Seeing as he has commented in the Mail tonight regarding his contract situation, Is he living up to expectation? Do we want to keep him? Is there better out there?

Considering he is probably on a high wage, he needs to up his game before I'd be happy.

Lets see what he can do with Smith's guidance....

Agreed. He is the right size/build, age is fine, has proven the skill in the past but Im 50/50. As you say, lets see what Smith can bring out of him.

He never hit the ground running as he did when he joined Catalans. I thought he was pretty crap to start with but feel he began to improve...and has improved further over the last couple of weeks imo. Not sure if this is Smith's influence or the absence of McGuire...or probably both. Imo Drinkwater needed to direct things more...but he let McGuire take the lead cos of his experience and his own game has suffered for it. I'd give him another deal.

Drinkwater is never going to be a superstar, but he is a useful organiser with a good kicking game. The reason he worked so well for Catalans was that they were a team that was full of quality but lacking direction. He provided that direction. He didn't do anything earth shatteringly brilliant, he just gave them some organisation which allowed their stars to show what they could do.

To be blunt, he doesn't have the same quality around him now. If you can put together a more dominant pack and give him some proper strike out wide then I'm sure he can get a tune out of them, but he isn't the sort of player that will make things happen by himself.

I think having Quinlan back in the side will help him a lot.

That’s about right I reckon.

As mild rover said, absolutely spot on.

Think a lot of it had to do with the size & dominance of Catalans pack too. Put any half behind KR's pack & most would struggle.

Our pack is quite capable of holding their own when we’ve a full compliment on the pitch, our struggle this season has been ideas near the line and soft D the other way.

Loved his play on last tackle with 90 secs on the clock
Straight out of the play book
Lol lol lol lol

Drinkwater was relegated with London and Leigh I honestly think he is well over rated and not worth the money he’s probably on he does not control the game London’s half backs where a lot better then owers for me Quinlan needs to be in the half’s London found his weakness at full back and used it well i would put hally at full back and Quinlan in the half’s with mags sell Drinkwater to Leeds and bring in a good hooker and a big hitting forward

Drinkwater, is like a lot of halves Dave, anonymous behind a beaten set of forwards, no hooker, your props apart from Masoe & Garbut, are not quite playing to their best abilities. You’ll raise the bar on Thursday, and quite rightly you will see an improvement with Drinkwater, because of the Derby factor.

Problem is not the next performance, which should bring the best out of all Rovers players, it’s the bread and butter games against the rest which tells. Catalans and Drinkwater were a perfect fit, unbelievable how they allowed him to go.

I no what your saying but a good half back should be putting a good long and short kicking game in 40/20s high bombs and stuff I honestly think Drinkwater kicking game is not even average he missed a easy drop kick that would of drew the game vs Wigan aswell just don’t think he’s worth the money he is on your right on the forwards Greenwood is a big miss then scruton and jewitt retiring and no prop coming Mulhern has been crap .. Lannon is a second row not a prop we need a big hitting forward not just for a months loan

the young kid from wire louis johnson looks to have a decent future in the game if nurtured correctly , looks athletic in build, if he puts in a few good displays for us in the coming weeks im sure warrington will notice,