We're doomed, doomed I tells ya

Back next Friday if not then the week after, same with Gelling.

I said after the game on Friday that I would shorten our season down now and rest players over the next two weeks. Give players that need it a rest and get some minutes in the legs of lads that need games. We then go full tilt from the Saints game! We should have a really strong side out for that one with a bit of luck and if they can freshen the team up then they can give it a crack.

As good as Hull have been this year and as one dimensional as we look, we were 4 points off them and with some confidence and belief we can get over them and any other superleague side. The extra attacking threat on the edge of Charnley, Gelling and Faz will offer a lot and we'll need it.

Long term I'm starting to think we may need to freshen things up a little on the coaching front (either in terms of a new head coach or some assistance for Wane) but whilst there's still trophies to play for this year we need to go all out.

Dicky that is the first time that I have heard that Winder is the attacking coach. Why doesn't Wane bullet Winder because anyone can see we are poor in attack and take on the role himself or get a new assistant coach?
I would agree with your last sentence. It is worth a go and I'm pretty amazed the players themselves haven't actually done this on match days.

Was reading his weekly column on Wigan today (Liam Farrell) last Thursday and he said here back for first game of super 8s which is this Friday and if not this Friday then definitely for the Castleford game next week. He's been our biggest miss this season I think, his ability to brake the line while running on an ark which allowes the winger to be brought in has been missed all season. Also with him back this should allow Bateman back into the centres where he's a lot more effective imo, also this hopefully allows Sarginson to be dropped because he's probably the worst player we've got along with Smith. Once Gelling is back then our attack should also improve because he's one of only two players ( Other one being Williams) who plays off the cuff rugby and gives us some unpredictability.

Hopefully now we've only got the Super League to focus on we can improve and hopefully return to Old Trafford again

I hope Farrell is back this week too but I think it'll take him a while to get back up to speed, he's been out for 4 months. Although we're probably still stuck in 1st gear so it might not take him that long actually. And I too would like to see Bateman replace Sarginson but then again Bateman isn't really a winger's centre, he prefers to try and smash it over the line just like Sarginson does. In fact like our whole team does.