Seem to remember Brough was well up in the man of steel ratings and also League Express player of year first season back. Was playing well, then injury struck and it was downhill from there.

Every game until his injury, 24 games in total, most 2019 I believe, hardly a crock was he. You really should check things out.

It's very simple, Brough would have been a very decent signing had it been a 1-year deal.

Age did for him as it did for Finn. Finn was the first choice then suddenly his legs totally gave in and three games later he was done. Brough got a moderate injury that he just couldn't get back from, one that he'd have previously had easily recovered from.

Brough gave us one good season. There is no risk in signing older players, the error was the contract length as I believe MC has admitted to.

Shaun Wane has announced that he wants to return to club coaching after the world cup.He seems to be the sort of man that would enjoy a challenge and I believe his appointment would be self financing after the first year. Should we start crowd funding now ?

brough was awful he couldn’t get across to defend his legs had more or less gone, he had a couple of decent games but the rest was none existent. Time simply had caught up with him a good player in his day but didn’t improve or take the team forwards, not completely his fault as the forwards never gave him the platform

I can't tell you how surprised I am that you think that way

I think that way cause I'm a pretty good judge of how someone is performing, why else would I think that way.

Then most coaches fail at that.

Yes, but not as consistently and for so long with one club as Chester.

That would be true if it were not rubbish.

Not all clubs are equal are they Scarlet, or do you seriously think that if Lamb had joined us and not Wigan we'd be champions?

We are already in the position of hoping another club will nose dive, Salford, Leigh or Hull KR are everyone’s tips but honestly, I think we are in trouble unless we get working pivots and Eddie Battye fit quickly. We seem impotent.

Whilst I agree that our pivots need to improve, I fear it’s all immaterial unless some members of our pack stand up. Fifita and Westerman are the only two forwards making any ground at the moment. We are giving up so much metres in defence too due to our failure to get up and meet the opposition. Our pivots are consistently on the back foot. I think Jowitt and Wood will improve us but it’s our pack who need to roll up their sleeves and get them good field position. I really do worry about our forwards. Battye will up for the fight but we desperately need them to do better as a collective!