If you look at the 7 players that have left since the end of the 2018 season and then look at the 6 replacements signed so far, then we are already far stronger than we were.

Hard to criticise M Brown & Pomeroy ,both were only here as stopgaps & both dogged by injury ,but neither did anything wrong when they played.

I don't think he will displace any of our current back 5 will he? So he will be like M Brown?

Would you have thought T King would displace Atkins at start of last season? From the little I have seen of him he performs at a higher level than M Brown (and at least I was aware of Mamo before he signed for us, unlike Mitch Brown).

Livett could replace Hughes too if he plays to his potential.

Everyone in our team is good enough....there was only one real weaknesses last season.....and he's gone.
He flew out on the Monday following our defeat to Wigan(that just about says it all).
....Austin will address that difference.....it's our year.

If you're referring to Roberts he was out best half over the course of last season! We haven't gained a kicking game from anywhere so I think we will still struggle to control games. I think we will be better but I still think the probkem exists in the halves. Throw Drinkwater in and I would be very, very happy, I do think someone would have to leave for that though.

Ducky I am astounded at the turnaround in your view of Roberts. Didn't you suggest a few weeks ago he would be the Harry Sunderland winner?

Back on thread, we need a half with a kicking game or it will be a repeat of 2018 - close but no cigar.

Of course I did....because I was sure he was holding something back....not everything back.

So are we actually going to get a new half back for Christmas? Or is Price settling on Brown and Patton to partner Austin?

Don’t want to put a dampener on next season already, but we need something steady with a consistently good passing and kicking game. For all the disappointment of Roberts in the Marquee sense, he DID provide more than Brown or Patton IMO.

Maybe I’m jumping the gun and there’s a plan in place.

Need a 7 whos going to march us round and has a good kicking game. Matty Smith would of been a great option to partner Austin in my view, not his biggest fan myself but he certainly has a kicking game, and can get you the win in tight games (whicjh we were on the wrong end of a few times last year).

I hope we get Drinkwater, however, the more time ticks on its becoming more un-likey, and it worries me a lot for next year....