You're right. I seem to agree with most of what you say (unless my old memory is failing me )...saves me the bother of having to contribute much.

Tend to agree with other comments too about poor old McGuire looking out of sorts. He seems to be trying too much to do something off the cuff... Keep Sinfield at SO and McGuire on the bench.(or in the centre...alongside Smith at left centre.....and Keith in the second row. )

lawrie, there is nothing to suggest that he is still not in his prime, he would have played in the world cup barring injury!

you hve shown yourself up a little in this thread!

you have the same dislike for diskin as i do for buderus!!

It was always going to take him time to settle in, it's the same in any job, it takes time to get used to how your new collegues work.

I agree with the earlier poster stating there was a noticable difference when Buderus was on the field, he's simply a cut above Diskin, and he's only going to get better.

Diskin and Buderus are both seventy minute plus number nines. That is where all the 'what now for Diskin?' questions came from after the Buderus' signing was announced last year.

As Buderus reaches match fitness and sharpness it makes less and less sense having Diskin in the seventeen except for the general lack of available forward options.

It takes time for an overseas player to settle into a new enviroment both on and off the field. I think Buderus is finally getting there.Might be a while before he gets invited to Sinfields house for his tea though.

I couldn't agree more, i have a high regard for Diskin when he's bang on form, but he will sadly never be in the same class as Buderus is, so which player is going to get the majority of game time when it comes to the big games when both are fully fit, or are both players going to be in the 17?

Will the player omitted from the starting 13 be a compliment to the side on the bench, or will they be taking a spot better served by an extra prop/second row?

I personally havn't seen enough proof of how the side will be better served with both players in the 17 each week, although i'm not saying that it can't work, i personally believe that we are weaker in the go forward department when we have two nines in the squad

Could we ever envisage the scenario that Bluey could leave one of them out of the 17 entirely in the GF if we made it?

Broughton was loaned to Hull (is he still there?). It hasn't made that much difference to his 1st team experience. Played in a home defeat to Wakefield and hasn't featured since with Hull preferring Graeme Horne on the wing.

I'd look to send McShane to Featherstone (if Powell was willing) for the rest of the season and take Jon Fallon in exchange to have a look at him in SL with Leeds.

That would be a good idea if it could happen a good Coach who knows how to bring Young lads on, To leave him playing in the Reserve Academy isn't doing much for his career IMO and a Loan out to the Co-operative Championship in a competitive side which also happens to be local would help him out alot...

Don't agree with dropping diskin and bringing in mcshane. I personally and i doubt many others know how well he is playing, and i think suddenly dropping diskin would majorly disrupt the team. I think Mcshane is a real Gem that like Watkins should be carefully developed. I don't think throwing him into the deep end will help. There is plenty of time. If Diskin continues this run of bad form yes very well bring in mcshane but not ATM imo.

Thought buderus played well we are seeing what he can do. If he keeps playing well and play like he does in the origin games he will have been a good buy for the club.

If Buderus is going to play for long spells as we know he can, it's hardly throwing McShane in at the deep end by giving him 20 mins a game.

How is McShane going to prove he can cut it at SL level without playing SL?

If that was to happen then Diskin might as well look for a new club?