On Gill when he came back from his last injury he looked out of sorts.  Sheffield opened us up down the left a couple of times and then away at Batley they did the same.  Given that we won both games perhaps it wasn't seen as a big issue but I had reservations about him playing at York and so it proved.    Even so, if he's fit I'd rather have him in the side than Hurrell who isn't our player and moves like an octogenarian.    Myers would be better on loan if we're going down that route.  


Doro coming back is a big plus.  He won us the game at Fax remember and was player of the year by some distance last season.   We've not come close to replacing his enthusiasm and impact.  Losing Pele too means we rely too much on Scurr to get us on the front foot.    Our halfbacks and backs need space to play and we need to dominate the collision to do that.  


Seeing as we're now without Donaldson for the season it'd be good if we could bring someone in.  Baitieri and Segeyaro were huge for us when we brought them in mid season, we need some players of their ilk.  

Well, of the young forwards we have, Peposhi is ahead of the likes of Bateman, Gill, Leake and Bates. I would expect him to get gametime first. 

Backs, a bit trickier. Rayner on the wing, Sam Ackroyd in the halves (we have a lot of halves though), Balback - FB I think - we have 2 really good ones already. 


I would think Peposhi might get the nod into the 17. 

If Peposhi gets a run of games, I think he could/should take that 13 shirt off Hallas. I really like his passing game from 13. He just needs a good run in the side to show what he can do. 

Over the past 30 odd years we only tend to play the kids when there's a particularly bad injury crisis or lack of cash meant a change of focus away from the transfer market.    I think it's realistic to expect one to come through and "make it" each year but since Jayden Myers we've not seen anyone break through properly.  

No Keyes in the 21 man squad. I hope he hasn't picked up an injury.

Holmes
Okunbor
Blake
Gill
Hooley
Meadows
Lilley
Lawrence
Ott
Doro
Fulton
Gee
Hallas
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Scurr
Waine
Michael
Peposhi


Liu, Mason, Bayliss and Hurrell to miss out this week.

He's not been in great form lately.  Maybe he's been dropped?  I bet Nobby plays Hurrell too.