Got to agree with Alex Mc re opinion on Welham, had a cracking season for an ex Hull academy late developer, (he is definately not "young" nor a "prospect", see the likes of Wheeler, Eastmond, Tompkins, Myler, Watkins , T Briscoe for such a description, even Craig Hall is younger....)but he defo aint up to it against the class players, as to the last "bad" game he had, he had an absolute shocker against Wigan and he has a nightmare few minutes minimum in every single game, no coincidence his side is getting targetted every match...good squad player , but will never win you trophies...

And to be even more against the grain, i would wager anybody that Rovers will never win anything whilst Dobson is the scrum half and "general", massively overated and no coincidence he was a reserve in Aus, if the rumours are true i would snap Wigans hand off....a very good individual in the middle reaches of SL but again will never win anything...and not a top class scrum half by any stretch.

I think JM has made a large rod for his own back with these and others and was far too quick to hand out lengthy contracts to various players, tying Rovers into nearly the same (not quite good enough) squad for a few years...with the failure to get to Wembley knocking a massive hole in the income expectations i think this may well be Rovers peak season for a while....expect a " i have taken Rovers as far as i can" statement anytime soon...

IMO there won't be a lot of player movement at the end of the season.

Who's you 6 quota players for next season?

Dobson
Newton
Webster
Galea
Fisher???
Vella???
Lovegrove???

I know there is 7 there but, is Vella off the quota or not?

The rules are a little complicated...

However my current guess is.

Up 5 Quota players + (non-exempted) Non-fed players to make a total no greater than 6.

Quota - Webster, Dobson, Galea, Newton = 4. Fitzhenry is ooc.

Non-fed (but possibly exempted, depending on timing of contract renewal) - Fisher (I know he plays for Scotland, but does he have a EU passport? I guess he must or we'd be over quota this year), Vella (Maltese).

Definately exempted, but ooc - Lovegrove (British Passport), Gene and Aizue (Kolpak)

Makali Aizue has been unfairly treated in my opinion. JM brings him on for 10 minutes then takes him off again, how can you get into a game or even get match fit having to put up with that .

Take your mind back to the world cup and look at the games Macca played in he was like a breath of fresh air and can be again for Rovers if JM gets his finger out and plays him!

You are talking about the longest serving player on Rovers books !

I will be very sad and annoyed to see him go others to go first are

Mills , Fitzhenry , Walker , I'anson , Netherton.

Lazy Fisher if he doesnt get his act together.

The understatement of the year, right there.