I have not being impressed with Horney for 2 seasons!! however based on the last 2 games there is no reason he should be dropped!! he is playing well and if he can stay consistent I will be happy for him to keep his spot.

Agreed. He gave a very accomplished display all ways round.

Do people get sucked into to thinking Horne has played properly? I only ask because a few around me said he had a poor game, I thought he played well today and certainly put his body on the line for a few spilled balls at times as well. Defence was solid and did ok in attack.

Horne was my MOM today. Also liked the fact he is was clearly taking time to talk to Nicklas before and during the game to help him out.

Thought nicklas was solid today and didnt look out of place but had a debate with my mates as to why nicklas was preferred to ellis, after all ellis is more experienced we thought that maybe ellis is still struggling with his weight and that nicklas is just alot fitter then him so got the nod ahead of him.

Thought Nicklas did very well today, looked confident and very solid, hope he gets some good game time this season same with Ellis

You know what is refreshing about all this. The fact we have other options in the halfbacks, Gentle said he would play the youngsters when needed and he showed it today putting Nicklas in against the League winners.

According to Gentle in his after-match interview, Nicklas just has his nose in front of Ellis at the moment for the backup half spot.

Horney played well again today fantastic cover tackle on Myler.

Felt Gentle made the right decision with going with Nicklas as he showed better spells in pre season. I possibly would have gone with Ellis on the bench rather then Turner but both are great prospects for the season ahead.

Horne was very good, some great kicking too for a change.

He and Seymour should be a top partnership.

Spot on that paulm !
Cant see where any of the Horne knockers can pick fault so far, i think the problem is that so many expect him to coast through and round the full back with blistering speed like price used to do a few years back but that has never been Hornes game, maybe some where right when they said Hornes only issue over the last two seasons has been the fact there was no half of any sort playing alongside him !!
Kicked smart and played his best game for some time today , cant wait to see him gel with Seymore

Thought Nicklas aquitted himself well and let no-one down.

I did'nt see any pre-season so was expecting to ellis to play. Thought horne nicklas worked ok both found the floor with kicking. The whole team seemed to be talking more and in lynch we had a skipper offering encouragment all the time

I have to put my hands up and say I berated Horney after the derby game (on this site). He played like he's played most of last season when he was mostly ineffective. However, he was brilliant against the Bull's and outstanding yesterday.
Like a previous poster pointed out, I hope that its the fact he had a genuine half back alongside him sharing the work load that took the pressure off him and enabled us to see the Horney of old. Long may it continue.
If Nicklas or Seymore bring that out of Horney then they are the 7's for me.
Ellis will get his chance, he offers a different skill set to Nicklas or Seymore. I think the kid has a fantastic passing game, as good as Jason Smith or Judas. Wether he can show those skills at Super League level remains to be seen.

Steve