Agree re: Longstaff. He should be in the 17 every single week. If he’s not as good as Hughes/Holmes right now, the difference is negligible as to the potential from what he/we would gain. Same with Doro and Davis/Clark. Doro could develop into something, they have done all of their growing and learning and still aren’t making an impact.

If Widdop isn’t renewed at the end of the year would people want the club to re invest in a marquee forward? Thompson perhaps? Or would everyone like to see it re invested in a like for like replacement?

I think we should shop for forwards in the same place Hull FC do instead of taking rival clubs cast offs.

Back with Gleeson - no coincidence that Fa'afili scored (at least the majority of) 73 tries in 97 games playing outside of Gleeson, including being top SL try scorer in 2007 - in a playing period when the rest of the team was pretty poor.

When Widdop leaves I want Riley Dean to be given a chance as a Wire halfback, so for me we could go for a highly paid prop forward.

It then depends on the calibre of the player that we signed as to whether he could justify being a marquee player or not.

Not necessarily one marquee but we should probably look to invest more cap space into the forwards.

That marquee spot should probably be assigned to D Clark who's surely on a lot more than the £150,000 cap value which is given to marquee players.

£150,000 for Widdop's marque spot plus whatever Clark is on above £150k (and getting rid of some deadwood) could give us plenty to spend of quality forwards.

Gleeson was a top quality centre who won SL titles before and after playing for Warrington. I don't think Tony Smith liked his character though and got shut of it promptly.

Do you do stand up, or are your 5 previous posts equally as ridiculous/on a wind up.
Gleeson, ordinary?
I'd take more water with it, if I was you.

Totally agree Lefty.
Gleeson was a class act. The whole thread is based on twaddle. Briers/Gleeson brilliant.

I can go back to Andy Currier.

Some really negative posts on this thread, and a few simply stupid ones.
That's a forum for you though I suppose.

Widdop's crap, replace him with a youngster, Powell has not turned things around and he should have done by now, Hughes is crap and shouldn't be anywhere near a Wire shirt let alone captain. Nobody who comes to Wire maintains performance let alone improves.

Give me strength!
If this is the standard of discussion going forward I'll probably be freeing up a couple of hours of my time in the coming weeks. Yes, probably a good idea.
I'll get my coat!

You say that but Hull FC seem to sign some very good ones every year. Leeds and Saints too.

Totally gratuitous use of that name, if I was part of the review panel that would be a lifetime ban with no appeal nor parole

I wouldn’t take it too seriously, a reaction was bound to follow from that performance. If I remember correctly we had a few shockers when TS 1st joined us.
Which leaves me with one last thing to say


POWELLY OUT!

Ha ha so true !! When we've just got unrealistic expectations of players based on who we've signed them from how how much we think we're paying them lol

I would say anyone calling out Powell or thinks weve not progressed so far under him is clueless, and if anyone expected a different start to the season should maybe start to be a bit realistic over what they expected too !!!