He started last season really well scoring plenty of tries, one away at the pies particularly pleasing, and his defence improved massively. Will be interesting to see what happens when Hodgson is back. How will Smith accommodate Hodgson, Ratchford, Myler and Briers in the same side?

but what a nice problem...

Myler, if he stays fit, will score 20 tries per season. For me he has to stay in the side.

If we are going to objective tonight, i thought Hudds targetted Myler when they had the ball, they ran at him and i think the Hudds try in the 2nd half was Eden (i think) running at him, he's not a bad defender just if the big guys run at him he doesn't have the weight if he goes anywhere other than the legs.

Myler did O.K. for you lads tonight I thought. I've never really seen him have an effect against us before but tbf tonight I thought he did well. Credit where it's due. Still a tad shaky defensively but going forward looked a real asset.

So this is how SC decides to return to this board after years spent in embarrassment exile. Very poor.

If you think Myler is a 'tad shaky defensively' how do you describe Brough ?

Brough started well and had Eddie creaming himself. When the going got tough he completely disappeared.

He is still only 21 so i think he will only get better.

DITTO

I haven't seen any Saints games this year but I think they're crap and I can't see them making the top four this year. And Lee Gaskell used to be in Star Trek.

I think there will be a noticeable improvement in the maturity of his game. He appears to have improved his pass selection, certainly on last night's showing.



I will reiterate what I have said previously; he will find it difficult to dictate the ebb and flow of how we play with the likes of Briers and Monaghan in the side, but he is slowly pushing his way in.