Also with RA parting statement that the team would have to be rebuilt.
Was he not expecting Webster to have a different effect on the players, with him being his assistant?
Maybe stability is just around the corner for next year?

Or the fact they all need a contract? We must be soft in the head if we give Washbrook a deal 3 years of averageness does not warrant a contract for having 4 decent games. Owen (better options out there), Scrutton may have finally settled as his beloved Bradford are doomed.

Good solid tough prop and good 2 year deal.



As for Washbrook he's been ok and it depends on the size of his contract and whether he's worth it or not.

No one should be getting more than 2 year deals though.

Washbrook has been good in games before Webster took over.
He's had a pretty good season, barring a couple of games when they were all poor.
He was has been good in the recent run but he was up there as MoM against Hull and was still tackling when others were just giving up in the earlier games. He was injured early on too so would have taken some time to get back to full fitness.

We know NGB4C has a downer on him but lets not perpetuate the untruth.

Didn't the 'Machine' that was Mariano start to play well when contracts were up for negotiations?
Take your sausage fingered blinkers off!

Pleased with this, I was slightly worried we would be lacking size in the front row. Decent front rowers are hard to come by especially ones who can play plenty of minutes. I was a person who criticized Scruton on the terraces and probably on here however since Webbo has arrived he has been running on to the ball (Probably a word from Tim Smith in there) and some good hits in defence. Happy with the extention, lets hope we have some more renewals next (Walshaw, etc)
Regarding Ali, he will know when it is time to hang his giant boots. I reckon it will be a decision he makes after the season as the last third of games will give him a rough idea if he can go through another pre-season and another season and injuries such as he has overcome that could affect him later on.

Rubbish he played well all the time but our numpty coach at the time didn't want to know

Disagree Mariano was inconsistent until his contract renewal. Also ducked out and went missing when it got hard in some games. Catalans away was a prime example. Se were in control and Frankie was doing some damage but two forwards out a decent hit on him and he vanished.

I don't know when or where this myth cropped up about Mariano going missing. I used to watch him very closely and he was a lot more consistent than others players.
Agar obviously had some sort of agenda regarding him and has been a massive loss to our squad. Gutted when we didn't offer him a half decent contract.

I never saw him go missing and as far as I can recall he's the only player who's 'commitment' in training was leaked to the general public. I think Agar tried to do a job on him but ended up having to go cap in hand. I rated the guy but I am happy enough with his replacement in Ryan.

Had never heard of Matt Ryan before he came, has been famtastic for us.