We may be a couple of losses from our worst season in a long time but we have to look at the reasons for it. I know it's an easy excuse but that reason is simply injuries, the sheer decimation of the squad, particularly in the backs is unprecidented. We would struggle to improve the squad within the cap unless players are leaving.

Gigot is a full back or centre. We have Tomkins & Escare for full back and Gelling & Gildart at centre with decent cover in Burgess and Bateman. Imo Gigot would be a very poor use of cap space unless players are leaving. If we're are looking to break the bank for anyone I'd sacrifice either Gelling or Gildart for a goal kicking centre but I can't see how else we could realistically improve whilst staying within the cap.

We just need to ride this out and hope we aren't too far from the top 4 when/if we get somewhere near a full squad. One thing we can be immensely proud of is the way the youngsters and squad players have filled in and fought for the club. History has proven that it is rare for a youngster to come into the team and play consistently well for a sustained period, they fade quite quickly and this is beginning to show for us now. There are simply too many of them having to play and are having to play too many games.

I would guess Wane's full strength side is something like:

Tomkins, Burgess, Gelling, Gildart, Manfredi, Williams, TL, FPN, MM, Flower, Farrell, Bateman, SOL, Clubb, Sutton, Tomkins, Powell. 9 of those were missing last week and a similar number have been missing for all but the first month of the season, when incidentally we were playing quite well.

It's only 11 years since you played Wakey at your place in what was a relegation four-pointer at the time. You've had some very average seasons since, broken up by the occasional very good one.

You might be four points off the top four now, but its the top four after thirty games that count, not 23. Will Wakey last the course? Probably not, in reality, and I'd be happy with sixth.

This time last year you got hammered at Wakey (I'm sure there was a reason) and only beat us with a last minute try at your place. The only change this year is the venue. I expect to see you in the mix when you get your players back.

Did not say that he was not happy playing for Cas which was a great move for Zac I was just replying to the info which said who would you go for is Sam was crocked.

Do you think that Cas will pay a bumper fee for Zac next year when is lone spell is over.

yes once they get their money owed from solomona

No bumper fee is needed - it was agreed by both clubs before a ball was kicked this season, he'll be our player from 2018 onwards.




The money from Solomona doesn't matter and has no affect in the signing of Zac, the potential cash from him isn't guaranteed anyway.

Any update on where Wakey will be playing next season?

Sod's law that you would have your best season only to upheave to pastures new!

What amazes me is that we have not decided on a scapegoat yet. Last time we had an injury crisis like this Kevin Brown got it and we lost a, then, potentially fine player. That said I cannot imagine us carrying this roster into next year. Already three lads know that they will be leaving but that will still leave us with four or five wingers. At least we will have another centre available unless Higginson gets the boot. I do not think that there are as many u19s comming through as in previous years as lads like Ganson and Worthington have another season at u19.

Wouldn't mind betting Hardaker was paid for against St Helens in the cup with a near sell out crowd of 5,200 and a bit.

There's rumblings of some movement because it seems that the political people are feeling the heat and are deciding to do what they promised they'd do years ago.

The likeliest scenario is that we'll be playing out of Dewsbury next season but only for a year, the same way that Saints did at Widnes, and either a new stadium for 2019 where it was promised, a redeveloped Belle Vue as a potentially cheaper option for the developer, or a stadium on land yet to be identified by the council.

The rumblings behind the scenes hint at more than empty promises. If they turn out to be empty again, I fear that the chairman will cash in his chips and sell out to somewhere like Coventry. It wouldn't be his fault if he did. The list of guilty parties in this fiasco can get quite long.

Sad if true. Surely this has to be sorted once and for all.

Assuming there's no turning back and playing out of Belle Vue next season. Either a full redevelopment or new site has to be taken in twelve months time, but with no sign of spades in the ground and a move to Dewsbury on the cards you'd have to be worried. More red tape and all that!

Attendances at Dewsbury will no doubt be affected (six miles away). Financial suicide if there's no new stadium at the end of it!

Yup, and the chairman is potentially playing a bit of brinkmanship, but someone's got to try. All I've worked out so far is that Michael Carter is not a man you'd play poker against. He's a canny operator, and I have a feeling that it will all work out.

It does when you have the injuries we have but you are spot on. Playing like the 1st 17 is out on the pitch or Flower and Clubb are sat on the bench when they are not. We are not playing smart enough given the injury situation in either game management (taking two points as Hull did when up 8-0), tactics or substitutions (Wakey was appalling for that).