Mine would be:

Ratchford
Lineham
New centre
Toby King
Russell
Patton
Sandow
Hill
Clark
Sims
Wilde (Currie when fit)
Hughes
Westerman

Dwyer
Cooper
Dodds
Westwood


If we don't sign a new centre I would rather play Matty Blythe than Rhys Evans. Won't happen though I'm fully expecting us to start the season with the same awful centre partnership and Patton to be playing reserve games once every 3 weeks

I would go

1 Gidley
2 Lineham
3 Ratchford
4 New centre
5 Penny
6 Patton
7 Sandow
8 Hill
9 Clark
10 Cooper
11 Currie
12 Hughes
13 Westerman

Subs
Dwyer
Sims
Westwood
New Prop (going to pretend we haven't signed a Wigan cast off)

Zak Hardaker
Lineham
Ratchford
Atkins
Russell
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clark
Sims
Currie (Toby King)
Hughes
Westerman

Dwyer
Cooper
Dodds
Westwood

If we moved Gidley to his shirt position, full back, we could have 2 from Ratchford, King and Atkins at centre. That would also allow us to accomodate Sandow and Patton at half back. Should address the lack of creativity in the right centre position and develop Patton further. Toby King is going to get better and better and will have lots of confidence after his recent run in the team. I'd also like to see Jack Johnson getting a few run outs as Gidley's understudy, partly to rest Gidely up.

I really hope (but don't expect) to see Ben Harrison here to bolster the pack. If he's over his injuries, adding him and Cooper ( and possibly Crosby) to the pack would allow us to release Bailey and Cox. If Dodds is also retained that is a really strong front row.

The squad doesn't need a lot for me but it was clear last night we need more dynamism and go forward.

I have a feeling Harrison may already have left? I will be very surprised if Dwyer is here next year.

And Russell should either play fullback or be left out of the team.

We will struggle if we don't sign another second row, centre and hooker.

I have a feeling Harrison may already have left? I will be very surprised if Dwyer is here next year.

And Russell should either play fullback or be left out of the team.

We will struggle if we don't sign another second row, centre and hooker.

Savelio, watkins and waterworth would be nice....shouldve lumped a fortune solomonas way as well

1 Gidley
2 Lineham
3 top quality Winger
4 Atkins
5 top Quality Finisher
6 Top notch out and out standoff
7 Patton (capt)
8 Hill
9 Clark
10 Cooper
11 Westwood (write Currie off for the full year im afraid)
12 Hughes
13 Westerman

Subs
Dwyer
Sims
off loading back rower ala Ben Harrison
ball playing prop forward not an Ex Wigan steady polodder

Coach: Brett Hodgson to get that decent attacking styyle of rugby that was exciting to watch. i'm sorry I'm not watching five drives and a kick next year


Sandow I dont believe the ridiculous rumours but hes been a disappointment for large parts of the season. except the first two months and they dont ccount for anything.

Ratchford i feel sorry for him we should have cashed in when Koukash thought he could win stuff.
Matty Russell I dont know how far out of position he was for Charnleys try but I dont care anymore...
Penny clearly mistreated for whatever reason he should be playing regularly for a decent superleague side
Lineham fairy tale return but his knock on led to Charnleys try that lost us the game but hes not Kevin Penny so no one says a thing.

the Kings just not yet
Philbin gone away from his initial form when I thought he had some promise.
Matty Blythe.....i like the idea of lots of Warrington lads ...maybe I can get signed up too....

largely I'm still brassed off with the way we went away from our early season form and probably shouldn't be posting on here until my displeasure has died down a touch

Wilde needs to up his contribution if he wants a starting shirt, yesterday he only made three carries for 4m AG and ten tackles. What has happened to Jullien?

I think one of the problems with Ratchford is that Smith views him as a utility player. He needs to be somewhere creative like halves ,centre or even loose forward. Anywhere but fullback.

As for Savellio,he is best left where he is. It was for good reasons that Saints shunted him out on loan a good source tells me.

Russell
Lineman
Ratchford
Atkins
New Winger
Gidley
Sandow
Hill
Clark
Cooper
Currie
Hughes
Westerman

No Atkins? He was arguably our best player last night besides Clark and definitely our best attacking centre. I would keep him.