Divorty was a good player but his face didn't seem to fit (like a number of other players around that time. Who was the prop with long hair that was with us around that same time as Shaun Wane and I think ended up at Warrington (or did he come from there?))

Lilley is the right stocky build for a hooker. Would love to see a Scot Donald speed winger to let us be dangerous from our own half again.

He should take a page out of Sinfield's book and excel in other areas to make up for his lack of pace. If he knuckles down and works on his playmaking the players he's putting through the gaps can be his legs.

I guess your meaning Steve Molloy and he signed for Leeds from Warrington

That's the one!

not a bad player Steve Molloy, I remember him chasing the late St.John Ellis down the tunnel when they both got sent off

This deal just ensures we have a back up halfback, as it seems like Mags and Burrow are both retiring. Lilley is definitely not the future!

I suppose it begs the question where does Walker fit in - Golding has 5 years and both half backs have 3 year contracts.

Unless he is going to play on the wing?

You need more than 17 players and cover for all positions, that's where 17 year old Jack Walker fits in. When was the last time we were injury free?

Just means there's competition for places. Hasn't the complaint been that outside of the usual starters the fringe guys were no good?

This !!!!

If Mac rotates squad more that would reduce the number of injuries (hopefully). Or no reason why he could not mix it so both play...Alternate one from bench. The more competition for places the better, it will stop complacency in players, or should do, and also hopefully each player will improve and raise the standard of their game as they will want the jersey.

How would anyone know what the "fringe guys" are no good. You would have to play them to find out!

So we haven't had numerous injuries to our starters in the last 18 months or so?

We have seen quite a lot of Walters in the last 2-3 seasons - & found out he is pretty rubbish.
We have seen quite a lot of Keinhorst in the past 2-3 seasons - & found out he is a very useful squad member.
We have seen hardly anything of Baldwinson, Ormondroyd, Oledski, Jordan Roberts, Smith (he has had his injuries I know), Sutcliffe (A). No one will be able to formulate an opinion on these therefore.
It is not my intention to argue that all of these should be catapulted into the team ad hoc. However, when the coach refuses to use them even when named on the bench (or at best for a token 10 minute spell), how is he (or we) to know their capabilities?
The two periods (Easter & the International weekend) were crying out for these guys to be used to spread the burden & ease the flogging of the usual suspects

Bet St John Ellis chinned him. Molloy was soft like a number of our packmen in those days.

You'd lose that bet. We could see straight down the tunnel from where we were stood on the Southstand that day and Molloy caught him and was raining punches on Ellis.

I would have had my money on Ellis any day of the week, I knew singe and trust me he was solid and molly might have got a few in but singe would have done him every day of the week

"Singe" as you call him would also have been giving away 3 stone at least.

Molloy may have been tough on that occasion, but he was generally soft when it mattered. Quite remarkable given the Wire pack he came from. Ditto Harmon.

Robbie and Gary in their pre Take That days.

No wonder the likes of Kurt Sorensen used to chew Leeds up when it mattered. They really don't look anything like props do they? They don't even look tough enough to be wingers.

He's coaching Manchester Rangers now, great guy!

Kurt agrees.

Bloody classic shirt is that though! Bring it back at anytime! Looked great in the cup final the other year.

So softly spoken. Would absolutely rip blokes heads off.

not many could stand up to the sorensons pure viking.and kurt sure could play a bit. wane was a supposed hard man but did not want to know when we signed him. molloy was a decent player but did lack some grunt for those days, harvey howard the same.