I don't but don't get too carried away. Noble has a stated predilection for veteran players. His hand has been forced somewhat because of your start to the season but he won't take much persuading to drop the kids back to reserve grade or even ship them out.



Tomkins looks very, very assured. Looking forward to seeing him Friday.

OK I hope you continue to make use of your academy and not ship them off and replace them with aussies as you have done in the past.



There is alot to be said about developing as a team together over the years and I just wonder how much better off you would be if you had't of let so many of your good academy products go?



Yes our reserves arn't doing too well at the moment but that is because our academy players are busy being top of the Super League

I don't want to get into an argument but am willing to have a discussion.



We'll be in the supporters club on Friday from around 6 p.m usually by

the pool table.



But didn't Leeds replace Calderwood with Donald, Mathers with Webb and Walker with Toupi?



Apart from Briscoe I'm not really sure which of the players we have let go we should really have kept, and in Briscoes case Radlinski was still only 27 years of age.



There are some good kids coming through at Wigan but the challenge is to get them ready for 1st team action, something I'm afraid the reserve and academy leagues don't IMO appear to do.



Come and have a chat an Friday, we love our Rugby and don't bite.

Sounds good to me which bar do you usually go in to? I guess you will be in Cherry and White?

Your defence was monster in that second half, but come on, how many times will you be gifted two-thirds of your tries?

May have been mentioned elsewhere (site wouldn't load yesterday), but Louis Anderson is a cheap-shot s***house (perfect view from where we were stood, waiting to see what the lie of the land is before sticking one on someone from behind is not big, clever, hard etc, just a s***house trick!). There, got that off my chest.

As for our performance, you need wins like that, not particularly inspiring but a victory over a team with a new coach etc etc.

Explain how they were gifted?



A good kick, a good kick chase and good defence would indicate, to me, that the final try was earned.

Two guys running into each other isn't good kick-chase or defence. A one-handed carry into a tackle when clearing your line isn't good kick-chase or defence.



I have the feeling this could carry on indefinitely, so we will agree to disagree.

That would be my assessment. That Warrington headline could just as easily read "Warrington team put in best performance since the last blue moon and still lose to sub-par Leeds"

The one on the left as you go in through the doors with all the old Leeds photos in.

As I said we are normally stood by the pool table.

Fair enough but I am a firm believer that you earn whatever you get in this game.

That's the pressure of a good kick and chase all good habits to have if you are to win titles.