Shannon mcd for me .

We've had a problem at half-back for sometime now so with the signing of Holdsworth I'm hoping he has the biggest impact of all.

Ellis with us fans,but I reckon Holdsworth on the pitch.

A thousand different meanings.

Tend to think Holdsworth, but if Galea can stay fit I think he could be a very good squad player for us. Hope him and O'Meley have a fantastic final year.

Slight thread drift, but right centre worries me a bit with Arundel's lack of game time/recent match toughness/experience. Given our options in the back row, I'd be tempted to put Whiting at centre to start with, or let Crooks pick up where he left off.

In League Express last week Gentle metioned Arundel, Crooks and Yeaman battling for the two centre spots, he also said Horne and Whiting were options but that he'd like to concentrate on Whiting in the back row. It was good to read his glowing comments on Rich Whiting. Gentle said that when RW got injured at the end of the season "our hopes went with him to a certain extent".

I would agree if one area we do look maybe weak would be right hand side with crookes/arundel just due to lack of experience

Spot on, that. Particularly in a play-off type scenario, Whiting's aggression is a big miss. Certainly our coaching staff appear to value him as highly as the supporters. Ogre calls him #fansfavourite on Twitter.

After years of being a brilliant utility man is he finally going to cement a spot? I sure hope so.

our half backs will be under pressure to perform and so they should be. coz we have lacked in that area for an criminal amount of time. i reckon Holdsworth is competent and will improve us on last year but dont know if he had the ability to take us into the top 4. im still waiting to see what Saymore can bring to the team on a consistent basis and im not writing him off just yet. the rest of the team looks good with depth that most teams will envy.

Our next captain IMO

From a personality point of view he'd be ideal. Issue is that he's not in he starting 13. Could replace Tickle as 1st choice back rower in 2014 though.

were not sure yet though are we and number count for nothing , I have a feeling he will be in the squad every week this coming season... would like him to make the WC squad too

It's his birthday on Thursday if you want to send him a sexy card?

Gentle also named Whiting as his 'Unsung Hero' in last month's Rugby League World. He said "He can play any position for me, athough I try to keep him in the second row he ends up playing anywhere. He's an out and out rugby league player and we are a lot better side when he's on the field."