Ellis is going to be a huge miss and not just his physicality. Radford now more than ever needs to get his interchange of the forwards right and avoid leaving us less strong, Ellis is pretty much an extra prop for us and green/Bowden/Thompson need to dig deep and try fill the void.
I don't have many worries about Abdul but is he carrying more timber than last year/start of this? If he grasps this chance and proves his worth does that give Radford a dilemma for next season re the 6 position?

Yep. Both have been outstanding. Ellis is a machine.

The return of ellis from injury was the difference between you being a bottom 4 side to a top 8 side,the guy is a great player.You really do need to go to specsavers.

If you are serious you should go and give your head a bang!!

He's got another new account but still proving his lack of rugby league knowledge. The personal insults will follow.

Cheers.I think its a little bit deeper than lack of rugby league knowledge.

Des, we have to bear in mind that the original remark was made by a bitter, twisted individual who is universally loathed on this forum.

You've posted some right old rubbish in your time but this takes the biscuit.

Laughable. You've really embarrassed yourself here.

Fair play.What name did he previously post under?

Easy enough to work out for yourself, des. Let's just say that his most infamous username indicated a dislike of sitting down.

Agree totally. Pressure off? Really? I'm pretty sure we're still supposed to be proving we're not just an also-ran. 7th is not exactly "pressure off" material to me. If anything, the pressure should be on because we're not where we want to be.

We're 2 points off 4th (likely to be four after today). All the big sides will be playing each other over the next 8 weeks. 3 of them are still in the cup. We should still be doing all we can to make the top four. It is definitely achievable still. If we believe our youngsters are ready, then great. If we have better options, use them. The last thing I want to see is us taking what I consider the lazy option of throwing in the young players, getting stuffed because we can't get relegated, completely demoralising them and ending yet another season on a damp squib.

Bit Harsh considering your league position and form?

Three wins in a row you mean?

Anyway we are doing somewhat better than you predicted preseason

So based on league position is how individual players perform.

Doesn't quite work like that does it, just look at Albert Kelly for one of many examples.

Excellent cryptic clue mate,even I could get it.