Simply because we are short in the prop and centre positions, but not so in the back row or half-back positions.

Surely Soliola was brought in to play Centre? If not, his only other position is back row.

For me we're short of pace in the backline altogether.

If we're really gonna play with Carmont at centre over Wheeler, well, let's just say whatever small hopes I had for next season have gone...

IF we signed Carmont it could mean Wheeler getting more time at 6 /shrug who knows

Ditto.

I very much doubt that if Eastmond is down as the 7 for next year.

tbh there are alot of option available to us. Pryce could move into fullback and still have an influence and help out the halves and wello could get stints in the pack , we have quite a few players who can play in various positions, in Pryce's case alot including me dont think the guy IS a standoff to start with.

Yeah, but the coaches do.

Pryce won't be moving from SO to accomodate Wheeler next year unless there's a major injury crisis in the fullback position.

actually hes still only 20

Same as as Eastmond et al? That suprises me. So still very young, and he could always find his way to the try line.

Plenty of scope for a decent SL career ahead, then.

He was part of the same age group. There is plenty of scope, given decent coaching and the will to learn he could be a very good SL player, certainly in the same class as Atkins at least.

Too many people appear to write off too many kids if they can't be classed as 'World class' in their first season of first team rugby. His deficiencies can quite easily be coached far more easily than the qualities he has got, like finding his way to the try line. And in the game that most people quote as his worst, Cas away, he was badly let down by Pryce inside him and Meli outside.

All true. Perhaps he's been a victim somewhat of our other conversation topic, which is the emphasis of Superleague on defence. Had he come through in a more attacking orientated period (1996) he may well have had a field day in attack and been given more time to develop his defence to cope with SL. As it was, we chose to stick with the more solid Dean.

I would say its credit to his character that he's managing to pick himself back. After spending a decent amount of time in the reserves at CC, I think a lot of people had him totally written off.