I agree
I've no doubts about Doyle.
I think he'll be fine.

I get why Hood is an unimpressive starter, but he'll be fine for another year. And I'm confident Doyle can develop into a good SL player this year, with Smith getting a few minutes before coming into the 17 in 2026. And if - for whatever reason - those things don't happen, then I'm sure Mills will line up a signing. That's the crazy position we're in these days.

As for halves, that's obviously the big unknown. In Trueman I honestly believe we have potentially one of the top 5 halves in the comp, but he hasn't played a full season since 2019. That year he helped Cas to the semis, as he did in 2018. Olly Russell I'm not sure on, but let's give him a few games.

Has been said that teams or Sky cant change the time/day of fixtures.

Russell played at 9 for some matches ,got a good kicking game and can tackle never saw him run with ball so hard to judge speed

I hope that's right.

I live over 100 miles away, and advance train tickets are the only way I can get up reasonably cheaply. And advance tickets are only usually "cheap" if you can book them 2-3 months in advance.

("cheap" being a relative term here. Just not extortionately expensive!)