am i being old fashioned in thinking that the props do the hard work, the second row consist of one glory boy wide runner, and one workhorse tackler and a creative ball handling loose forward... err yes maybe i am - its 2009/10 not 1978/79 my first season lets move on,

From My Early Years & Poss future

1979 2009/10
John Burke ------ Shane Tronc
Alan Mcurrie ------- Terry Newton
Trevor Skerrett ----- James Stosic
Graham Idle ------ Glenn Morrison
Twinny (either) ------ Dale Ferguson
Bill Ashurst ------ Jason Demetriou

and for gods sake before anyone comments this is not a comparison.
because i would have had Mike Lapmkowski at loose or Paul Mcdermott
and Bill Ashurst as the ball handling 2nd row.

Twenty years ahead of his time was Mac. He'd be a sensation if he was playing now.

Thought it was only me that appreciated the old bloke with the grey hair.
that kept doing this little kick through near the opposition try line...

It seems to me that Kear is accumulating Salary Cap by getting rid of expensive players like Atkins, to enable him to keep his key man, Danny Brough. It is rumoured that they are in talks with Danny regarding an extention to his contract which teminates next year. Whilst I appreciate the undoubted talent of DB he will be demanding a very high salary. It looks as though JK is counting on the talent of the youngsters coming through and he is a good coach so he will have spotted the talent there, and they do not count under the salary cap, but the good fotune of the Wildcats this year has been the options they have had at half back. Now that Drew has gone and Grix, they will not have the strength in depth that they have been used to. Drew and Brough in the same team gives a coach so many options, then there is Obst and Latu. No doubt JK has a plan, but will hanging onto DB at any cost be a good plan.

indeed he was a fantastic hooker of his time he coached my brother at junior level and what a cracking team it was steven mcurrie,nigel wright,simon hicks,barry eaton,darren rogers among others came out of that team.

Yes, centres/back-rowers/props/utility men are all fairly easily replaced - a top class scrum-half, less so.

A top class scrum-half benefits greatly by having a top class stand-off to work with - this is an area we need to address urgently if we are to continue our wonderful progress into the elite SL teams.

step up BJ!

I seem to remember a similar thread when we lost Ferres, Golden & Dunc, we sem to have managed though.

I seem to remember a similar thread when we lost Ferres, Golden & Dunc, we seem to have managed though.

heard on saturday that broughy was either close to or had already signed for an extra 2 years and sam was signing for 3.. don't know how deffo it is..olly said reason for leaving was the money, quins offered a lot more than us.
thanks olly, scott, brad, ryan, steve for the service and all the best for the future (except against us when i hope that you all have mares!)

Maynot be fact but I heard Olly got £95k a co car and a house/flat to live in down in London.

Fair play I think I too would go for that

£9.5k??? a year, I think not.

How much then?