You don't believe there's a difference between 6 and 7?

it depends on what style of attack you favour if you play your halfbacks as first and second receiver then there's a huge difference, but if you play with a left and right halfback system there's basically no difference between them.

of course the system you adopt often depends on the players at your disposal.

It depends on who the 6 & 7 are imo. For instance Lockyer/Cronk can both do the organising, creating and kicking whereas Eastmond and Pryce have completely different roles to each other same as McGuire and Burrow.

But we all agree the half (7) is first receiver so straight away he gets less time with the ball.

Spliting the halfs is a isation of the sport.

................ and according to reports, not a good kicking game neither.

Thought we are after a backup to Long,

Would rather 'keep our powder dry' , until a player in the mould of a Drew, Randall, or James Webster becomes available!!!

What if such a player never becomes available for next year?
Sometimes you have to make a decision when an opportunity presents itself and then run with it.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Why sign a player, who has the same qualities, as players already in the squad??

There IS somebody available!! - Check the players I mentioned in my post.

Is james webster was still able to do a job at super league level I'm sure a team would have snapped him up

You'd give Webster a playing contract despite him having not played in SL for two seasons - in fact only one top flight game since April 2008?

We need a back up half...so looks as though we are getting one that is young,hungry,playing for a contract and has experience of the NRL and we still fecking moan.....how about giving him a chance before you all start with your words of wisdom.

Well said.

Apparently he's a star in the reserve grade over there, which means he'll be a world beater over here.

doesn't matter who we sign or who we are linked with, nobody is ever good enough for us! really does my head in

i remember when people on here were doubting the signings of fitz and o'meley last season!

i think at one time widnes were holding his players registry ( don't have clue if they still are ), so when he came as agars number 2, he'd not be playing at fc also

I'm usually accused of being a club apologist, but he's 27 and has no kicking game apparently. Our recruitment of Sharp and Westerman for Calderwood and Cusack is pretty good. Will support him obviously, but not convinced he's the answer to getting us round the park against the likes of Wigan if Long's injured.