personally i thought the best thing about Eric Pollard not signing those props was the fact that we have an owner who was willing to listen to the coach.
That might seem like common sence but... Thats not always been the case.

I was very pleased with the lads performance and they all looked fit and well conditioned (who the hell was that in Feka's hat ?).
Crusaders were poor and it wasn't a good pointer for the season I agree but its still far better than the start of last season.
I thought Gleeson was busy and did well, Deacon worked hard and made a couple of nice kicks and my MOM was Amos Roberts, I thought he had a real good game.
I'm a happy little Barrow Warrior.

This argument didn't seem to cut much mustard when applied to Ainscough last season.



Indeed. Ainscough's "problems" in defense were blown out of all proportion to justify keeping the equally "(defensively) bad" Roberts in the side and people were saying "I told you so" about Riddell being vastly better than Higham when most people could see the reason he passed the ball rather than made more than one dummy half run a game was because he was too fat

You don't have Nobby anymore

It's tough to judge so soon but you can tell both are playing for new deals already.

I'd say at the moment Fielden is the more likely of the 2 to get one. I don't judge that on one game by the way but more the way we look to be playing the game. It looks like Maguire wants a side thats full committed in everything it does and he wants a side that does the basics well. It looks like so far the basics he's really got us cranked up on is our line speed in defence and our general kick chase. I'd say neither of these are Feka's strong points but he obviously brings other things guys like Fielden and Coley can't.

I wouldn't be suprised if mid way through the season he gets Lenagan to sign up a prop for 2011 and says to Coley, Fielden and Feka "theres 2 new contracts up for grabs so prove to me your worth one". That would get those guys running through brick walls

Not comapring like for like are we though Dave? IMO last year we had a better Option on the Right Wing than Ainscough in Amos Roberts, Yes he did have a few defensive problems but absolutely nowhere near as many as Ainscouhg. As for attacking ability then unless you compare how many tries on the Right Wing Ainscough scored to Roberts on the Right Wing then it's a waste of time!

As for Phelps, have we got a better option, and being quite serious here, if we have then let's play him there. But not if it weakens other areas of the team!
If MM thinks that Richards is a better FB for the team & Brings Ainscough onto the Left wing then fair enough.
But he hasn't has he? So I suggest he thinks Richards is a better left winger, Roberts a better right winger and Phelps as the Best option we have at Full back?
Do you agree it must be MM's thinking or not? Or is he just doing that to spite you?