When Gentle first came our attack improved straight away, we started using blind side moves and a few set plays but they've all gone missing.

I don't buy the "challenge cup egg basket" stuff.

They was a lot of league games before the challenge cup even started to get serious and we lost a lot of them. Warrington and Leeds have both proved in the past getting to both finals is do able as have Saints and even those teams that have finished poorly after a cup final defeat have not laid down and rolled over like we have.

I think it says it in Gentles ability right there if he has failed to regather the squad since the Cup final.

The CC is/was no excuse for the limp performances earlier on such as Widnes away or the Good Friday derby

if we are to have a good clear out in players who is there to replace them? do you think we will sign anyone after the world cup? or keep taking average players from teams below us?

How long has it taken both Leeds & Warrington to get to that level? Asking us to do it in two years is ridiculous.

leeds have developed through youth system warrington have bought a team but have been fortunate but also i think because theyve had and still have good organisers in briers monaghan etc. weve bought at desperate times on the back of losing out on chase/prince and other very good players. our youth we see us right but will take years.

do we have young half backs coming through, that is the biggest problem we've had for the last 20 years.

I don't think we have a pick of half backs who are coming through the ranks tha wil be good enough. I was told the other day that we have let Rich Wikinson go and he's returned to West Hull.
As for Harry Tyson-Wilson, the kid is brilliant. I've mentioned his kicking game before and for his age group it's second to none. Also he really knows how to take control of the game.

Great point about experienced quality halves. Still not got the quality needed to step the club on IMO.

Is that a reflection on the current game, too much structure, too many set moves, stifling invention and creativity, kids being too scared to make a mistake and just doing as coached?

I think there should be a forum this side of Christmas, but please lets have one on Radio Humberside not a love-in run by the club/FC Voices and presented by Clarky that can only be viewed online by people who cannot make it.

That's not a slight against FC Voices or Clarky, but when was the last time we had a forum broadcast on the radio?

Des Hasler. We need to push the boat so far off the shore this time and get a big fish.

Can't see why not.

That would be a serious statement of intent, but would he come?

No.