Where would the probable arrival of Dobson leave Sneyd and Fages though? Cannot imagine either Chase or Dobson being moved out of the halves positions.

Think I would've preferred something more radical like playing Sneyd in his actual position and signing a hooker to play in the number 9 role.

Hopefully it will work out though, and we won't be scrambling around for a loan signing to play there a quarter of the way through next season.

I didn't think that Theo looked that bad in the hooking position, maybe not a starting number 9 but added a little dynamism out of dummy half before Tomkins joined. I wonder if Owen will ever get the chance at a full time role, does make you think if coach after coach doesn't see him as SL material if they might be onto something.

For what it's worth, I have always thought that Gareth Owen has the potential to be a very good Super League player. He is one of the few players who set up a try with his first touch of the ball when he came on to make his debut. I think his dummy half play is very sharp and he tackles well. I was disappointed that Brian Noble let him go out on loan to Sheffield, but at that time it seemed that our young players were not trusted enough to play for us.

Hopefully, our new coach is going to look closely at our younger players. I am sure he likes what he has seen from Niall Evalds; I hope that he gives Gareth Owen a chance to impress him.

Absolutely. After last season, I thought he was in line for squad number 9 this year, and was massively disappointed to see him sent out on loan. We've seen the difference a sharp, clever dummy half can make now Logan Tomkins has joined, and, for me, Gareth Owen is the same kind of player.

Sneyd hands transfer request in? Genuinely surprised if true.