We lack pace in the middle hugely, we just don't have an awful lot of dynamism in there. Parcell and Burrow can offer it around the ruck but for a team which offloads as much as we do we don't exploit them as much as we should.

I think if we can find a top organiser to take the pressure off, i'd be happy to go with Sutcliffe who is deceptively quick and strong and Ward is a capable ball handler at 13 but top organisers are like Hen's teeth at the moment.

Conversely if we go with Lilley, we need a real dangerous runner whose presence will take some pressure of lilley because he will take time to be the type of scrum-half who can dominate a game and create gaps.

I think we are in a difficult position at the moment regarding recruitment. We have done well picking up some unheralded players like Parcell this season, Garbutt last, and Cuthbo in 2015 but less well with trying the same thing with Mullally, Achurch, and Falloon.
Personally i don't think we can afford to take a risk with that level of player right now, we arent in a position for a 'punt' like that because if we get it wrong it not only screws up our recruitment for probably 3 years, the opportunity cost is Lilley and/or Sutcliffe.

Go big or go with what we got.

Told you weeks ago. Good signing for Leeds.

That's one. Just need another now.

I understand the reservations about Myler, but I think its as much about signalling that the time has come for a change in direction as signing him as a player.

We don't have halfbacks of the required quality for next year, but can we afford to wait for one or more of our untried players to make the grade? If they were given a go and didn't make the grade, that would be a third year in a row of 'transition' and a lot of us would be up in arms about why changes hadn't been made. At least signing Myler suggests GH has a sense of urgency about the need to shake things up.

Whilst the Sinfield era was marked by a huge amount of stability across the squad, it was also marked by several major signings along the way. In recent years the stability has remained but we've stopped signing anyone of note. IMO if we didn't start to look externally to fill key positions now, we may end up having to replace large numbers of players en masse, which historically has generally been a disaster.

Correct, however, it remains to be seen if we can buck the recent trend of signing expensive gash from Aus.

Surely we must have a decent scouting network in the UK to spot some of the rough diamonds that have appeared in SL (Walmsley, McMeeken, Hill) or is it that we just wont shell out the £££?

What's happened to your under 21's you are classed as having one of the best in SL. Nobody coming threw?