Back at home before a weekend off.

I think the unavailable list now stands at Walker, Tindall, Carlos, Trueman, Houghton, Fash, Cator, Ashworth, Mitchi, Staveley and maybe a couple of the youngsters. So perhaps looking at something like

Hoy
McIntosh
Scott
Sutcliffe
Martin
Smith
Charles
Ese'ese
Brown
Pele
Okunbor
Sao
Lane

Brown
Gardiner
Balmforth
Jebson

A few only getting in due to lack of options. Goes without saying but we need a good start. If we find ourselves 0-12 down the crowd will get on the players backs and heads will drop.

What about Litten to full back, Hoy and Charles in the halves, Nu brown and Smith sharing the hooking role?

I keep saying that Steve.Litten to full back until Walker returns
Think thats too much thinking for Tinkering Tony giving Hoy and Charles a run for a few games
Maybe suggest it to him after his mid morning power nap and before his afternoon siesta
Also means we can have two actual nines playing at nine in Brown and Smith
Think we have to write Balmforth off

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My guess is we have a little
Renaissance
We only lose 8-22

However we then have the following
Matches

Saints
Leeds
Wire

Followed by London and
The 9 game mark is also passed on that period

By the time we get to the London match
I can only imagine how the playing group is by then

The tinkering Swedish muppet chef may have totally lost it by then

What's wrong with Ashworth?

Hopefully Staveley is fit, then can at least drop Ockunbor to the bench.

Wouldn't have Sao in the backrow, he cannot defend there, I'd swap him and Ashworth (not sure about him there either)

Gardiner isn't good enough either, rather give another youngster a chance.

Ashworth has a thumb injury and will be out for a few weeks. Staveley missing for anywhere from two to six weeks with a meniscus problem.

Thanks, missed all that.

What a season, wonder if we will look at the loan market again.

Although not sure the club will be too bothered.

Recall severs from York? Send Okunbor there instead?

Unless we can bring in someone who has worked with Smith in the past and gets on with him (as we did with Russell) we're not a very enticing prospect for potential loanees. Likely to end up injured or suspended.

Walking into a squad low on confidence and under pressure. We'd need someone of the right character.

If you watch Tinkering Tony’s post match presser he says he’s reluctant to play Charles due to his age, lack of experience and physical size. I’m not sure how old he is but his body is definitely not ready yet. I was watching some stuff on YouTube and the difference in physicality then and now with Mikey Lewis is huge, he looks like a boy. Tanginoa (I think) targeted Charles and ran over the top of him, it’s a fine balance.

A Rovers fan said to me after the game that we defend like they did when Gene was at Rovers, ie badly !

Keefs alter egos back out in force I see.

Tinkering Tony?

He's forced each game into changes. He loses two or three players every game to injuries and suspensions.

When he keeps continuity by playing Houghton at nine, Brown and Smith in the halves and Hoy at full back, you complain about that. Keeping continuity in those positions is the oppositte of tinkering.

It's actually you that is constantly calling for the team to be tinkered with, as you have in this post I'm quoting. But more than that, you always want us to be tinkering between coaches..

It's not tinkering Tony, it's tinkering Bonaire

Actually it could be Bonaire with the alter egos.
“Tinkering Tony” and all that.

Try harder.