Minikin is here to compete for a wing spot. Thewlis and Wrench have deserved it so far, and are rightly being blooded to build up their first team experience. But if any of our backline ends up having a poor run of form I would hope that Powell brings in the back up. It was only a year ago we were complaining about Charnley and Austin seemingly being unmoveable despite having awful performances.

Yes, our board is being ambitious and are on board with the total overhaul. Its why I say we have to do the Arsenal thing with Arteta, you just have to ride out the rough patches and go all in on the coach because you believe he has something. He's bringing in all his own players and you have to let him have a good chance to work with them. If we bring in a new coach next year we'll just have a new coach wanting to do another rebuild which will be difficult with contracts.

I think if a year ago you'd offered me two futures - more of the same where we plod along making the playoffs and getting knocked out straight away, or smashing it all up and starting again, I'd have probably thought I can't face the first one, lets smash it up.

I am a pretty disillusioned fan at the moment especially with the way Cooper has been shunted out but I do have a lot of residual faith in Powell who has done well in different environments and has had teams playing fantastic rugby.

I've watched him in the one game he has played this season, he was atrocious. No way on this earth should he be playing ahead of wrench.

I'm content to watch Darryl's mercenaries for a year or two as long as it ultimately brings long term positive change, and an improvement in internal player development, over the next few seasons (and any silverware would of course be an added bonus!).

He was even worse (Yes, it is possible), in the two reserve games he played prior to his 1st team debut.

No shortage of fullbacks or props for Wire next year then (if still in SL).

Positive article here, apparently he is faster than Jai Field and also Bevan French :- https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrkMVf ... JeT.A86TE-

Positive article here, apparently he is faster than Jai Field and also Bevan French :- https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrkMVf ... JeT.A86TE-

Cometh the hour, cometh the man

No pressure Matty

If dufty manages serf to break bevan French's record try tally from a single game against toulouse then I reckon we have a chance of winning that match. I think they will destroy us, the sort of individual performance gives us a shot. I just think our lads will be looking around for some direction and will see absotely nothing of the sort. No pack leader, no leadership or organisation from the halves or even dummy half. Then the board will sack Powell in the aftermath of the game, a month too late to save us from the drop.

We are desperate for an organising half with kicking game and captain credentials. I fear we would have been better with 1 less forward recruited and such a player brought in.

True, or one less full-back.

We should have thrown money at Mason Lino, he's EXACTLY the type of player we need.

I agree, he's a very direct halfback but with a good tactical game. I'd have him in a heartbeat. I dont want to see wakey go down (better than us though) so he may become available.

Except that I think we have filled our overseas quota.

We still have room on the Quota, for one more player, to take us up to seven players.