Given that we're going to need a hooker and it will probably be one of our current half backs then surely there's got to be an opportunity to get Hyde and/or Crookes in. Surely.

An immediate improvement on most of the wasters out there last night then.

Jeffries was easily your most effective back last night.

They certainly have added a bit of spark to our side and are keeping first team players out of the side so everyone is on their toes.

I'd not particularly thought effort was a problem before last night, but now I'd have to say that a kick up the backside from being dropped might do a few players some good (though would they be that bothered?).

Unfortunately, however brilliant these youngsters are, they are still going to come into a side playing to the same gameplan and tactics (ie none).

Just thought I'd butt in on your forum seeing as FC come to Odsal next week. As has been well reported since the beginning of last season our team was decimated by injuries from pre season onward so they had no choice but play plenty of the lads. Yes it was a struggle as everyone knows but we're certainly going to reap the benefits from now on. We still have five or six first choice players to come back into the side right now but we can hardly tell !! It proves that long term, youth introduction and development really does work we should have a good season hopefully. Best of luck for the season y'all except for next week obviously. Sometimes big benefits come out of adversity eventually !!

Maybe try a couple of the young lads - Crookes, Donaldson but not 5 or 6 of them - that would be suicide and as Asim said - same game plan