Throughout every season we have various threads about potential line ups for games many opinons are exchanged by posters on "their 17" for the forthcoming match.
It's made me curious which players posters would consider "Un-Droppable/Untouchable" not rotated but to be untouchable in terms of missing out on selection when fit or moving on at the end of the year!
I think the Coach has made some good and strong calls re-selection but at the same time some howlers with certain players appearing to be selected whether on form or not.
I think its clear we are in a transitional phase with our "Golden era" players and although the outside Backs look to be complete (BJb/Briscoe rumours aside) ther are still some big questions that need answering.
For me when fit Sinfield ,Burrow ,JP ,Jjb ,Delaney ,Hardaker ,Watkins and Hall would come under the category of selection irrespective of form but with leaway RB ,BD and JJb to be put on the bench this could change next year though considering age ,injury etc.
I think with the emergance of Sutcliffe and Ward to return we have some calls to make at HB and LF.
I think Mcshane obviously doesn't seem to be in favour and like Hood i wouldn't be surprised to see him depart so as we know 9 is also an issue aswell as the ageing Kylie ,Kirke ,Moore and out of sorts Bailey.
Who would you class as "untouchable" selection/moving on wise??

I think Danny McGuire is an untouchable.there you go,i said it.

Up until this year mate i would agree wholeheartedly but his form prior to injury and even though still lacking match fitness since his return changed my mind.
This was also helped by how well i thought Burrow and Sutcliffe combined at 6 and 7 during his absence.
I think there are some tough calls to be made re-Sinfield ,Burrow ,Mags ,Sutcliffe and when fit Ward for the 6,7,9 and 13 spots.

Did you mean who we think are untouchable or who we think the coaching team believe to be untouchable?

Either way, i agree with your point its very valid.I do think we should, and will stick with him during this play off period.next season we do need to look at giving Sutcliffe a full run in the team even at the expense of Danny if he is not meeting the standards.He has proved he is up to the job, he is a SL standard half back right now and he is only going to get better given regular game time.His progress must not be checked by sentiment or loyalty to certain individuals who are no longer the force they once were.that should aply to everyone and not just Mcguire moving forward from now.

13 year olds are untouchable.

Apparantly.

they are old enough when they leave school.

























and they leave school at 3-30

JP, Sinfield and JJB are untouchables in that you absolutely know they'll finish their careers with us and never play anywhere else. I suppose Kylie fits into that category too by dint of age. McGuire and Burrow are in a slightly different set as you could imagine them, like Webb, Lauititi and if he'd had his way Senior having a swansong somewhere else if they deteriorate and are pushed out of the Leeds team.

Then there's the category of players we definitely would like to be untouchable but might be tempted away from Leeds to the NRL or RU: Hall, Watkins, Hardaker, Ward, Sutcliffe.

Tad and G1 have just set the alarms off at yew tree headquarters

i'm not famous

G is infamous

I wore a tracksuit in the 1970s. Doesn't make me Jimmy Savile.

i don't remember the 70's

Rhinoms I know you started this thread as a serious subject but it has got quite funny

Keep up the good work

I know someone who our esteemed coach thinks is untouchable.......I can't bring myself to say/write his name....but he wears the no 17 shirt

Thought McCoy's was very poor on Saturday but thought at Wigan he was excellent and showed something we had been missing whilst he was out. Let's hope Saturday was just a blip Lee the rest of the team. He must be nervously looking over his shoulder at Sutcliffe though

If you mean McGuire I completely agree. He did play well against Wigan, it seems strange that his performance then wasn't acknowledged at the time.