Washbrook is blocking several players from getting valuable experience whilst not offering enough to justify his place 'IN MY OPINION', he's a tryer but he isn't cutting the mustard.
People say he's reliable, at giving effort yes, he misses plenty of tackles and more often than not third man in, he's slow at dummy half, he rarely ever bends the line because he lacks pace, I mentioned his error count previously, I haven't bothered to check what that's like since.
He's certainly been picked over Litten countless times and very probably Turgut who was utilised in the forwards and at centre last season, he (Turgut) will not progress any further until he gets more game time. If Radford doesn't get him game time he will fall away and be another youth set up failure that the club failed to exploit, given he was the England academy captain and was touted as the next big thing and that he's only just turned 22 I'd say the club need to give him a chance, don't you?

Clearly you are of limited thinking capacity because so eager were you to start an argument as the good little troll that you are, you missed that I defended Pearson not signing marquee players, you then threw a nonsensical statement into the equation asking me where my money was, as if that had anything to do with the subject at hand re marquee signings or otherwise, just clutching at some little straw.
Then you've done nothing but try to avoid the fact that you were wrong and wouldn't enter into the debate about recruitment and/or marquee signings. I simply said there was nothing stopping Pearson from signing a marquee player but the consideration was the financial risk.
All you could muster with your limited capacity was to start bitching in your usual fashion, it's just rinse and repeat, as I said, you clearly are of limited capacity and it's you whom are the troll with your incessant argumentative nature and yet another jibe saying I'm not a supporter, aw bless yah

You said senior players. Washbrook is one. Who are the others?

Christ on a bike, you can hardly say Radford:
a) Hasn't given Turgut an opportunity. He's played almost 30 games, right?
b) Isn't giving youth a chance. Fash, Masi, Lane, Downs, Turgut, Litten..how many appearances have they clocked up over last season and this? It's not a handful, it's a lot.

Lane's overtaken him in the pecking order from what I can see, that happens. Not everyone will make it. Look at Ben Crooks for example. Darryl Powell shipped him on and he's playing in the championship. Radford's judgement proved right again.

Not sure about Harris, often stand out in the championship, players like Logan and Litten havn't stood out on DR with Donny, yet they do well when they play for us in SL, I haven't seen Donny play this year, so can't comment on how he is doing, but he is playing each week and they are top of the league, so he must be doing something right.

Was never a fan of Carlos, think Connor has potential to be a star there, get on the ball as much as possible, needs to concentrate on his game, rather than winding players up though.

I think we only option for us would be Lui, other than that I think we would have to use the marquee rule to get a good enough replacement for Kelly from the NRL.

I think I'd rather stick with that we have, unless a top player becomes available.

don't try facts, bumpy doesn't like them...

You also have to factor in the way the whole set up in the game itself for junior development as whole is a shambles as the decision to get rid of the reserve grade and not build on that is having an affect on all clubs.

Most of the younger players didn't make it due to a number of reasons one which AP alluded almost immediately after taking over and that was the total lack of investment in junior development at the club which he has since funded. Also the fact that we have two teams vying for the same youngsters in a much smaller area than the Yorkshire & Lancashire clubs. All in all I think since the changes made by AP under the advice of LR the clubs doing all it can to promote youth (Joint Academy still a bone of contention).

If it wasn't for Radford we wouldn't have Shaul now or seen Lineham in a Hull shirt. I liked Gentle but unfortunately due his lack of local knowledge when he came he was sold down the river by McRae and that for me was the undoing of him.
I really didnt think LR was the right man for the job and openly voiced that but I am big enough to say he has proven to be a very good appointment and turned the fortunes of this club around with the backing and trust of the owner.

i agree Lui would be a very good replacement for Kelly

I'd personally keep Talanoa, Manu, Washbrook and we've offered Kelly the biggest deal in our history but if he gets a deal in Australia then fair play too him. Don't think Turgut is going to make it he hasn't improved plus the likes of Lane and Hadley are ahead of him, think Abdull is worth another two years but as much as I love Minichello think its near the end for him unfortunately. Also Downs and Osbourne can go too. If we can get a good running 2nd rower like Ta'ai then I'd let Washy go too.

where is the info' about the offer to Kelly?

double post

because of the increasingly slow speed of the site due to the advert to the right, does it really need to be taking up half of the screen.