Do not get this playing Hood or Pitts at 6 ,there both doing a good job  were they play We used to play Pitts ,in the centre when we had injuries ,never worked  not fast enough to get across to take out is or any back who ran at him Think it would be the same problem if Pitts or Hood played at six ,Think Lino as a hard enough job on is hands in the spine without some body there who as not got a good kicking game .We need some one there who as  a good kicking game or a bit of  pace .That is why we brought Trueman in, but that is not working at present .

Good assessment PB.Cozza has defo stepped up and improved over time, good to see him going well.
Not having a bash here, but I still think there is that mindset with refs re the "bigger teams" - seeming to get more favourable decisions still...... 

Agree completely with Cozza's performance, but for me that's a good reason to bring him off the bench again. For me, you don't need to start players just because they're playing well - sometimes they're most effective off the bench. Atoni is a case in point; he was very ordinary in his first spell at 13, and lacked the intensity in defence that Pitts always starts with. Atoni, however, is so destructive off the bench once the opposition has been softened up. Play to your squad's strengths, not just their form.


Pitts wasn't good at 6, but we also missed him at 13. There's a bit of talk above about Max not being a 6, but he genuinely is - played loads there as a youth, in our reserves, and much of last season there. He's a great organiser, good kicker, and his pass selection will be just as effective there as at full back. Rourke has never played there, not even amateur.


If Max is fit, Thursday's team picks itself: Rourke, Johnstone, Pratt, Scott or Hall, Walmsley, Jowitt, Lino, McMeeken, Hood, Uele, Vagana, Nikotemo, Pitts; Smith, Rodwell, Atoni, Cozza.

Not sure why you've edited it that way Bullseye but I didn't say that Trojan did.


I'd appreciate you not making out they were my words