With 4 of them out of contract at the end of the year, I expect this area to be addressed for 2015.

Still 8 english players which aint to bad

Never had the obsession with homegrown players myself saw rovers teams full of local lads in the nineties I just want to see a winning side local or not I'm not bothered

Exactly.

Agree.!!

My line up at this point in time would be:



Eden



Disco, Welham, Gleeson, Cockayne



Burns, Keating



Weyman, Hodgson, A Walker



Cox, Horne



Costigan



Bench: Poore, Carlile, Langley, J Walker





I've loaded the bench with big impact players but was tempted to go with Larroyer (for Horne) but I think Horne deserves his first team selection on merit after a very solid 2013.

When you look at that we have Hall, Guzdek, Caro and Salter as back up for the backs. We then have Lovegrove, Green, Esslemont, Ollett, Netherton and Larroyer in the forwards.

Although we are not the deepest we do have more cover than I thought we did.



The only massive hole I can see is at hooker where we have the untried Robinson as cover.

I'm assuming you would have Burns goal kicking in that line up?



I would go;



Eden.



Hodgson, Welham, Gleeson, Hall(gk).



Burns, Keating.



Weyman, J.Hodgson, Walker.



Larroyer, Costigan.



Langley.



Bench - Cockayne, Lovegrove, Poore, Cox.

I largely agree with that 17, with some minor differences.



Unless the signing of Cockayne was not driven by CS, I can't see him signing and not playing in the position he was selected for the Knights. So for me Hall will most probably drop to the bench or out of the 17 altogether, however I would agree he is probably the best goal-kicker we have, which only really leaves Burns as GK.



I think bench will be:

Poore

Lovegrove or J Walker

Cox or Horne

Carlile or Hall (although Hall not as backup hooker, but utility man covering injuries to the backline - sometimes see it in Oz when they have unused subs)



At least we have options, which will no doubt be tested throughout the season.

Yes, I think Travis will be given the tee but I agree Craig is probably the better goal kicker between them.



A player that most have overlooked is Dave 'Disco' Hodgson. If my memory serves me well I think he was goal kicker at Salford.

This would be my line up, but I'm pretty sure cs will see it differently



1. Eden

2. Hall/Cockayne

3. Salter

4. Welham

5. Hodgson



6. Burns

7. Keating



8. Weyman

9. Hodgson

10. A.Walker



11. Cox

12. Larroyer

13. Costigan (c)



14. Cockayne/Hall

15. Langley

16. Poore

17. J. Walker/Lovegrove

I think id go with this 17, but need another hooker on the bench though.