If Jack Walker gets back fit (and that is a big "if"icon_wink.gif, for me he gets the #1 shirt ahead of Myler. Myler has a terrible kicking game but he can pass and defend OK in the halves. As a back-up option to another half who CAN kick (i.e. Sezer), it's not a terrible option.

Our issues will come if Sezer gets injured because I'm not sure where else our kicking game will come from. But this is the issue: genuine halves with excellent kicking games are rare, which is probably why none of them would be too keen to "fight for their place" in a SL side.

Maybe we would have retained McLelland with a better/more serious offer if we knew Gale was leaving beforehand. Who knows. I am sure that Gale leaving is the right thing if his heart isn't really in it at Leeds.

Agree, doubt he will play more than 50% of games

Disagree mate, Walker was looking very sharp before his injury issues over the last 2 years.

Myler has been good at FB, certainly in relation to his contribution as scrum half.

I'm not sure whether either player is our long-term hope to be honest, for different reasons. We will find out this season.

Walker with his longterm injury is at least 1 year behind in his Development .it will take some time to recover .it will. Be interesting to see how he does this year .Myler is ooc next season I can see him getting another 2 years

I reckon myler will get that 2 years but it might not be with us.
The point about walker's development is valid. He wasn't a top4 standard FB before his latest injury, nor will he be on his return. Question is, how long can a club with serious title aspirations afford to run with so many question marks over such a key position?
It won't be long; all the purring over potential will sharp turn to howls should expectation fall flat. And as ever it'll be the spine players in the firing line

FWIW from a Saints fan:

Your halfs will be better next year but for me your pack was easily rolled over last year by Walmsley alone. Matt Prior seems to be a favorite of yours but i thought he was blowing out of his after 10 mins, could not get back?

Your Pack needs to be a lot better next year if your going to get better.

To be fair Walmsley rolls most packs on his own when he's on form and his team mates lay the platform with early carries.

Prior wasn't in good form at the end of last year by his standards for various reasons. Tet hadn't built any consistency. Mik was coming back from an injury, probably too early. And Tom is 20 years old. Not a big surprise we lacked firepower.

Will it be different this year? Who knows but I would have liked us to have signed another big powerhouse prop. Much depends on the pre-season this year and the gains that Smith, Holroyd, Gannon, Oledski can make in particular.

Worth remembering that the Leeds pack matched if not overcame the Saints one in the cup game earlier in the season. The problem then was we didn't have the half backs or backs in place to take advantage. I think most would agree the pack by the end of the season was too tired/not fit to compete properly. Lessons for sure learned there in not burning out people like Prior.

I know we need to pace him but 2022 could be another huge one for Morgan Gannon. In a couple of years time him and Bentley could be the England back row.

Is Bentley honestly that good? I haven't actually seen enough of him to form a solid view.

We have a fair few candidates for current or future England international spots, which is a great position to be in given where we have been.

In fairness we did have about 12 forwards playing in that game. You would expect us to hold our own down the middle.

Lol

Not surprised he's gone we move on it was nailed on he was leaving just a matter of when & who to.

Walker is better at kick returns, is a better defender and safer at dealing the with kicks. Myler, who has performed admirably as a stand in full back, brings the traditional half back skills to the full back roll; coming into the line and passing. Do need this if we have 2 performing half backs and hooker?

Of course, if Walker gets injured again this is all irrevalant. But let’s not just write off a player who 3 years ago was talked about at the next England / GB full back.