Quote: rubber duckie "If GW did seek a contract break, it wouldn’t affect Wire’s dominance. We don’t need a hb, although i hope we are looking at recruiting a decent prop for when we lose BBM and Akouala (perhaps).'"
OK I'll bite for fun - wel sort of.
Sod all on tv anyway.......
First of all I agree we need at least one good prop unless one of the youngsters is thought to be good enough. Akauola is out of favour big time. Latu is clearly not seen in a favourable light either (although I thought he did ok in his 2 matches). The issue appears to be that there aren't that many good props available - same situation as last year - hence the Latu signing.
'Wires dominance' - mmm - we're on a good run but this is not a normal season and the rule changes help us, but as I understand it, they are temporary.
I get the feeling we've stumbled on this good form - yes a lot of hard work has ben put in, but I've yet to understand why we were so dire and inept last year when SP semed to have no idea about how to fix it even though he said he did.
I'll believe in Wire dominance when we win the GF this year and next (but would settle for one!) and score tries for fun. For me the 2011/12 team we had was the closest we've come to dominance. Over 1000 points scored and great attractive rugby.
Wigan and Bradford are the 2 sides that I can think of as having had dominance - the Pies last century only because they had a full time squad stuffed with internationals and the best players from the UK, plus half decent coaches.
Leeds won GFs, but often it was from a lower placing (how I would have loved it if Peacock had accepted our offer).
Who would we put in at h/b instead of GW ?
I assume you mean Ratch (Patton out at the end of the season and Dean not yet ready) and Austin being full back.
It possibly works for the team, but from what I've seen it's his 3rd best position - behind full back and loose.
Time will tell.
