yep, this certainly raises interesting questions (which I’m obviously not allowed to ask)! https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... -new-deal/

yep, this certainly raises interesting questions (which I’m obviously not allowed to ask)! https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... -new-deal/

1. Riley Dean is obviously happy to play under Powell and take the public criticism.
2. Powell obviously rates him more than his public criticism would suggest.

3.Someone else wrote Powell's media statement

Oh c’mon lads, those are answers, not questions (I can generally tell. the difference).

4. Powell got him mixed up with some 36 year old aussie from wagga wagga called Dean Riley, who retired 5 years ago when his left leg fell off but who fancies a shot at SL

So young and yet so cynical.

Just happy we've re-signed him

Can Powell stop this ratchford at 6 nonsense then? Dean should be playing every game he is fit for between now and the end of the season.

This, gve him a taste now rather than play Mata'utia in the halves. I want mata'utia back at centre personally and somebody with an actual kicking game in the halves. Dean and ratchford I would be happy with if Williams isn't fit. There won't be a better chance to give Riley Dean a run of games than in a season which is well and truly written off. Dean will be far better for it in the long run.

Good..now play the lad this Weekend...along with players that deserve to be in the squad

He might even surprise a few people. He has a good bag of tricks, and he’s an unknown quantity to opposition teams.

Thing is - whether it's going back to GO'B, Declan Patton, Harvey Livett or whoever - we've never really developed that many great youngsters - yes, they all tried hard etc, and gone off to other clubs, and had reasonable careers, but maybe Powell has seen through the veneer of them being 'good enough' and wants a wholesale overhaul of youth development.

So just chucking Longstaff or Dean into the 1st Team won't likely develop them (as we're talking about breaking the previous culture here) - but giving them a bit of time & space to develop (elsewhere) might.

Is he really the future, or another decent youngster that will go on to have a decent career?

Obviously my heart says I’d love him to become the real deal but my brain says maybe not

You may be right BUT I'd say that O'Brien and Patton particularly had plenty of game time with us AND in teams with a bit more form than this lot are showing.

Exactly, if we lose we lose. We are losing anyway.