Here is the Mild Rover plan - you'll find me on page 3 of the Rovers and Hull Fantasy League!

Full back - Briscoe and Sheriff

Wing - Fox and a new signing (Ainscough or Hodgson?), plus one of Latus, Cockayne or Colbon.

Centre - Welham, Webster and Hall.

Halfs - Dobson, Green and Tommy Lee.

Hooker - New signing (splash some of the Mason cap space?) and Hodgson.

Props - Watts, Wheeldon and 1 of Clinton, Netherton and Vella. 2 new signings.

Second row - Newton, Taylor, Cook, Lovegrove (Cox).

Loose - Galea and Murrell.

25 players including unnamed new signings. Sheriff, Welham, Murrell, Lovegrove, Cox, Watts, Taylor are 7 homegrown players - we need an 8th, which puts Latus ahead of Cockayne and Colbon.

Unless Clinton doesn't take up his option and is one of the props to leave, we have no new quota spots. We do still have 2 non-fed spots though, so a Samoan or Tongan (with passport already in hand!), would be a good option.

Ins: New wing, Tommy Lee, new hooker, 2 new props.

Outs: Cockayne, Colbon, Fisher, 2 props, (Mason)

Agree and of the underlined only Vella and Galea are pulling their worth. Cook for me is one of the form players and Taylor should be playing more game time or lose him.

10 of the starting 13 vs Salford & Wigan were in the side 4 years ago. That would've been 11 if Newton had been fit & 12 if Fisher had got the starting nod over Hodgson.

How many other sides are virtually unchanged from 2008?

Continuity can be a good thing but we’ve had a bit too much recently imo. We’ve stood still while others have upped the ante & passed us.

Time for some fresh blood.

We also need to find a couple of players that will inject the energy & enthusiasm Stan & Makali used to bring, especially off the interchange. We’ve missed that.

Briscoe, Colbon, Clinton, Vella, Netherton & Fisher to go for me. Not sure about Galea just yet.

Paul Aiton could be a good bet for the hooking role.

Too friendly up front. What we need badly(and Mason was that man) is an in your face impact forward who doesnt give a feck. An are you looking at me badboy.

Some promising props in action in the Fax-Leigh game - Frank Watene, Makali Aizue, David Mills, Jim Gannon.

Bloody pudding!

Remember Watenes try for rovers at home against York (i think) where he chased that kick down and managed to surprise the fullback?

Doing a brilliant impression of a Kiwi Brendan Hill. You could launch an observation balloon with those shorts.



Really miss Makali me, would've had a bromance with him.

Rich Beaumont and Dave Petersen?

Sadly not.





We'll have more than 8, but 8 have to be in the top 25 earners.