Plenty of young lads making their mark in SL for other teams this season - and in adversity, you often find out who your best people are; I'd be sitting down with Bailey this week and offering him an opportunity and if he feels up for it, give him a go - with Pitts and Westerman teed up to look out for him.

Give him a chance Hampshire has been nothing short of a joke at half back

He has to be given a chance at some point.

Why not now, rather than re shuffling players around.

Ironically Pitts made his debut for us as a teen in exactly the same circumstances. Worked out ok for him.
Give him a go I say. Better now when the rest of the team are pretty strong. I hate it when we throw kids in against Wigan away with 15 first team injuries.
The ones that work is when a good kid comes in and he's the only new boy.

If the young lad is a 7 then give him a chance lets be honest where sciring 2 tries per game anyhow so cant do any worse .
Personally i think he chester will go with josh wood at 7

So do I fwiw.

I could have sworn the same players that beat Warrington lost to Hull KR and Castleford. The value of the players that are available to play is decent. In fact the entire squad has strngth in depth this year. I sympathised last year but for me the same excuses can't stand this year. I watched a back line with Clare and Rankin in pass the ball ten times better and function better than one with Johnstone, Tupou, Lyne and Arundel. What you said doesn;t really cut the mustard for me.

Agree
Give the lad ago

There are few things better in our game than seeing our young lads get ago and succeed

Last night Johnathan Thurston said that the first time he played alongside Darren Lockyer (his idol), in Thurstone's first Origin match build-up I think, he was star-struck, but Lockyer took him on one side and had a chat with him which set him off on the right foot....and the rest is history

I can't comment on him as I've not seen him play at all, but Financial Times has on a quite regular basis and if he says he's not ready baring in mind he trains junior rugby then I'm inclined to agree with him, but Chester won't be having a straw poll on here, he'll will do what he think is best (cos that's his job) whether he does or not we'll have to wait and see, if he does and the kid comes a cropper lets hope it doesn't destroy his confidence, more to the point though if he plays him and it doesn't come off will you use it as another stick to beat the coach with.

If Connor Bailey is the only fit h/b left in the squad and he gets ignored for the Salford match after scoring three tries in his last match,isnt THAT going to knock his confidence?

Im happy with whatever Chester decides tbh, only he knows if Bailey is ready for SL action. He needs to be as well because this is a game we should be targeting for a realistic win. Jowitt may be the safer option.