For what its worth delaney was obviously unwell on two occasions in the warm up he was with the physio throwing up I suspect the Novo virus was in the camp last night.

Also didn't the Acadamy play on Friday afternoon which would have made it difficult to select players for last minute drop outs.

How can you blame the coach for handling errors on the pitch particuraly when it was our seasoned professionals who were the culprits.

We put a makeshift side in this week and lost by 7 points HKR were that bothered in the second half they took a penalty when they could if confident had run the ball.

Last week we lost by 6 in adversity just think with all our first team back we would on paper at least have walked those games.

didn't we win the second half 4 points to 1 in my book given the injuries, the weather and the fact that many players were out of position I think that was a good effort and we should be standing behind the team and the coach.

Amor was told he was playing friday morning and he admits on Rhinos TV he needs to do better lets support these youngsters not dis them at every opportunity.

You will see I don't often post but all this doomand gloom racks me off rant over!

You're right on the first part.

Since Ryan Hall made the breakthrough into being a first team regular though, who has followed him?

The McGuire/Burrow/Sinfield/Diskin/JJB/Bailey crop was a freak, that's not going to happen more than once a generation - you do have to question who of the current academy setup is going to be next to make that transition though, and why if the production line is still churning out "quality players" Leeds feel the need to be picking up the likes of Coady, Pitts and Amor.

Your u18's got their season underway on Sundayhttp://www.warringtonwolves.org/victory-for-wolves-u18s-3227rl

Luke burgess, kallum watkins and BJB. Burgess is a regular and BJB and watkins will become super league regulars within 2 years probably.

Alot of people because of that ''freak crop'' expect miracles but we are still producing quality at a reasonable rate.

Good point plus i'd expect to see Mcshane,Ambler and there are younger prospects in Hood,Bravo etc.

dont think the full un18s team played , but yes it was a pasteing 18-66 is some pasteing too !