I would like him to partner and maybe then take over from brough but can we afford to buy him?

Agree with that, except that at nearly 33 years old we should be looking to replace Brough outright fairly soon, not just a backup option. He might have a long contract, but he's not going to get any better than he is now.

I hope succession planning is going on as we speak. I'd be amazed if Anderson isn't painfully aware of Brough's age.

We don't want to end up as rudderless as Wire without Lee Briers.

And we depend on Brough like Wire did on Briers. Halves as good as those two are pretty hard to find.

You're not wrong.

Is there any young lads coming through the Academy that might be of the same class? Even then, they'll take a while to get up to speed.

If there isn't, where does Brough's replacement come from I wonder?

brough may stick around till hes 36!

sinfield and co keep going

doesnt miss many matches and still at the top of his game

sure the giants are planning long term no need to worry

farrells youngest looks extremely promising. And a young lad just moved up from U16s called Ethan