Agreed, I think if Hughes had stayed on he would have prevented that try by Hannibal Lecter .

Longstaff has a big future in the game though and he will become a dominant player in our squad.

this is something i've noticed recently (and i am aware i'm the resident debbie downer on ellis) i know everyone is high on him, and he did alright last year filling in, this season he just seems more undersized and doesnt seem to take the ball in and is more of a steve price style shirt filler.

now granted this is an unfair comparison in terms of appearances but if you compare individual performances between him and thewlis, its night and day at the moment.

On the subject of Fash the Inhaler was I the only person baffled that K Brown selected him as MoM?

Thewlis and Ashton are very high benchmarks and i agree that Longstaff is behind those two, as they are the finished article as regular starters, more to come hopefully to take them to international level BUT "night and day" is a bit harsh IMO as I think Longstaff is meeting expectations without damning him with faint praise.

There's no doubting he's got the skill set and from what I've seen a wonderful attitude but a decent run of games this season and couple of stone wouldn't go amiss

Crushing to lose in that manner.

Enjoyed it for what it was… both games this weekend have seen a bit more oomph.

Sky punditry is a bit poor isn’t it ?!

I think you're being rather generous to them. They're awful.

I don’t have a lot to compare to but it was grating at times

He's new.

Probably hasn't heard David Doyle Davidson or whatever his name is on BBC hull

He's still only 18, loads more to come from him, he's not been incredible when he has played really this season but as we have said on other threads you have to take the rough with the smooth with younger players whilst they develop their game. I think he is potentially a very good player but understandably he has a long way to go.

Thewlis has already shown he's a better fullback than ratchford(and will probably be dropped when Williams is fit). And longstaff already offers more than our 'captain'. These 2(and wrench)need to play as much as possible this season.

The way Matautia is playing for us, he has more go forward than any of our backrowers.

Powell should move him from centre, to allow Wrench to play there.

Hughes went off with what looked a bad injury, he may be out for awhile.

Dislocated shoulder. No doubt he’ll get scanned this week, once any swelling has gone down, and the medical team can make an assessment.

It’s an interesting choice for Powell this week and I hope he is bold. Thewlis has surely earned his place to remain at the back and Ratchford to share time at 13 would be a positive compromise.