How did Marsh, Ainscough and Davies play yesterday. Rumour has it that Ainscough may be heading your way on a permanent contract. (I don't know how true that is)

I didn't go the Leigh game, but through the past couple of weeks if we hadn't have had the Wigan players mainly Davies, I dred to think were we would be.

Davies is on Chris Hills fireplace,as a BOOKEND.



:lol along with gannon and haggerty.:

Ainscough was solid, Marsh scored a good try from backing up but didnt really have enough quality ball to work with (our half backs were awful yesterday) and Ben continues to be awesome, i would love to see him in a Vikings shirt permanently.

Ainscough would be a decent signing for us, Gaskell may find he's on the outer if he does sign.

Davies more than held his own yesterday, Haggerty and Pickersgill are both unfit and have only played one game prior.

It's good to beat the big guns isnt it Charlie.

How would you know

You're wins have come against Dewsbury x 2, 'Haven x 2, Keighly, Batley and Sheffield. Just one win against any of the 6 teams above you implies you're not one of the "big guns" this season.

Does not help with bad recruitment and a coach who plays his friends.Pickersgill and Haggerty should be playing reserves and Varkulis,Heckenberg and Houghton should be in the first team.Hulme should play scrumhalf rather than Coyle and Netherton is crap.Allen is better when not the captain, and i feel sorry for Smith as he should be starting.Who is to blame?The coach who makes these decisions, and is probably upsetting the morale in the team.My motto is play players on form and wonder why the reserves won well against leigh?Due to Cullen not playing the better players in the first team.

With Ainscoughs neat touch with the feet yesterday for his try he might have a future in the Premier League! Sadly for him, I don't think his defence is good enough to make him a top SL player - even at this level, too many tries go against us down his side. He's a great strike player and finisher, but these days wingers need to be able to deal with kicks out wide and he often comes up short. Perhaps something he can work on?

Davies is great, and if he builds on what he has could turn into a really top player.

Jury out on Marsh, as pointed out above, but showed good turn of pace for his try.

Our biggest loss this year was Farrell. Great for the lad himself, but him breaking into your first team was a bad result for us! Still, it was pretty obvious early on he was too good a player to be in this league and had he stayed with us, some of our narrow defeats would have been victories.

Iwonder how you know that after who you have beaten this season?As for King Cull,his team selection beggars belief some times,ithink he suffers from Wigan blindness,Hagg and Gannon are past it,Pickersgill aint up to it and Davies has CHRIS HILL posters on his bedroom wall,the season could be OVER for Wignes after Thursday,what an upset for Mr o Connor,could be heads will roll?Or he might do what he did at Chester.

and what did he do at chester go shopping

Ben davies needs more game time at widnes you were playing with 2 props who are not fit and ben is sat on the bench.

Well he didnt go racing.

Vaughn.... your thinking of Mr S Vaughn.

What has happened to Varks? He has gone from been in the top two centres in the league to been a bit part player in a poor team.

You are RIGHT Chris im mistaken and apologise to Mr o Connor,it was Mr Vaughan

Dont think Richs face fits at the moment Greg, hes still a top bloke though,as Arnie used to say HE WILL be back.

There was some suggestion that Varks has been playing with an injury and through the pain barrier whilst the squad was a little threadbare and that with a few players returning he has a chance to recuperate a little.

He's been outstanding for us since coming into the first team and is playing like a veteran at the moment for us. I've been saying for the past couple of weeks that I don't honestly think i've seen a player come into our first team at such a young age and look so comfortable. He's scored 7 trys in 12 appearences and his defence is unbreakable at times. He really does look a very very exciting prospect and i'd be hugely suprised if he doesn't get international honours within the next 2 or 3 years.

I just hope these stints with yourselfs will bring on guys like Davies and Marsh in the same way. They're both very highly rated and playing in the Championship can only do them the power of good.

Davies is in the squad for the Leeds game on Friday night so that will be a good test for him if he gets the nod.

Farrell has to be one of the best young backrowers I've ever seen. Like you said Nicky, he plays the game like a veteran. Top, top player - can we have him back now?

You should get Davies back pretty soon. He only got a short stint tonight but I thought he did a good solid job. He's a comitted runner thats for sure.

As for Farrell you can have him for the next 2 challenge cup weekends