even though JC has given us good service I think it would be a mistake to offer him another deal. The times right to make a change and another deal would just block the path for young hookers coming through the academy. Although he's probably 1 or 2 years off SL Keith Holden looks very lively around the ruck and doesn't shirk a tackle. He lacks size but as a young lad he's probably still got some growing to do. I'd question whether Mickey H is worth another 12 months. Either way I can't see us starting next year with two 30+ year old back up hookers.

Look for another half back from Saints or Widnes?

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I think Tony will rotate the hookers john and mick to save face for him being it his testimonial year.

he can use then against teams... when we need more speed use micky, when we need control use clarke at hooker. NO WHERE ELSE! end of year... goodbye but thank you very much for your service and all you've helped it achieve in your time here!

Can I just clarify?

Can people please pick a letter just so I know
A) offer clarke another contract
B) offer One trick Mick another contract
C) offer both a contract
D) offer neither a contract

Thanks.

a. NO
b. he has a year left
c. Absolutly not
d. Correcamundo

D for me, and get another hooker

McNally!!!!!!!!!!

D

Okay, so we are all in agreememnt that D is the correct answer.

I thought some people were seriously holding Higham up as some kind of wonder (read: good) hooker then. It is painfully obvious that we need a new hooker.

I have said it before but the gap between Monas and Clarke/Higham is frankly embarrassing. I'm sure there are better hookers playing hull this week that are better than them. I'm sure there are better hookers playing newton Storm this weekend than them two. (exaggeration) but we must promote one of the hookers in the under team or as someone has said get a young championship hooker.

tbh, Higham has been living on his (Saints, as understudy to Cunningham) reputation for a number of years, now.
I've rarely been impressed with him in a Wire jersey.

Clarke
Got lucky, that when we were CRIPPLED with injury in 07, he stood out as a great player (when he was just good), because he was surrounded by youngsters who were learning the game, at the time. On the back of it, Cullen gave him a 4 year contract (insanity imo)

Clarke (is now) an average hooker, but (imo) a more than usefull loose forward, who does have guile (see my earlier posts, re lack of flair in our pack) and backs up play.

Higham, is merely (again, just my opinion) a scoot from dummyhalf merchant .

The pair of them don't even get deserved to be mentioned in the same breath as Monaghan M.

Clarke, thanks for your efforts over the decade, your MoM displays, and well done on your Challenge Cup winners medal. It's time for you to move on, now

Ditto for Higham.

WE NEED A NEW HOOKER (if we plan to continue the current SL trend of playing 2 hookers per game)...end of (again, imo)

I don't use this emoticon much but... agree completely.

What is the obsession teams have with playing two hookers? Monaghan is perfectly capable of doing a full 80 minutes.

Why, thank you, jdrocket. Do you want to come and sit on my armchair, and have a Werther's Original?

Hit the nail squarely on't big bit there Lefty.

old suckable ones or the new chewwy ones?

with a line like that, I've just had nice thoughts about Susanna Reid

Apparently you're in good company as Nobby Noble also has liquid thoughts regarding the BBC's dark destroyer. He made his thoughts pubic so public on last weeks RL extra.

Well, that gum chewing, camel impressionist, will just have to wait in the queue, I saw her first.

No he can't. He's awful after about an hour if he isn't interchanged.