He was great individually at times, as was McGuire too. As a link for the rest of the team they were poor though, and that is the problem. We have fantastic backs, we have a very good pack. If you can't get them linked together then the team will suffer.

I would have Sutcliffe definitely playing on Sunday to get him fitter quicker. Oh, and Walters is absolute garbage, really sorry but he is.

"In my prescience"? Do you put your posts through google translate??

It's a posh way of saying "crystal ball(s)".

Enjoyed the game.

Bradford played well and will be at worst 2nd night the championship.

It was a typical friendly sloppy at times lots of swapping and changing (specially second half)

Galloway looked ok but was blowing a lot but he is a big lad and will go ok I think once he gets some match fitness.

Garbut MOM for me, looked a great solid player last year, looks like a real force for this season not just a plodder.

Golding is a real future star, but where do we play him, I reckon he could a easily play centre, not a huge player like some in the modern game, but great feet strong and busts tackles, can see him replacing Moon.

Falloon looked good great sharp distribution and scored his try well.

Ferres yes needs to sort silly jiggly penalties out.

Lilley needed more time on field

And I think we pretty much know about everyone else.

Plenty to look forward to.

Hope Bradford come up. Super league and Leeds need a strong again Bradford.

Glad to see we gave you a contest. Couldn't make it to the match.

Golding has the class to play in most of the backs/half positions IMO.




I will continue to argue my corner (IMO of course) without fear or favour with any contributors when required!



You may recall my standing up for Burrow ( & Mac) have been among my "diatribes/endless battles" particularly with you Nanty

There some nice stuff from your boys. I think you might be in for a good season. Just got to time it right for the final 8.

I remember Golding at Warrington early last season as looking a bit nervous but willing to put effort in

Yesterday (and NZ game) we see a lad who looks so comfortable with the ball in hand it's untrue

Great work by Brian Mac

....really? You're surely forgetting about his first name namesake who is surely first in line to replace anybody who might depart in the threequarters !!

Golding IMO already has the confidence to make a success of running plays from SO; alongside Lilley who if anything looks even more confident. They are all three an exciting prospect for the future of the club

He (Golding) didn't look too confident in the Salford game either.......as you say great work by the coach/club in nurturing his talent at just the right pace. I think we all agree the lad has a great future ahead of him. His pass for Faloon's try was confidently sublime for one so young

Pedant



....but thanks for pointing out my mistake. It is the only way we learn.

Let's hope you will learn from your many mistakes in contradicting my erudition.

Hard to tell how we will go across the back line structure wise until a couple of games in I reckon. Looking at the forwards for me was most interesting yesterday. Early doors, but, we may prosper in different ways with the new lads I reckon. Galloway looks like he could be a wrecking ball, he's never gonna do stints like JP, but I think he may make more yards per carry. As for Garbutt, he will also make good yards per carry, but unlike Kyle, we have more chance of an offload from him. He looked to offload a couple of times with unfortunately no support on hand. Baldwinson has made a big lad, but in the couple of spells I've seen, it's been hard to judge what sort of an impact he may have. We will obviously miss JP's immense tackling stints, but at times he lacked the energy to go forward on the back of it. Maybe the new lads only being able to do shorter stints may be a bonus, only time will tell. Going forward the pack looks plenty strong enough, whether they will defend like the treble winning pack is the key question.