[quote="WIZEB":31a8hbf5]Hail The Barometer. Long live The Barometer. [/quote:31a8hbf5] My Barometer says top 6 after 9 games!

[quote="westdock boy in oz":fhcw1oz0]He will , there's no one else - which was my point[/quote:fhcw1oz0] Jordan must just be a lucky RL player then, with them all previously having a similar mindset of, 'there's no one else.' He came through under fantastic tutelage of two great pro's in Mini & Sika. Looked stong, ran some great lines and was being overhyped, as usual, about being a future club Captain. Just saying that if you've spent the last 6 seasons primarily defending in a turd team, then maybe we ain't got to see the best of him.

Lane played his best rugby under Hodgson, hoping he can get back to those levels under Cartwright, having two decent halves will help him run decent lines, which is his biggest strength

imagine if we released Lane last season like some wanted, backrow would have been even more depleted.

[quote="Dave K.":2iiqyf90]imagine if we released Lane last season like some wanted, backrow would have been even more depleted.[/quote:2iiqyf90] We couldn't just release him, - he's contracted & we would have had to pay him off. Why would you? If you haven't anyone else? If you think Lane is good enough for a starting spot so be it but its a pretty low bar for a first choice second row.

[quote="westdock boy in oz":eeo9d7by]We couldn't just release him, - he's contracted & we would have had to pay him off. Why would you? If you haven't anyone else? If you think Lane is good enough for a starting spot so be it but its a pretty low bar for a first choice second row.[/quote:eeo9d7by] nobody has said that, have they. He is however a good squad player, plays big minutes and hardly misses a game. Was fairly good last season. You did the nail on the head, when you said we haven't anyone else, we are thin in the backrow and the market is hardly awash with quality backrowers.