The last few weeks seems to have been very quiet, there was lots of talk about a new assistant which we all presumed Veivers was going to get. There was also talk from the club about signing another 2 players. Do we now think that our recruitment is finished? If so I am a little worried about the acting half position!! surely we need two hookers!! Just wondering if anyone can clarify any of these things!

I'm not sure about the Assistant position, but i do know thats Simms mentioned that we do look done in the recruitement drive. He said you can never say that you're finished, yet we look done. It was in the Salford advertiser

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You two cynics: we all know, "He is coming".

I’d be more worries about a winger (Gardner was of course a target so we know the club are aware of this) and maybe a loose forward, if Wild gets injured then we are potentially short in that area. And as a few of us have been saying for a while another 60 minute prop to go with Cashmere and Jewitt and use the other guts for impact.



Potential Positions/Cover



Full Backs

Patten, Ratchford, Gibson



Wingers

Broughton, Gibson, Clay



Centres

Henry, Bailey, Nero, Gibson, Gleeson, Adamson (T)



Half Backs

Holdsworth, Smith, Ratchford, Sneyd, Palfrey? (Is he still with us?)



Props

Cashmere, Palea’asina, Jewitt, Boyle, Sidlow, Parker, Anderson



Hookers

Leo-Latu, Owen, Gibson, Smith



Second Rowers

Anderson, Bailey, Adamson (L), Adamson (T), Parker, Sidlow, Nero, Wild



Loose Forwards

Wild, Spencer, Holdsworth

Oops forgot Adam Neal as a prop.

And you could have added Ratchford as cover for centre, wing, hooker, second row and loose forward.

You're not expecting wonders from the conditioning coach then?

i know what your saying about the prop thing but still think hooker is the issue.Owen is still 2-3 years away till he can be considered. too small and too young at the mo leave him to develop. Gibson is not a hooker by any stretch of the imagination, was truly awful when he played there last year, anyone is a hooker if he is being considered. And i am not so sure about having your 1st choice scrum half as your rotating hooker as well.

The winger position has not really bothered me at all to be honest, gibson broughton, gleeson,clay, henry even steff, unlike the hooking position you really can place almost any back there if needs be. i think Gibson and jodie will be 1st choice and will be great next year and will score a bagful, having decent centres next too them will make a big difference attacking and defensively

Palfrey has gone to Blackpool IIRC

Not according to Malc he isn't.



I'm not implying that, I'm saying we've been told that it looks like Owen will be our No2 hooker next season but we [iwill[/i get injuries and if one should come at the hooking role then Smith [icould[/i cover with Ratchford or Sneyd coming in at half back.



I'm only posting what the coaching staff are thinking.

Now thats a decent typo if I've ever made one!



I had heard that but I just don't recall reading anything official. Cheers.

Now thats a decent typo id I've ever made one!



I had heard that but I just don't recall reading anything official. Cheers.