Said it a few times, he's a reasonable defender when he cuts out the silly errors.

In attack though the only time he's any use is when he's hitting gaps, other than that he's non-existant. He has an awful lot to improve before he convinces me he's up to the job.

Thought Joel was penalised 3 times in the first half yesterday unfairly. Terry O Connor commented on 2 of them saying he was very unlucky to be penalised.

It's a very fine margin and he works tremendously hard for the team. Same 17 for me next week.

Someone has to do the Bailey role! I'm glad someone else has noticed it. Joel has stepped into this for me.
He also provides us with a bit of agression when he's on, something we've missed since Hock's absence.

He's a big lad, He runs Hard, He tackles Hard.

He'd be in the 17 for me.

Personally it's Mossop or Flannagan for me.

Would play Mossop in his place next week.

Flannagan has to be the one to miss out IMO.

At the end of the day he's leaving and the experience of playing in such a big game should be given to players who will be here next season. Yes we might be a little weaker with say Mossop or even Farrell in there but it will improve us in the long run having youngsters playing in such big games.

For me thats gone to Hansen.

richie mathers, tim smith so its joel tompkins turn to be the scapgoat you lot are unbelievable

Mossop is our best young forward potentially, he should be playing IMO.

Mossop should not replace Joel.
LM soon runs out of gas, loses his concentration and sometimes his positional sense. He is a great talent but not yet up to play off rugby.
Same 17 for the rest of the campaign.
A good off season, no Flanagan next year and Mossop will be a regular off the bench each week. Come an injury he may well start games in 2010.
Not yet though!

If Bailey is staying he wont.