Oh I hope so!! I don't want to go back to the days of a different half back pairing every other week. Replacing Tommy is going to be bad enough but Finch as well? Noooo thank ya very much.

In an ideal world we can find somebody who can offer both a running and kicking game. A player that will offer some threat with the ball himself and score a few trys but also a player that will more often then not pin the opposition back with a good kick.

Guys like Brough, Briers, Dobson etc are guys in superleague that do that and we need somebody similar imo.

They're not easy to find though.

I like Matty Smith and thought Saints screwed up by letting him go and keeping Scott Moore. He'd definitely be worth a shot, but Sam Powell is very much in the Tommy L mould and will be given a go some time this season.

Cooper Cronk

I'll say it oneday and it will happen

I really hope one of Mellor, Powell or Logan Tomkins stands up this year and take some of the worry over Tommy leaving away.

Even if one does though I still feel we need to sign another halfback/hooker and Smith would be my choice. He'd be reasonably priced, he's coming to a really good age, he's hungry and he's english. I think he ticks a lot of boxes.

I'd settle for this line up next year-

1- Tomkins
6-Finch
7- Smith
9- McIlorum

Back up- Mellor, Powell, L Tomkins, Russell.