The only change we need is to bring back Dwyer as Smith is nowhere near good enough for hooker and is a waste of a bench spot.

Bet it doesn't happen though. I could give numerous reasons why.

*pulls up a chair*

sounds like you have a tale to tell.


Smith was mixed in his praise of morgan last night, not great going forward, but good in defence, and they were just glad to give clark a breather, who btw had another scintillating game.

He was superb again, I think better than Roby in his prime and that is saying something.

Yes I think Clark is our most effective player alongside Hill. He needs to stop looking for penalties by planting the ball onto the opposition at play the balls though, it isn't working.

I don't like this habit where he throws his arms in the air at most play the balls appealing for a penalty, other than that he is incredible. Tackles like a demon, amazing acceleration and step.

+1 for Dwyer coming in. I like Morgan and he played well against Hull and on all his other first team appearances to be honest. But he shouldn't have played last night. Brad Dwyer is a young player as well but he's more than established in the first team and is a proven performer, whereas Smith hasn't played 10 games in Super League. I expect the pair will swap for next week.

I'd also like to see Bailey on the bench if he's ready but Patton has earned his place for me whether Sandow is ready or not.

i would say that clarke is having a better season, than his man of steel winning year.

Easily.

His stats are incredible.

AG nearly 11m.
105 tackle busts
695 tackles.

He is just so dangerous when the defence is rushing back to position.

I actually though Clark was quiet compared to the Wigan game, im not saying he had a bad game. But against Wigan he was immense!

Why is Dwyer on the "naughty step"?

All things being equal I'd have Dwyer back on the bench Smith's got time on his side other than that same team for me.

What I can't fathom apart from where's saddened is why we haven't had a Tom Lineham thread? I have seriously had a downer on the guy, particularly his attitude, but, boy the shortest transformation in history, totally resurrected his Wire career will be lining at OT rather than Rochdale and more importantly looks to be part of team?

Carry on next year please as the last couple of weeks

The Lineham thing is amazing. It's not as if he's appeared and just filled a role. He's played very well and if he scores a hat trick at Old Trafford, he becomes our top try scorer for the season (joint, I think, not sure if stats have been updated yet).

That actually made me laugh. At first glance I thought you meant Tony.

If he's fit there is no way on earth that our Marquee player should not be playing.
This game is the reason we've paid the big bucks for Chris and its madness not to play him.
That said Dec deserves a spot so how about the following squad (assuming Bailey and Dodds are not fit)

Ratch
Lineham
Evans
Atkins
Matty
Sandow
Gidley
Hill
Daryl
Ashton
Hughes
Sam Wilde
Westerman

G King
T King
Declan (to cover Daryl at hooker)
Philbin

I really don't think sandow is fit, let's be honest we haven't missed him as much as any of us thought we would. If someone said to you just before the challenge cup final that would be Sandows last game of the season do you think you would have expected us to have played the way we have since then? Bar 20 minutes against Wigan and maybe the second half against catalans we have played really well and that's having fielded teams that we would say we're weakened every match on that time.

We are playing that well that we don't need to take the gamble. That said if sandow was fit then I am sure he will play.