Quote: rhinoms "All joking aside and as sh#* as it is to see kirke ,Hauraki and co retained i'd lie to think we are a long way off 3yr deals for the likes of Platt signing Raynor ,Sykes and Herbert etc etc.'"
Remember we have several years on you, so it'll be around 2014 when you get to the same stage. Remember to look us up then, so we can pass on our experience of how bear (or, more truthfully, endure) the pain, and deal with all the smart sods elsewhere on the forum who delight in the misfortunes of others...
Those you named :Sykes and Platt - bit hard to put much positive spun on those, other than to hope they did not come at much cost. No been a lot wrong with Raynor, to be honest, that getting some ball for a change would not resolve, for a year or so maybe albeit no more. He must think he is still on a Union park, given how little he sees of the bloody football. Herbert may yet (maybe...possibly...conceivably...) prove his detractors wrong - but no way can he shine while the forwards make such a dog's breakfast of what they are being paid to do.