not just early on, all the time while he was at the MINERs

so we play him at fullback and just leave Stu (probably the one of the best fullbacks outside of superleage) out?

BTW i only take the mick when it deserves it



nickey taking is allowed as long it doesnt get nasty

Stand off at New Springs wasn't he?

Makes no difference what we think anyway its up to the coach .

Think thats what I was getting at. As good as he is now, would you play him at stand off.

...however as DJ says, its down to the coach and not us

Point im making wbk is hes a full back and definately not a back rower. Fair enough on the banter though chief, i don't mind you taking the 'nickey' out of me.

you can have the fastest player in the world playing but if he doesn't get any ball?????

Or can`t catch it.

Quiz question. Whilst I am aware we do not have the fastest winger in the world I wonder who is the player who never passes the ball ? The lads I go to games with will get it I'm sure.I have told them often enough.

Well, at least he could fulfil one function - chasing back and stopping Batley, Dewsbury etc. speedmen!

Thats intruiging wonder who you mean.

Interesting comments re AJ but for me he is an out and out second row, you need pace in the pack as well you know and AJ would be a cracker given an injury free run imo.

So we go with a second row of AJ and Littler ?

Might work and we could score lots of points.

I think we will have options and cover and if the duals are forwards we will have double cover always better to be safe than sorry Frank

AJ for L/F?..........Taylor and Littler 2nd Row.

would like to see more of a ball handling LF - but of course they are are a rare breed these days...

Thats were I think AJ would be best ......good pace and skills etc (next Bristow IMO)

'Kid' called Thomason played at 13 for The Miners last week looked a good prospect, I think he played for our academy a couple of years ago.

Maybe next season we could go for Rhys Williams as a dual signing,he's played about five games on the wing for Warrington and is the top scorer for Wales in the four nations. He's fast and skilfull.
Warrington signed him a couple of years ago from Scarlets academy and they have just signed his younger brother who is also like s**t of a shovel.Because of the number of good players at Warrington he hardly gets a look in.

Heard he's been tipped to challenge for the first team at Wire soon but certainly an option on dual, particularly if we played Blythe inside of him (so long as one or both weren't recalled too regularly!)

Williams is 1 of the names I`ve heard that is coming to us on Duel from Wire.

As long as Riley is on the wing he may struggle to get a regular game. they did try Riley at fullback and it didn't work.

Spoke to him a few times and seems a nice bloke, never seen him on the ale even though he lives in Mold were nobody would recognise him as a rugby player.

It sounds like a different game plan from last season as it says in this weeks Journal that Ian's emphasis on the pre-season training is strength & increased body mass

Still no pace but will be able to run further.

Tom Armstrong has signed on a dual from Saints so that will 'beef up' the centres.