I'm not a fan of stifling out football.
The game of big defence is boring.
We're gonna end up too much like the NRL. Sitting and clapping occasionally.

Games involving Wigan over the last 2 seasons and Warrington and to some extent Huddersfield this season, I have found less entertaining than others.

In contrast the games involving Leeds Saints Castleford and Wakefield among the more entertaining.

But we have had people on here saying that we should be emulating NRL ! That game last week though became a borefest at times & i was glad when it was over. It does make you wonder though ,how many times the team can be tinkered with before the lack of penetration near the line gets blamed on the coaching staff. Do they actually practice any moves in training ? Maybe one of the training days should involve playing against our reserves ,containing all our out on loan players to create a competitive edge & to try & reconstruct a match day opposition.

I don't think the gulf between the sides would offer anything that closely resembles a match day intensity unless its London.

I don't disagree with you, but as someone who has only followed League seriously for four seasons I can't understand how he's ended up as a half-back and not a hooker - his strengths you have identified would seem better used there.

Well morally it would be an insult to Dwyer and more importantly it doesn't solve our hb issues!

FFS guys, give it a couple of weeks, a few dropped balls / missed tackles and Russell will be the new scapegoat who's shipped out on loan and GOB restored..

With all this heat on Myler (most of which i agree with), I'll pose the question about Ratchford.

Yes he's been playing at FB, but he's not been that 3rd pivot that can split defences. When he did move up to 6 vs Wigan he bombed a couple of chances, the Laithwaite run into the line springs to mind. Ratch either had to hit him or pass behind. He did neither.

Add to that his kicking isn't 100%. I don't think any of the backs are covering themselves in glory at the mo. Russell provided a spark, but you'd expect that against a defence that has been playing 60 mins.

Be interesting viewing on Sunday either way.

All fair enough but as far as GOB is concerned IMO he didn't cover himself in glory v Wigan but seemed to be playing like he knew his time was up...Russell coming off the bench a bright shiney new thing and the coach has his 1,6,7 on the field.

It says it all when Ratchford has had the goal kicking duties this season, when you might think GOB is our best place kicker I know I do Hardly a ringing endorsement that your firmly in someone's future plans

FB at the Salford game said something along the lines of you can tell GOB won't be playing when everyone is fit otherwise Ratchford wouldn't be kicking goals.

Obrien unfortunatley isnt good enough imo. I think he will be shipped out at the end of the season. I think that ratchford and myler is the way to go.

I don't think he'll be shipped out, I think he'll ask to leave.

See if Widnes want to do a swap deal with Mellor.

A very good point. When GOB played in the U20's he looked a carbon copy of Hodgson with his goal kicking, he rarely missed. In contrast, Ratchford hardly inspires confidence, so perhaps your reasoning is correct. Either way I think he will have to rip trees up when he next gets a chance, otherwise he will be viewed as cover for the half back position only.