The main thing is to improve the robustness of the squad and get value for money, so signing Hardraker and Chamberlain to replace Sutcliffe and Scott makes sense.

Although Seizer has missed a few ganes, the last 3 seasons he has played 55 games, whilst Trueman has played 44.

Rapana has played over 20 games just about every season. Same with Asista apart from this year.

When was the last time we signed a captain and recent dream team player along with 2 players from the NRL who are first choice players.

Hopefully a new backroom team wi help this also and keep the likes of Abdul fitter, which he has shown he can do at London amd his first few seasons at Rovers, we're he was in MOS contention and playing internationally.
if this is our starting lineup first game, I can't see how anyone can say it is well ahead of this seasons side and that's without any coaching impact.

Walker
Barron
Hardraker
Rapana
Martin
Abdul
Seizer
Ese Ese
Cust
Aydin
Cartwright
Holmes
Asiata

Sao
Ashworth
Staveley
Balmforth


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We aren't winning anything or probably troubling the play offs, but just want to be more competitive a d start moving In the right direction after a year on year slide since 2017 With the exception of 2020)

Cust Holmes and Abdul don’t fit into your appearance criteria, Chamberlain 3 year deal to replace Cam Scott is madness.

Hoping the experiment of Balmforth Burrough and Cust works at hooker, having doubts about that watching us get done up the middle after Houghton went off.

That's why I mention improving the backrow m, look at Evalds, Whitbread and Taigona at Rovers, gone for low appareences to injury prone to nearly every present.

Agree on hooker, Balmforth has some work to do, but to be fair he isn't a 70 minute hooker (yet)

That’s why I don’t get worked up about “injury prone” players…we are getting the back room staff sorted and fair play to Myler for recognising this.Look at Tom Johnstone..best winger in S/L but would you have signed him before Catalan…no..Hardly missed a game,apart from now and is a better winger than he was.

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ch ... 1725270776 Ticks all the boxes: age, experience, played with Myler

https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ch ... 1725270776 Ticks all the boxes: age, experience, played with Myler

hardly missed a game until he signed back for wakey

Like I said on the cas thread…would next seasons spine have cocked up the 13 v 11 spell….people may not like the players and be the recruitment we wanted,I’m unsure on some but they are here but they are experienced players,in key positions.If a h/b is injured and they will be at some point then we can bring Cust in and not be forced to play Charles but if we do..he will have a experienced half with him…same as centre and winger and f/b.This a part people are maybe overlooking….we will have experienced,battle hardens players who will help the young kids.

I don’t mind getting shot at, so here goes. Logan Moy has been good at the back, his height in the modern game will disadvantage him, especially with good rangy centres/wingers attacking him from above.
Try him in the halves he’s proved he’s durable quick and can pass, take Morgan Smith out, Litten or Walker to full back and use these last three meaningless games to look at it.

Lewis Martin outstanding on the wing, just a yard away from being a flyer, I think with our problems at centre and the signing of Rapana, Lewis as with Moy would benefit from an experimental position change, Lewis along with the tremendous knowledge Rapana brings would be a good partnership, and instead of cobbling Tom in the centres for numbers sake, an opportunity to look at future possibilities of Lewis in the centre, who looks to break tackles regularly, looks a prospect in a struggling team.

Big shout out to Herman and Ashworth,who have both been excellent this term and at least these two have come good in amongst our terrible recruitment.