Far be it for me to defend Mr Peacock I think yopu have to take what he said in context. It was in relation to many years as opposed to the last few months. Why has Danny been overlooked in favour of Roby?

Well JP laid it bare. And I for one couldn't disagree. Over the past however long Roby has been by far the better of the two. The last few months though, Danny has been able to show his skills behind an excellent pack, who can dominate and allow him and Sneyd to dictate play.

It's interesting seeing this kind of dicussion on Facebook and Twitter. The very same RL fans who moan that Mcnamara "didn't pick form players" are still saying Roby is the better player and that yesterday was a one off.

I for one though am quite happy that others dn't rate our players as highly as those who play for the fashionable clubs. Let us fly under that radar. I have still to hear of any of our English players spoken about as potential internationals and yet week after week we hear of how much of a great future the youngsters at Wigan, Leeds, Sts etc have. Even yesterday Percival was nailed on motm after 5 minutes. Oh how things can change and the media become silent.

Seems like Dave K has called it on that thread. I was critical of him at times for distribution quality but playing with better players has obviously helped. I also believe he has improved his technique. What I liked on Sunday was his darting out of dummy half and his switches of direction. Clearly something that has been worked on as he had proper running options on both sides making his distribution more effective. All power to him - if anyone in this team deserves a bit of success it's Danny.

To be fair, I never said Houghton was perfect, just a bit of scapegoat at the time for our disappointing performances, he had work to do in his game and at times his decision making still isn't perfect, but always has been one our most important players and easily a top SL hooker. Just has better players around him, so he looks a better player.

This, basically.

I've been really impressed with the improvement in Houghton's distribution and decision making this season. Better players getting him faster PTB and offering more options has allowed him to really develop those sides of his game. He is now looking like the complete package.

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Should our season continue in the same way it is going right now, Danny Houghton will be a front runner for Man of Steel. If we make the cup final and, whisper it, a Grand Final too, Houghton will be a shoe in. Any final appearance for us this season will, if we win, involve a Houghton MOTM performance.