Whilst I like the look of this side, I would be a little concerned with Walshaw opposite Atkins. Following his progress in the reserves I believe his lack of positional sense could leave him exposed. I agree Walshaw is big and strong and if Atkins is stupid enough to run straight at Walshaw I would back Walshaw every time, but he is not and Atkins has developed well as a centre and has good feet before collision which I (IMO) could cause Walshaw problems (I hope I would be wrong if he did play opposite him though).

I would also like to see young Slater thrown in the mix of players, in the reserves he is showing that he has a big engine with good defensive attributes. We are scoring points but unfortunately we are letting more in and thats got to stop. Slater has good tackle technique from initial contact to controlling the tackle to ground slowing down the PTB.

Overall I think we as supporters need to be patient with this team, there is too much talent for it not to eventually click. Dont forget we have had as many new faces as Widnes yet everyone seems to be giving them time to develop. Once they get used to each others style of play, I am sure we will be seeing some great results.

It would be nice though to pick up a few wins along the way though and send us home happy and that not just being from the beer

Strange that both Kear and Agar have come from us to Wakey.
Sharp was missing his beach hut on Bondi beach.
Who knows,maybe you will have the Gentle touch next.

Not at all. IMO Kear was treated poorly by the club. Arguably the decision was the right one, but the way it was handled was definitely wrong. I actually think he deserved 2-3 more games.

Sharp paid the price for poor recruitment/retention, something that Agar actually did pretty well at for us. With the rumours that persistently circulated about our previous board it's still questionable whether Sharp was even to blame or just a sacrificial lamb for those above him doing things on the cheap.

Whether it sounds like sour grapes or not, and I appreciate that you fans want to give Agar a chance which is only right, Agar seemed to get far more backing from the board than either of the other 2 and with more control afforded to him than them, too. He still achieved less than both.

Do I really have to put a emoticon at the end for you to understand it was a tongue in cheek comment.

Sorry, sometimes it's hard to tell the difference as a couple of my posts seem to have been labelled/dismissed as petty sniping and sour grapes by others.