Agree Gotcha Singleton should be ahead of Ambler and IF we retain JP ,RB .Moore and Griffin i cant see Ambler staying not least becasue i think we will/should recall Amor plus Daniel Smith won't be far off a 1st team appearance imo.

How big is that lad getting!!

Yeah, what does BMcD know, it's not as if he played prop for the then top club or anything.

He's a unit mind you all the youngsters seem to be of that ilk these days i got chance to speak to Stevie Ward after we'd played the Aussie team Harvey Howard brought over and close up he's another big lad.

I really think the club have some big calls coming up re-U20's forwards because imo we have some real potential pack monsters for the next decade or so.

I think/hope we're being pretty sensible in our prop policy, the dominating factor of which is ultimately the JP succession.



Assume, because of injuries and suspensions, you need a five-prop cohort to cover four spaces on matchdays, with all probably getting even time over the season. Then you need a couple more who are happy to be in reserve but will still see quite a bit of gametime.



This year we have 1.JP 2. Bailey 3.Griffin 4. Leuluai, with Moore as 5 and Kirke and Singleton as 6 and 7



2013, Kylie leaves, maybe Kirke leaves, Amor returns: 1.JP 2.Bailey 3.Griffin 4/5. Amor/Moore 6.Singleton 7.Smith



2014, the end of JP, cabs move up the rank: 1.Bailey 2.Griffin 3.Amor 4/5 Singleton/Moore 6.Smith 7. Next good prospect



2015 Smith moves up to replace Moore, and so on.



There's not much space for Ambler there unless we don't sign up Amor.

lets hope this is true, would love to see Luke at Fax for at least this year! who knows after that. he seems keen too! www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/h ... _1_4291879 DR's can work (for both parties), we brought on Jacob Fairbank last year, he was one of our top performers and now hes in the hudds squad (they do have injuries fair enough!) but if he gets his chance and plays well hell keep his position.

lets hope this is true, would love to see Luke at Fax for at least this year! who knows after that. he seems keen too! www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/h ... _1_4291879 DR's can work (for both parties), we brought on Jacob Fairbank last year, he was one of our top performers and now hes in the hudds squad (they do have injuries fair enough!) but if he gets his chance and plays well hell keep his position.

I'd hope we're not planning on keeping Moore until 2014 to be honest. This is hypothetically great, but there is no promises as to wether Singleton or Smith will live up to potential, I can definitely see us signing a prop to replace Peacock when he retires.

I'm not saying Ambler will be better than Singleton etc. I'm just saying there have been young big forwards we've let go who have gone on to be decent props - Fozzard, Anderson, Moore himself spring to mind.



As it stands I think the main danger we face down the road is having a logjam of average forwards around.

Your last sentence is too true. Which is exactly why you don't mess about holding back youngsters who look the part. You give them the opportunity. If they don't make the grade then, then they take a step back and you replace. But give it a go.

I watched the U20s on the Leed site (BTW the quality is really poor, or it could be my eyesight but I thought all the Chemics lads had mullets - but now I THINK they have some kind of mark on the back of their shirts) and was impressed by the highlights TBH. I thought Leeds looked big and fast across the field. I couldn't really tell who was who apart from when they scored, although Ward stood out a bit.

Quote craigizzard="craigizzard"2013, Kylie leaves, maybe Kirke leaves, Amor returns: 1.JP 2.Bailey 3.Griffin 4/5. Amor/Moore 6.Singleton 7.Smith'" A thoughtful post - apart from the 'maybe Kirke leaves' which seems fairly unlikely to me given his recent contract extension, versatility and seeming preparedness to accept a squad/back-up role. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3541437

Quote craigizzard="craigizzard"2013, Kylie leaves, maybe Kirke leaves, Amor returns: 1.JP 2.Bailey 3.Griffin 4/5. Amor/Moore 6.Singleton 7.Smith'" A thoughtful post - apart from the 'maybe Kirke leaves' which seems fairly unlikely to me given his recent contract extension, versatility and seeming preparedness to accept a squad/back-up role. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3541437

Quote tvoc="tvoc"A thoughtful post - apart from the 'maybe Kirke leaves' which seems fairly unlikely to me given his recent contract extension, versatility and seeming preparedness to accept a squad/back-up role. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3541437'" Sadly true.

Quote tvoc="tvoc"A thoughtful post - apart from the 'maybe Kirke leaves' which seems fairly unlikely to me given his recent contract extension, versatility and seeming preparedness to accept a squad/back-up role. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/s ... _1_3541437'" Sadly true.