Don't want to overplay him either. Friday night's game is a huge one. I think Sam will keep him wrapped in cotton wool.

Limiting Lindop's exposure to first team rugby and to a similar degree Holroyd and then Woods isn't the same as being dropped (you know this)

We've been crying out for the opportunity of managing a squad for some time and generally fell behind Wigan and Saints in the way that they do things....currently with the quality of youngsters that we have who can hopefully see a pathway with some decent old heads including the two latest recruits we might just be in a position to control our own development

Agreed, UR. The season will come down to the play-offs, and then it's all about who has the healthiest squad, the fewest run-ins with the MRP, and plays best on the day. Whether or not that's Wire, who knows, but at least we are good enough and in with a shout. And considering it's one year to the day since we lost 42-6 to Wakefield, that's quite the turnaround.

Can’t argue with this. We are now in a position with some real quality youngsters and actually using them in the right way and giving them opportunities when it’s right. Think back we gave some a couple of games then shipped them out to obscurity because previous coaches stuck by what they deemed their regulars. Pretty sure Mata’utia would be dropped under Burgess

Burgess would never have signed Matautia, so he wouldn`t have needed to drop him.

When Burgess didn`t sign his brother and allowed Huddersfield to do so, was when I realised that he was treating his job at Wire very seriously.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and looking back from the outside, Powell was fighting for his coaching life after the initial promise with a squad of favourites including seniors that he'd worked with previously that didn't perform for him and crowd/club favourites and incumbents that didn't buy in to his methods and one or two youngsters that seemed to be unfairly targeted.

i'd keep lindop and holroyd in this week, do whatever we need to do in terms of giving first teamers breaks against london and then following that, bring back fitz et al if they're fit. i think we're in good form enough to give them a bit more time to make sure they're 100%

The Saints and Wigan games were huge too.

I love this ambition https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-leagu ... 50rnj5rd4o "It was about coming over, going out there and taking this club to a place it's never been before - that is win the Super League and that is a big part of what I wanted to do." No "there or thereabouts" crap.

I love this ambition https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-leagu ... 50rnj5rd4o "It was about coming over, going out there and taking this club to a place it's never been before - that is win the Super League and that is a big part of what I wanted to do." No "there or thereabouts" crap.

….but the money helps.

To be fair he's already on the money

Unless you have a different press release quote than me, he said:

“With decisions like this there are a lot of things to look into. I think Warrington, in terms of the club itself, has got a lot of history, is a great team and is run very well.

“I have a lot of mates in the team and it’s been a top club for a number of years. It’s a club I want to be a part of and win some silverware with.

“I’ve been away from home for a long time now, and growing up in Halifax I always had dreams of playing in Super League. I’m at the stage in my career now when I have that opportunity.”


No statement of explicitly wanting to win an SL title.

Oh dear. We all know how that ended.