I remember Boyd being dragged out of retirement halfway through that season, just after Tony Barrow had been sacked, and he apparently let Steve Roach, who had been decidedly underwhelming in his opening few months with us, know a few home truths about what it meant to play for Wire.

I think the thinking was Roach had been using his time with us as a pension top-up and p!$$ up all rolled into one.

Hey LG - I did admit I needed help!

Actually I posted this topic just because of what was being said on other social media. Things look goog, but it's too early to make definitive statements like that.
It's quite interesting that these type of claims are often made by those of a younger age group, or those new to our sport.

FMC - Waterhouse and Solomona never played in the same team to my knowledge - the latter had that horrendous pre-season injury which ended his career I think.
For me he was arguably the most gifted 2nd rower I've ever seen.
That outrageous pass behind his back in the CC final against Leeds is one of my favourite moves ever.

Whoever started that comparison after only six games is clearly on cloud nine.Ridiculous.

My all time wire pack(of players I've seen)would be made up of players from 87(boyd, Roberts, Gregory)and 2011(morley, monaghan and Westwood).

The premiership winning pack of 86 is my all time favourite Boyd tamati Jackson Roberts Sanderson and Mike Greg..what a pack..and the rest of the team weren't to shabby...happy days

Oh boy you've lit the blue touchpaper there.

Mark Roberts is a player we have not seen the like of since he stopped, we have never got near his level.

Talking of our pack any ITK's heard that Makaele is leaving us after the Hull game due to his wife being homesick?

It's true. Been mentioned on the cas match thread.

i would however put money on someone talking about mark roberts

Did you see him play in the flesh or was it before your time?

I think the reason he get's mentioned a lot is that we haven't, in my opinion, had a 2nd rower as good in the 35+ years since. He was that good. Appeared out of nowhere with blistering pace on an impeccable line and timed pass. He also wasn't afraid of biff.

I saw him and I don’t think he wouldn’t make my top ten. I preferred him at centre.

Which 10 2nd rowers would you have ahead of him?

Martyn Rathbone Waterhouse Solomona Jackson Grix Currie Westwood Anderson Cullen Masila…that could be 11, and many more.

I don't know where to start with this . I'm looking forward to lefty reading it