I suppose so, but one's still here so....

I really hope we aren't using Sykes as centre for a full season

Surely Sykes will be used as a utility player, filling in at half back or in the back line as injuries dictate. Can't see him being first choice anywhere.

Oh dear

After signing a new 3 year deal there's no way he wont be first choice somewhere.

3 year ??? was only a 1 year extention iirc

Correctamundo

it was. sykes is ooc at end of 2010.

We need to sign a centre then. Unless McNamara has huge faith in Crookes.

Apologies...im getting my Naf back liners mixed up - it was Platt with the 3 years...sorry!

Yup. We have Platt till the end of 2011. Good cover imo, but not good as 1st choice.

Sykes & Platt as cover though? Doesn't seem likely.

I can't see Sykes losing the no.3 shirt but i cant see Platt keeping no.1 either.

Macca must realise that Sykes is too much of a liability at centre though.


N0.3 is going to be Sykes, Platt or a new player. I hope for no 3 but i'd rather have Platt there than Sykes then use Sykes as cover for everywhere in the backs.

I'd put Crookes in as first choice, he was definitely no worse than Sykes in the games he played last year. Let's see the club developing the talent from the academy (then we can help get the talent into the academy in the first place *yet another shameless supporters trust plug*).

Platt & Crookes maybe, but a player who has only played SL 3 times ?, shouldn't get a whole season there, it could ruin him.

I'd hope the 1-13 squad numbers (assuming no more signings) would look something like:

1. Halley
2. Sherriffe
3. Crookes
4. Nero
5. Reardon
6. Kearney
7. Deacon
8. Scruton
9. Godwin
10. Lynch
11. Menzies
12. Hall
13. Langley