Must have missed the Grix bashing thread...... He's pretty well thought of by most fans.

Such a shame his injury record is so bad (and some serious injuries too). Says a lot about the way he keeps coming back just as good.

Grix will have missed over half of this season and importantly, all the pre-season training. I can't see him coming straight back into the side, in fact I worry what sort of player will return. I suspect he will be gradually introduced with the objective of getting him fully fit for 2016 the main objective. Just look at how Bridge has struggled after losing some of his pre season.

As for Atkins, I think Ducky has it right for once, TS will probably have him straight back. Smith always gets his 'chosen few' straight back into the side after injury and rests his youngsters after a string of a few games. I assume the youngsters will have a video review of their matches and some homework to practice in preparation for the next stint.

Didnt we get a bit of stick from other fans for not producing home grown talent? Im sure they have got egg on their face now!

Patton, King brothers, Philbin, Laithwaite, Ormsby, Currie just to name a few.

I think TS will definately bring in Atkins, King has done nowt wrong but for SL experience i think Atkins will slot back in. Grix would be a big boost to us, hoping he hits the ground running and has turned his injury woes around.