I hope Dom Crosby can have a big season for us after the terrible personal tragedy he went through in 2017. However, if he remains not ready to play for personal reasons, I believe we should pay the balance of his contract and look to sign an alternative.

Don't think that is the issue. He's had a shoulder fix.

We're going into this season just like the last. Starting off breaking players in pre-season just like Ratchford & Patton last year, and playing patched up first few games. By then the loosing habit set in.

this is frighteningly familiar. Toby King admittedly got an injury v Salford but he's continually hurt. No proper cover for injuries

I've every sympathy for Crosby's situation but if the club would have handled him right the only injury concern he should have is a cauliflower .

It just takes Myler and Dwyer to be on a mission to prove a point and Thursday could be a nightmare.

All good points S51 but I think our problems were much deeper rooted last year. Our coach seemingly having set his main goal as winning the WCC match being one of them (this is admittedly hindsight on my part and likely to be the biggest load of horse manure this side of Aintree).

3 players out of around 30 isn't to bad, and they are all not far away form a return, why is this frighteningly familiar? Last season we hadn't recruited a kiwi international centre, a top draw scrum half, one of the worlds best 2nd row forwards and a few other good seasoned players with NRL experience. It looks nothing like last season to me, Oh and a new coaching set up that looks like it cares.