How long before Penny and Ratchford are back ? Because I believe that our 3/4 line needs a shake up.

Ryan Atkins- who I've been a huge admirer of ,even when he was getting stick previously, is now (I believe ) past his best.
Matt Russell - I actually don't know what we are going to do with him?
Rhys Evans - For all his effort he will never be a top end Super League centre IMO.
Tom Lineham - After a dodgy start he's grown into this team no problems there.

When fit I would go with Penny and Lineham on the wings and Ratch at centre along with Harvey Livett, I believe we couldn't do any worse than give the kid a run to see what he's got.
Ideally we would have invested in a good centre but we didn't so it is what it is.. I honestly hate writing posts like this but it's not like we didn't see it coming to be honest.

We should have recruited a centre at least in the off season. It's the worst backline in SL currently.

Name another team where Matt Russell and Rhys Evans would a starting jersey.

what frustrates me more is the predictability of our wingers taking the first few drives, defences are aware and setting up for it. if we make decent yards out of dummy its all good but when they are tackled early its hard then to get out of our own half

I just wish they would mix it up a little but maybe Matty n tom go at dummy half and pass the ball to a forwards running on to the ball would surprise teams.

Matty Russell passing from dummy half is a recipe for disaster but I take your point about mixing it up. Hopefully Penny and Ratchford back soon. As a side point I've been really impressed with Livett so far- looks really good.

I like Atkins, hes a big strong unit but the lad has never been able to pass.
whether a simple draw and pass or a quick hands catch and pass......

so his one handed backdoor pass to the feet of Lineham just made feel ill last night...

Rhys Evans made every wrong decision he could possibly make last night both in defence and attack...awful

Tom Lineham wowed us with another two foot barge over try....truly entertaining (thats not a pop at Lineham by the way who was the only player to come out of last night with credit)

And people keep saying on here "we should be winning in the cup finals" but we won't when we have deficiencies like we do in our squad.

The only 3/4 you have who any other top 6 team would want is lineham and I'd include penny in that. ratchford is a good player but is wasted in the centres. rhys evans seems to shuffle like my grandad every time he gets the ball and russell is an out and out full back

1. Gidley
2. Linham
3. Ratchford
4. Atkins
5. Russell / Penny
6. Brown
7. Patton

Russell's is anything but an out and out fullback. In fact he is anything but a fullback, full stop.

Correct with the funding and stature the club has we should have won the GF.

See the thread on Tony Smith to understand the concerns of why we have a side, in his 8th full year of leadership, with the deficiencies you mention.