The number of fans who say this is amazing as Smith has done everything in his power to make sure Clarke plays. I think he will be a certainty for the 17 next season.

I still think there might be one more signing and that signing will be a certain specialist 13.

what does higham add what monas doesn't is that he is good impact from the bench and can chage the game like he did against huddersfield. what does clarke add what monas doesn't = nothing. moving monas to 7 to accomodate clarke might work once but t doesn't consistently. plus claarke is the only 1 of the 3 not to get offered a contract under smith.

Cunningham's made a lot of players look very stupid over the years. Both better and worse than Clarke. To be done by him from 2 yards out is no disgrace, he's made it his trademark try over 16 or so years...

That despite TS saying there won't be?

I think you'll find the best hooker in SL was selected for the Dream Team.

It's funny how depending what camp someone is in, they will harp on about Jon Clarke having a bad game in either the two play-off matches, while focussing on Micky Higham's (impressive) impact in the Giants match and ignoring the fact that he was our weakest player at Wembley; or ignore the fact that Michael Monaghan has been in very indifferent form since the semi final blindly calling him "the best hooker in SL"...

I can accept people just don't like Jon Clarke. It happens to players who do unglamorous work for many years without being flash about it. Look at Mike Wainwright as another derided by fans who didn't bother to actually watch what he put into a match...

I don't think anybody is ignoring monaghan's form since the semi as it has been poor by his usual standards. But, and this is only a hunch, i think it might have something to do with him playing at scrum half and not hooker.

Thats got nothing to do with monaghan not even playin hooker but playing half back????????????

Owned.

Monagan must play at 9.