Quote: "Begs the question how/when Drinkwater gets back in?'"
How? I don't know. When? I expect it to be fairly soon.
Burgess has said that he 'likes what Drinkwater has to offer'. Whether or not he truly believes that, if we have knocked back an offer from Hull FC (and why would we accept it unless we had the chance to make an immediate, high value, signing?), then we need to give Drinkwater game time and a chance to prove what he can do under Burgess / Gleeson. So far all we have seen this season is the opening round against Catalan and half a game against Hull where he was partnering Hayes.
Hayes is certainly the future, but his development needs to be managed.