A clue to our mixed start to the season ?

Quote: Gotcha "Right, so you are in agreement with Andy, that we do NOT have a strong squad then?

Otherwise what is the point if they are deemed not good enough for selection even though players in their positions are in poor form?

By the way I wasn't saying Burgess deserves selection based on a practice match. I was questioning that he had the spot from last years GF, and continued the form in preseason by getting two MOM awards, yet putting two backrowers at prop instead of him was the option for the 1st game.

Talk to most Wakey fans and they will tell you that Pitts as the potential to be really big, and probably needed the move to a club like Leeds to achieve it. That said, it is irrelevant, the point is how bad does Kirke need to play to losse his position one week to this other option?

Again though, it wasn't about mass changes and critisizing. It was about the fact that I FEEL that players should have been busting a gut to earn the right to play in that WCC to earn that prize money. Yet we have not seen that from most of the players, and yet no changes have been intimated by the coach, despite those poor performances.'"

I think the squad is plenty strong enough and for what it worth I think the issues are not in the forwards or the defence - so whilst Kirke getting a game is puzzling to me picking Pitts instead would not have had an impact on the results IMO.

Whilst the performances have been disappointing they have not been catastrophic - we very nearly lost at Wakey last year.

Pitts could not get a regular game at wakey - such was his standing at the club - he had been eclipsed by Ferguson and really had no chance of selection if he stayed - so his chances at Leeds will be limited. No clubs let their very best youngsters go without a big fee - the fact that Wakey let Pitts go says all you need to know

Burgess had the opportunity but he blew it big style and will now have to wait his chance - he made Kirke look good that is how bad he was.

We expect the players to view things in a way we do - maybe to the players view the WCC is an unnecessary diversion - hence the need for some incentive - this is a long season; these are very experienced players who know when to peak.