"Hello Karl, I thought you had Swine flu?"

Whilst I can see what you are getting at, and putting in a good performance can by no means be a bad thing, impressing against Doncaster still means close to knack all about his SL credentials.

He might be the best option we have, but I think the only SL evidence of him at 6 is justifiable reason for people to have concerns.

Not sure about that reply, seems a bit vague. Is it an acknowledgement that our rugby isn't good enough to score more, or is he still convinced by our tactics but thinks we don't execute it clinically enough?

I read it that we wont use the injured half backs as an excuse tbh.

Hope so. We need to get out of this mentality that without our first choice halfbacks we have to resort to dour 'tactics'.

Fair enough. Just seems that, given what we have available, the selection of Turner at 6 for the opening fixture isn't reason to declare the season over.

What was also mentioned was a 'player’s charter' is in place, after a question was asked in regards of Radford’s conduct against Leeds. Agar said he was "disappointed with the RfL after a certain player was cited 10 times and never received a reprimand. In his words, " Radders should have stood up and then decked him"

Nicholas has damaged his knee ligaments and could be out for up to 4 weeks.

No, too early to write the season off, I agree. But I have to admit, it doesn't excite me either. This is the most apathetic I've ever been going into the start of the season and I find it worrying.

Thought he said possibly cartilage and may need a clean out

They said that club hope to podcast the whole event tomorrow or the day after!

Yes, he was spotted hobbling around Chapel Allerton Hospital in Leeds yesterday afternoon

You are probaly right Neil, and it's my Guinness addled brain that's at fault.

Agar frustrated about Calders and Lynn as wingers both being injured last year. His half back back-up plan last year was darling Whiting at fullback and Tansey to the halves. Unless we sign a half he inferred Tansey, Turner and Westerman can cover although he did say he sees Westerman as a loose man. Washy looks to be hooker relief. Williams looks to be very much in the plan and could be travelling to Cas on Sunday. He's not working at present so is 'filling time in' training with the first team. Oh, and Westerman's sweet but hasn't a clue about what the derby means. He'll learn

said he had recieved a voicemail to ring pope,so guess he may have had the results of the scan he had yesterday

rangi wasn't there tonight then,or are we parading him to the fans on sunday

No but Westerman must have been fed up at the end at the number of fans that told him to get his boozing mate signed up!!

Would suggest that Westy won't start at loose man in the first few games.

Agar also confirmed the departure of Simon Pope said he had been head hunted by GB rowing team and that the after the Cas and KR game he would leaving us with our best wishes, and that nothing was done underhand and he leaves on good terms.

At the end of the day, a young aussie could come over on a working holiday visa. As long as he pays his tax. hmmm

wasn't that why the crusaders players got deported?

Dunno, but it is a legal way to work in the UK, and they always had it better that we did, the other way around.

i just want an explanation of what "Vitriolic" means