We were having a discussion on the terraces yesterday about the current squad and if any, would you get rid of anyone. Last season we could name at least half a dozen (if not more) but all the players we have signed at the start of the season have justified their contracts. I put forward one name who we were undecided on because of the weekly errors he makes but we really do have the making of a good solid team.



One thing which is going unnoticed is the tackling from Ellis, who reminds me of Sam obst in that his size doesn't stop him from being one of the best tacklers in the side.



Fancy us against anyone outside of top 2 and that's home and away!

Loving the number of young and British players in the side justifying their places. The last four matches we really seem to have clicked - wish I could have been there on the terraces!

I can’t think of anyone I would change at the moment except for a big hard hitting prop. We seem to have nice balance at present. If anything we have room to offload some fringe players.

Said that this squad of players should have been doing better than they are some time ago when you look at who we had.Its taken some time to get everyone on the same page of the song sheet but now it appears its happened.I just hope we can sign Sykes for a couple of years.Like how he gets in the right place to cover any breaks in defence and hes certainly saved a few trys this season and its let Smith play his game well.

Kudos to Tim Smith who has answered his critics (me included

) in the best way possible - the team are on the same song-sheet but he is conducting masterfully!

Said it from the start he was looking after his half back partner so could not play his own game.Everything we did came through him and since Sykes went to be his half back partner its let him play his own game.Credit to the forwards who have turned the wick well up and its giving Smith the platform and time to be the general we need.One thing I did like that I saw yesterday was that Lee Smith backed big Ali up a couple of times and we made good yards just as he did at Leeds.

I appreciate all the, "Well I wouldn't change a thing" attitude now we have found some form, but in all seriousness if we want to improve going forward then it is inevitable that we're gonna have to replace some of the current squad.



It's not really the kind of time to be singling out players who you'd replace though at this stage in the season IMO. I'll leave that to Agar and focus on this season for now.

Probs find only a couple of players coming in next season at most but the important thing is when we bring another player in he has to be better than what we have already.Should always be looking at who is/could be available and be prepared to get the quality player trouble is that quality is not always available when you need it.

would be nice not to have a massive turnover of players for a change

Not sure I agree with that. I think Ellis is not a great defender, nowhere near as good as Aiton or Obst. Sure he nails a few but he misses to many for me. He's often caught out of position with his arms flailing. Maybe he's still a little rusty so I'll give him the benefit - but for me he needs to tighten up.



In terms of our attacking game Ellis has been brilliant.



Sorry to contradict you but that's how I see it.



I think our defensive improvement has been due to a number of factors. Aiton being injured has forced them to do their job. Hudds and Cas were there to be beaten. Our attacking game is so much better now we are defending far less.

Maybe critics should give players more time, especially pivot players?

Not being mentioned much in the media - how typical when you consider the bum licking Cas, Leeds and Wigan have had in the past.