The difference is that Kear can get any sort of team motivated to win matches and can change tactics easily when needed. I don't think Matterson is as skilled in that area?



I think we'll manage though.

Oh f*ck.

Broken Arm

hudson fractured arm. Ferres and feather torn quads.

Kyle Wood local lad doing great at Sheffield would be great off the bench to rotate with Netherton or even put Chase to 9 and run with Wood at 6

How many you missing ?? doesnt seem like much of a crisis 3 or 4 players isnt too bad.

why do people think we can just turn up to national league clubs and bugger off with their best players for a month? They are not feeder clubs who exist to keep sl clubs happy.

I think we will be ok. Hudson is a loss (losing your captain is a blow) but we have options. Chase moving into dummy half to rotate with Netherton, Goldy switching to halfback, we have Sione who can cover 6, Netherton can aswell. That is the thing i like about the squad this year. Allthough it is small, it is versatile. I dont expect a win against Saints, but i hope we can produce a display that is respectable. BTW what is wrong with Boyle?

feather
widders
jones
ferres
hudson
evans
clayton



maybe some others depending on how rehab goes this week.

sounds like your in love with Kyle Wood

Because that's the way of the world Therailwayendisuponus, in every walk of life people will try get themselves a better job and if given a window of opportunity by a Superleague club, who can blame the player. We lost a lot of really good players to Superleague clubs as a result of being in the National League - Brough, Lynch, Godwin, Manu, Tony, Hudson, to name a few, I know circumstances were slightly different, but we had to accept it.

The majority of lower league players have a get out clause in their contract that will allow them to come to Superleague, and after all the overwhelming majority of them are part time players and a chance to be a full time pro is a chance of a lifetime, with much greater earning potential, the chance of international honours and no more 9 to 5.

You may not class this as good news, but Ryan Clayton was expecting to be available this week

What's up with Stuart Jones? We had injuries at the back end of last season so put Jones to Hooker and he was awesome, would be a great stand-in for Raz.

Been injured. Think he's facing a fitness test tomorrow.

Kyle Wood is no better than the reserve stand off.

Why don't the club try the novel idea of promoting their part time reserve players while players are injured.

I think most of our reserves are very young kids and not ready for Superleague yet, in many other Superleague clubs the reserves have a fair smattering of contracted squad players (our squad not big enough for that), who can make the step up. A number of our reserves will make the grade but they are kids and not quite ready yet. That said, TM has come out and said we can manage at the moment with the players we've got, but who knows if any negotiations are ongoing for short term fixes to our injury crisis

I know about your reserves i have seen four of there games this season and there is a couple of lads around the 20 age who should be given a chance in stead of bringing some one from the lower leagues.

I think I'd agree with that, you've seen more of the reserves than myself, but the idea of franchising is/was to give youngsters a chance.
It's the only way they gain experience, and as long as they are deemed good enough it is worth giving them a chance. I'm sure at least 2 of those 3 young Bulls players in the squad to play Wire will be chomping at the bit to impress, and will hopefully impress Steve McNamara enough to retain a place when some of the big names return from injury.

Having said that, I think having a relatively small squad we were told to expect the possibility of a mid-season recruit or depending on how things went. However, I would definately only bring in somebody if they were for the long term, not just a quick fix. If a quality player becomes available then I would like us to bring somebody in, but if it is an average player on a quick fix deal- then I'd sooner play one of the academy.

like wakefield did

Like Cas have done already?

Have we still got Sean Johnson?

He left us at the beginning of last year didn't he? I think he went to.. Doncaster?

He plays for Cas lock lane (i think)

WHEN
you have been nearly FULL strength so far