You cling to your hope

I think you'll need a lot more hope than us, TBH.

Like I said

You cling to your hope

Aren't you getting bored

Aren't you? Joining a frustrating discussion.

anyone else got a starting 17 line up?!

Mamo
McIntosh
Gaskell
Leroy
Jerry
Brierley
Brough
Rapira
Hinchy
Wakeman
Symonds
Ikahihifo
Lawrence

Subs:
Leeming
Ta'ai
Clough
Ferguson

It's quite hard due to the competition in the squad, i've had to leave out the likes of Murphy, Roberts, O'Brien, Smith, Ormsby, Mason etc, then with the young players we could almost put out 2 competitive teams this year!!

Not a frustrating discussion.

Just a difference of opinion - let it go.

Have you got Jerry playing left wing there?

Correct.

got them wrong way round



Mamo
Jerry
Leroy
Gaskell
McIntosh

Good luck for next season, you've earned it.

Looking forward to a visit to LSV.

I'll forgive yer.

Mamo
murphy
Gaskell
Leroy
Jerry
Brierley
Brough
Rapira
Hinchy
Wakeman
Symonds
Taai - who was a star in the panto last night.
Lawrence

Subs:
leeming/AOB
Smith
Roberts
Ikahihifo

Plenty of squad depth this year.

I'm optimistic this year as cover in most roles and a coach that has a sense of direction.

Plus it suits us better when we are not favourites and are under the radar. Other than brough not a team of superstars - hopefully just more of a team this year.

Bring it on.

Not a team of recognised or credited super stars
Leroy is world class, as is Jerry

still a few people wanting to see hinchcliffe at hooker then despite us having leeming and obrien



i dont think the rotating of hinchy to loose and the hooker half way through games worked last season for us

No I think Hinchy rotating was half our problem, put him at 13 where he is best imo

Spell him on the bench not at 9!

heres hoping

Mamo
Jerry
Leroy
Gaskell
Murphy
Brough
Brierley
Rapira
Leeming
Wakeman
Symonds
Ta'ai
Hinchcliffe

O'Brien
Roberts
Seb
Smith

I am much happier with the squad now with decent depth and competition. Only one place for Hinchy and that is 13. No place for Lawrence in my top 17, great defensively but we have others with that quality but have that little more edge in offence. Could have been Smith, Clough or Mason for number 17 because non really stand out to me.

Two concerns I have are that I am not sure our Props in the round will be competitive enough consistently enough and left centre still bothers me a little. Hope I am wrong on both counts.

What I do like is the pace in the side and potential support play from Brierley, Mamo and Symonds which I have never thought we have been fantastic exponents of in the past.

Looking forward to the season now

Id kinda agree with that
Gaskell needs to prove his capability that he showed in the past

Wakeman is unknown so far so needs to step up

Rapira carried us last season, he has nothing to prove imo

Seb, Taai can be brutal at prop and the young forwards did excellently last season

What will be really important is that the team play like they want to be there and they want to win, that will win those tight games we threw away last season

yes last sentence and the fitness!

hope we stop with the penalties that we gave away under anderson too

Concern about Gaskell as a centre,as we know centre is so important in terms of the team in terms of tackles they are required to make,and the decision making.Maybe why we are tipped for 8th at best.Nowt against him but thought he was known as a half back.

Wardles defence was pretty poor to be fair, misses one on one tackles quite a bit