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Square pegs in round holes is a blue print for another poor season. Seniors replacement is years over due (lol at the watkins fanboys 3 years ago), lets go out splash some money and get at least one proven, established natural centre. Fill both 3/4 vacancies will be impossible considering how tough it is to get 1 proper signing out of GH, 1 is a must though.

fwiw i also think BJB is the best full back in the squad.

He'd probably by more Ryan Atkins than senior, but if we don't get a new signing, he'd be the best option there

Ok maybe I am not the only one on here blessed with imagination and foresight



As I have stated previously IMO the club's best presently available threequarters are Hardaker, BJB, Watkins and Hall. I just wasn't sure in the exact best make up of the four.

For sure both Ablett and Delaney should be filling in at centre in extreme emergencies. The idea that either should hold down the position on a regular basis is risible for a club with the lofty ambitions a club like Leeds should possess.

Delaney is the better second rower of the two ( and will one day make a good prop )... Ablett is best at LF. He has the handling skills, but not quite enough hard running grunt/tackle busting ablity to make a top class second rower.

.....Smith will have to battle it out with Webb for FB ( who can cover the halves ).

However IF the club does sign a world class centre then BJB should be given first shot at FB.
New guy and Hall to centre, Watkins and Hardaker on the flanks.

....although Wilson might yet spoil the party

















......and Chisholm

Ryan Atkins is currently the best English centre running around in the competition even if he remains a poor man's Keith Senior (when at a comparable age.)

Give over tvoc. All for understanding peoples opinions, but even a Warrington fan would be hard pushed to come out with that one.

He's playing well, but he's miles away from the best English centre in the comp.

Yeaman and Cudjoe, are in a different league to him.

I still don't rate Atkins all that highly. He's a good finisher, but lacks creativity. He offers a bit of strike power outside and Wire make him a lot of chances. I still think he'd look more ordinaryin a less free-scoring team. I also think he still struggles to put his winger away (or a 1,6 or 7 in side almost as often) in any but the easiest circumstances (of which Wire create plenty with big overlaps) which is the number 1 trait I like to see in a centre.

He's good enough, but I still think he's a bit over-rated.

If you didn't allow posters to over-rate English centres it'd be difficult to rate them at all.

True dat.

Why should I give over expressing a honestly held opinion? I shan't be asking any Warrington fans btw as I see enough RL (all SL teams - and not just when they are playing Leeds) to form my own views.

Atkins has improved out of sight since his move to Warrington or to be more precise since the arrival of Coach Smith. He may just be reflecting the current state of his club though .... only time will tell if and when they return to the pack.

I hear a lot about Yeaman but never really see it. Rose sharply but for me plateaued a few years ago. Perhaps needs a new environment to progress but I fancy he is more than happy to tread water where he is, firmly in the comfort zone.