On the face of it you can Rogues. I think I would have substituted Davico FOR Cross. Cross did a very good job for us when forwards were given a proper role under MADGE. One only has to look at Mossop's form under Madge compared to WANE. Lateral excessive passing in your own half is a nightmare for hard running forwards.

There are more examples of ageing Kiwi forwards being successful in British RL than ageing Welsh RU Forward Converts. UNTIL either proves it one way or another Wire have on paper been far shrewder. I think most RL fans would argue that Wire have got the better signing.

Yes OK. The idea of moving several odd posts elsewhere using the mechanisms available wasn't exactly a great prospect.

So Andy Powell had fragile confidence and self belief? Did he tell you that himself? Shame on Wane for playing him.

I'll answer that for you. You don't have a f'ing clue how prepared or willing Powell was to make his debut. Or how 'vulnerable' he was. Or if Wane asked how he felt about playing or if he was ready to play.

That's the last I'm going to say on it.

He needed to play his first game at some point, and it was going to be a struggle. If he played tomorrow he'd already look a lot stronger just from having that first run out under his belt imo. I would give him time at the Scorpions, but I definitely believe there's a lot of potential in him as a rugby league player.

I don't think I've ever seen an overreaction like this thread. If we'd won by the margin we'd lost and he played exactly the same as he did, this thread wouldn't be anything like the drama it is now.