Good points. In my opinion D Clark will have more success with big forwards creating fast play the balls, scattered or late retreating defenders. But we do need a number 7.

A new 7 or let dean/ Hayes have a chance there to see if they can control a game or give us an effective kicking game, Wardle plus another right centre and I'll be really happy with the squad.

I have a feeling I'll be moaning about our half back partnership and centre options when the squad numbers are announced.

So why as it never worked for Hull FC they have been with a big pack for years but have never been that good and always falling away at back end of seasons.

That's a good point, I'll have to think on that one.

Hull have loads of bad apples just like us but their bad apples are bigger? Like bad cooking apples?

CW8 has covered how I would have answered, in that Ratchford is not the answer at half back going forward, and as DP does not appear to have belief in Riley Dean, he's not had enough games to really form an opinion. Riley Dean has potential, but so many opportunities were wasted this year when he should have been in the starting 13. It's either give him a go, or Thewlis to FB and Dufty in the halves. Ratchford's best days have come and gone, he's not the answer, shouldn't be in the starting 13 and shouldn't be captain. We need a leader on the park, and someone quicker than Ratchford in the halves.

He is only 18, and small for a halfback, but Leon Hayes is the organising half that we need in our 1st team.

Behind next year`s big pack, he could be dominant.

It's a little bit much to put on the younger lads shoulders but if we want to find out whether they have the mettle to hack it as first team starters then you need to throw them in, wrapping them in cotton wool and taking them out of the firing line won't do them any good in the long run. These last 4 games are a massive missed opportunity not giving them a couple of games each or Riley Dean all 4. He will play ratchford and won't see that it doesn't work despite the fact it won't in any of those games. I'd be much happier with stef at right centre all next season as a starter than him be in the halves. I'm really not against ratchford at all, he'd be fine in the halves alongside an organiser with a kicking game (same as Williams) but he isn't and Williams is a better options than him there for running and structured halfback play.

I do wonder how hard our lack of a settled half back combination has hurt us. I appreciate that only Saints have suffered as a result of injuries this season, but makes you think…

He would have his own personal minder in Josh Maguire, so I think he would be OK and would be the perfect foil for Williams.

I agree, won't happen though. Powell seems to have stubbornly made up his mind. We ned to free Williams to play how he is most effective not concerning himself with field position and ki King strategy but making the most of what's in front if him on the back of an effective kicking strategy. IMO of course, I'm not rugny league coach but I really don't see how he could think no kicking game would work.

Well if the rumours are true that we’re after Wakeham then Powell can’t be that set in his ways of Ratchford at 6. Unless he plans to play Wakeham at 9 and get rid of Walker.

After seeing the gouging incident I’m not sure I’d want Wakeham as that grubby act would make McGuire blush.

I am looking forward to having an enforcer on the pitch in p&b again

Leon Hayes - surely his nickname should be 'Olympique'. That's one for any fans of French football out there...

Hannibal Hayes and Kid Currie, for any Western fans on here.