We can all look forward to next year now. I'm sure all of us have already started picking our starting 13 ... and it looks exciting.
But ... there is a big question in the backs. Are we getting anyone else? or are we shuffling what we have. My current seven are Russell, Lineham, Ratchford, Atkins, Penny, Gidley, Sandow ... lots of attacking ability. But I've got a feeling Gidley is earmarked for Full Back. An extra body would change the whole thing. Any ideas?

Definitley one more coming. Maybe 2.

I can see us lining up like this:

Russell
Lineham
Ratchford
Atkins
Evans
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clark
Dodds
Westwood
Hughes
Currie

Subs:

Dwyer
Sims
Harrison
?

I'm such a Penny fan!

Evans, really how long before he will be crocked again, he should be one for an early exit!

I was told on Saturday that we're still after another prop.

We are short of a prop and a strike centre.

And Sandow needs to step it up. He still doesn't look fit enough to me.

Hopefully next season we will also have academy players to draw from to bolster the first team,but any bodies being offloaded need to include the perennially injured, who should have been binned before some that have been shown the door.

Yeah Sandow needs a good pre-season, get him fully match fit. Definitely short of a prop (the bigger the better)

From what I've seen so far, Jack Johnson is ready to go at full back.

If only Roy could have played all season like he did last night we wouldn't need another prop , such a shame

Could be a betting scam placed 2 years ago. Roy lengthening the odds of scoring in his last 2 games for the Wire.

Russell has to play for me. He adds so much from returning the ball, builds a lot of momentum. Him with Lineham and Penny would be a fast back three with descent a lot of meters in them. Atkins has picked up of late and can be very good and you have to squeeze Ratchford in somewhere so the centre's are pretty set I would think (due to nobody better being redily available)

If it was tomorrow I'd pick

Russell
Lineham
Ratchford
Atkins
Penny
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clark
Sims
Currie
Highes
Westwood

Dwyer
Dodds
Harrison
B Evans

I'm hoping there's one or two still to come, a prop preferably.

I'd have Penny over Evans (what has Evans done to make himself a first teamer here?). And I'd fill your question mark with Joe Phlibin who I really rate highly.

I would go with:

Russell
Lineham
Ratchford
Atkins
Penny
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clark
Sims
Hughes
Westwood
Currie

Dwyer
Dodds
Harrison
Philbin

I would go:

Russell
Lineham
Ratchford
Atkins
Penny
Gidley
Sandhow
Hill
Clark
dodds
Simms
Westwood
Currie

Harrison
Hughes
Dwyer
England

I think we've been outmuscled this year in the pack so let's go into next year season with some beef.

I've heard Justin Carney maybe on his way to Warrington.

Carney is a top player, but where would that leave Penny with Lineham probably ranked 1st winger next season?

I thought the rumour was that he was going to Hull.

No room for Jack Johnson?

I'd have him on the fringes ready to play. He's been great for us but I'd stick with Russell for the time being.

Jack Johnson has been really impressive, so much so that R Evans must now be categorised as a centre with Johnson and Ormsby ranking above him on the wings. Rhys should knuckle down and try and get his body ready to play. He's not lacking in ability, just can't get a decent run together to build form.

Johnson has got all the skills and there looks to be more to come with experience, if Russell is to make the first team I would like to see him improve his handling/off loading skills he seems to have everything else.

I am puzzled also.

2 more players coming in i reckon.

Overheard a conversation this morning (not an inside knowledge statement, earwigging in Sainsburys) that Craig Kopszac has been approached. The fella was saying that he is out of contract and available.

Not sure if it's just idle chit chat or whether there is something in it. Can anyone confirm? Is he even out of contract? Could he do a job?