This thing about bigger and better squads. I am a big Tigers fan but I am sorry but anyone who thinks we have got a bigger and better squad than Wakeys needs a wake up call.

I have been saying all season that our big problem this year is our lightweight squad in terms of numbers. We will do all right whilst we keep our numbers intact but the minute we get any sort of injuries or unavailabilities, which all teams at some time or another are going to get, we are going to be in big trouble.

This was borne out on Friday. We had three players out in McGoldrick, Ferres and Jones. The only others we've got apart from them are Ryan Boyle, Ryan Clayton and James Ford and with due respect to the last two named, they are hardly going to set SL alight to say the least.

Out of the Wakey team that comprehensively mauled us were Jamie Stosic, Ricky Bibey, Luke George, Richard Moore, Frank Winterstein, Tevita Latu, Matthew Peterson and Jamie Rooney, eight players who are largely all proven at the highest level.

Yeah whilever we get our best 17 or so out, we will go alright but thats not going to happen. If we want to compete over the whole season and not just the start or certain periods of it, we need another three SL qualitish players.

Wakey I am afraid to say at present, are far better equipped to compete and go the distance than we are.

Never said you weren't! You're doing very well, its just your squad looks a little vulnerable, steer clear of injuries and continue with your good form then you should make the 8.

It does, but its not that simple, everything about the players improves beyond recognition, look at Wilkes as a great example.

Strength, fitness, skill level, team ethic.....can Kear improve all this? He must have a great set up to back him up. Fair play to him, and Trinity.

Paul Broadbent does a lot of work with the forwards, people tend to forget about him, Beans was a top forward in his day and people often forget about him. Our fitness and conditioning coach Colin Sanctuary is also top notch - he regularly has the lads (particularly the forwards) in for extra work before training begins. Credit must also go the players for wanting it so much and having the willingness to go in for the extra sessions and also for listening to what the coaches have to say and and taking things on board.

We all know how bad Richie Moore looked when he was diagnosed with Crohnes but you should see him now he looks as fit as ever, Richard has stuck to the medical advice he has been given re diet etc and he has worked extremely hard with colin to build his fitness levels up, what they have achieved is nothing short of miraculous!

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broadbent has done wounders with all are forwards, e.g wilkes, moore, bibey ect.