If Jed has had another setback and is out for pretty much the season, as rumours seem to suggest, then I can't see anything other than us paying him off at the end of the year. Can't afford to waste a quote spot on a guy who can't string 3 matches together over the course of the 18 months he'll have been here. We have 3 second rowers coming in next year and Zak can clearly do a job there as well if needed, along with Ed. Pay off Jed and try and find a top class centre. 


Tough decision when you're dad is the coach, but I'm sure it's the way Myler is probably thinking of going right now. Harsh but we can't afford passengers, not on a quota spot.

If anyone from the forward pack is to be dropped it's Ashworth imo. Thought he was atrocious against Cas, almost walking the ball in a lot and quite often just passing the ball on instead of taking it in. 

Don't think Ashworth will be here next season

Looked like he's been told he won't be getting a new contract to me.

A positive move from the club if true and evidence we're moving in the right direction.  Ashworth has shown glimpses of what he can do but isn't consistent enough for me.  We need players in the forwards who are 7 or 8 out of 10 week in, week out, not 9 one week and 5 the next.


For me every player we sign now needs to be either better than the player they replace in the squad or someone good enough for a team challenging for trophies - preferably both

Agree totally. I've slowly changed by tune on Ashworth. I was in favour of renewing awhile back but I've gradually gone off him. Maybe it's that he's got better quality around him now that his flaws have begun to stand out more. 

Got told we've not even offered Jack a new deal, agree with a lot of what's been said he's too inconsistent for me with Knight, Hill, Ese'ese, Fash, Aydin potentially Sao and Laidlaw we've got more than enough at prop.