A fit Mariano you mention, isn't that most people's argument, that he hasn't been fit for two seasons, I wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

He's a good player but way too injury prone. Don't think his body is up to the rigours of week in week out superleague.

Reservers how long are you going back.? Injury prone now wont play SL again i dont recon.

Frankie has been fantastic for us when he's actually been on the field. Sorry to see him go but even when fully fit he now has a lot of 2nd rowers ahead of him. On the injury situation none of them have been re-occurring, they have all been different. We took Jake Webster from HKR a few years ago after he had been out injured for them on a regular basis but once again they were not re-occuring and he's been great for us both on and off the field.

Defence???? one man, are you kidding, probably has the same defensive qualities has all the rest of the Wakey Trinity players over the last 5 seasons. look at the tables for Super League points diff. over the years,Wakey are always down at the botton of the pile. thats always been one of our biggest problems. he's one player, the team as a whole have always been sh i te in defence.

No thanks, too injury prone and I don't think he's good enough at this stage.

Heart as big as a pea.

Kirmond is just as injury prone these days, he always seems to be trying to get fit, then he's down with something else. I'd put Kirmond in the same bracket as Mariano but at least Mariano can run through a gap every now and then.

And how do you compare the two defensively??...

Come on the heart the size of a pea baloney is wearing thin now. He's a pro SL player for gods sake. He played in a team that was haemorrhaging points just like Kirmond does now. I've never heard any Cas fans saying his defence stinks.

Not quite that bad but he picks his moments and certainly isn't a roll up your sleeves player. However he's simply injured far to much to be worth the risk regardless of any other issues.

Competition with BOJ04 and Newgroundbeforecas?

Enlighten me on what's not true about that statement please. My opinions are my own with what I see with my own eyes. Kirmond certainly is no god. The year he got into the dream team was exceptional, but hasn't been even close to those heights since. Name another SL club that would have him in the starting 13. He's stready away, about our level really. Captain fantastic ? Nar.

Mariano was a cracking player, very briefly - but he picked up a reputation for throwing the towel in when things got tough; since then, it's difficult to judge, as he hasn't featured regularly for Cas due to injury. Would be a big risk.

How many players would go for that.
It's pretty much the same as a zero hours contract and that wont pay the bills.