Agreed, id still take him for year now.

McIlorum works very hard in defence and is a big hitter, but like people have said he just doesn't offer enough in attack. the only thing he seemed to do on Sunday was the odd run forward from dummy half. Every time Tommy replaces him at hooker there's a noticeable difference going forward and we look far more dangerous. Whether that would be the case if Tommy played 9 for the full 80 though I'm not sure, it works well interchanging the 2 but it would be nice to have a second hooker who can do something going forward. I always feel that when McIlorum comes on, we are effectively shutting up shop as far as attacking is concerned. Maybe one for Bilko or some stat man... but is there any stats around showing how many points we score with Tommy at 9 as opposed to McIlorum?



It's a shame we didn't really replace deacon, but I really think we need to get Sam playing in the halves to give Tommy a better shot at playing hooker. Lets pray we can get the Amos Roberts of early 2010 back then maybe that can happen.

we should have signed Julian Rinaldi when he was going cheap, a better option than MM

Are you gonna write a hooker thread every week now like last season =





OBSESSED

We could have more Hookers than a Bangkok side street and he'd still be complaining.

This is becomming a bit annoying now. The club supposedly has a policy that if your not delivering the goods then you lose your place. This does not appear to be the case with Micky Mcillorum. Last season on a weekly basis he consistantly got shown up by Tommy in attack.



New season, clean slate fair enough but I just do not see how he is going to improve, his ball distribuition is too slow to play at 9 and it slows down the whole team making us slow, predictable and flat. Like alot of occasions last season the minute Micky left the field on Sunday we sprung into life and started playing some decent rugby, the problem was it was too little too late.



i really hope Wane brings through the likes of Mellor, Powell and Russell and gives them the time and patience McIllorum has had.

Maybe the problem hasn't been solved and has been around since Piggy left.



Its a seriously problem area for us, imo and needs addressing.



Most important position on the pitch for me.

Pretty cut and dry Tommy at 9 Powell in at hb



People was saying Sam wasn't ready when he broke into the first team worth a shot

I'm not aiming this at anybody in particular but it's annoying when somebody creates a topic regarding the team or a player that might be performance critical and some fans reply to that topic to accuse them of being wrong by doing so.



These boards will only survive as long as people continue to post opinions of topics of their choice. Rather than just slating the thread, add to the debate whether you agree or not, otherwise don't bothering posting at all.



There are ample topics of positivity and opportunities to happy clap.

The majority of our tries on Sunday were scored when McIlorum was on the field. Our most dominant period was in the first half when McIlorum was on the field and our backs made a pigs ear of the opportunities.



It looks as though it's McIlorum and Gouldings turn this year.

Do you not feel that if say Piggy was playing we'd see a lot more from guys like Finch or Sam

I'm sorry but this is rubbish people have concerns about players and post about them i remember you sticking up for Pryce and Roberts saying they was scapgoats and give them a chance how did that turn out?



I do respect your opinion on most things but this whole clique on here between a big group of fans not liking the fact players get pulled up on certain things is embarrassing if players are weak or have done something wrong people dont like hearing about it



This post isn't just aimed at you it's to a number of people