with all the discussion about king and penny; what are the alternatives and would they work??

How about:

Riley
Hicks
Gleeson
Bridge
Johnson

or

Riley
Hicks
Gleeson
Johnson
Reardon

or

Reardon
Hicks
Gleeson
Bridge
Riley

of course if we are presuming that riley will be chosen at full back unless reardon plays and that briers and monas will be 6 and 7.

could any of these back lines be our solution.

I cant see Lowes dropping King, he'll always start if he's fit enough

You need to get Johnson and Gleeson back in the centres.

That way you can get King on the wing and drop Penny.

Oh the pennys dropped

Riley
Hicks
Gleeson
Johnson
King
Briers
Monaghan

Bench: Bridge

That'll do me until March, then Reardon can fight Riley for the full back spot

Drum roll please...........................

agree

riley
hicks
gleeson
johnson
king


bridge
briers

And mine. Readon was having a shocking spell of form before his injury and Reily hasn't put a foot wrong yet. I would [ireally[/i hate to see Readon back, the amount of points he cost us

When Gleeson isn't in the three quarters then there is no creativity whatsoever!

King needs a winger outside him who has class and works on the same wavelength. Not somebody who makes the same basic and poor run all the time ahead of him.
No wonder he never passes to Penny because he will always get called for a forward pass

I would go with.

1. Riley.
2. Hicks.
3. Gleeson.
4. Johnson.
5. King.
6. Bridge.
7. Monaghan.

I dont know why but for some reason im not optimistic about king on the wing

FB Riley - [ihasn't done anything to warrant being dropped.[/i
RW King - [iwhen Henry was scoring tries for fun many posters reckoned their grannies could score 20 a season outside Gleeson. Perhaps a spell there would boost Kings confidence at least - form an absolutely devastating partnership at best.[/i
RC Gleeson - [iobviously[/i
LC VAnderson - [iJohnson is no longer a back and I think VAndersons apparently fragile body may be a little more durable in the backs.[/i
LW Hicks - [ihas to play somewhere[/i

After one mistake in 2007, you wrote "Not because of his error but i have always said riley will never make a good rugby player for as long as he has a hole in his a**e, does'nt run straight, cant defend, dodgy under the high ball and he will be exactly like Dean Gaskell because it will be ages before any coach relises he wont make the grade and they will ship him of to rochdale hornets or leigh."

Riley
Hicks
Gleeson
Johnson
Penny

Bridge
Briers

I would also go with that. King and Monaghan should play in the reserves, and let's see what happens.