Our squad does look decent on paper... im looking forward to seeing how we go.
We should be much stronger in the pack with the addition of Sims and the extra experience of players like Laithwaite and Evans. Hopefully Harrison can put a run of games together and really show what a class act he is... Nothing has really changed much in the backs.... Maybe Wheeler can stay fit and bring something to the table.
However i thought out biggest problem last season was our kicking game.. With Briers we had one of the best. Someone that could turn teams around and give us decent field position. Last season that deficiency was there for all to see... In the big games we were constantly being turned around near our own line and pinned back.. yet when we played our sets out, the opposition were turning it round on their own 25, making good yards and were under the cosh again.... The fact we made some of those games so close is testament to the side and its battling qualities...... I don't believe we have remedied that problem in any way.. infact, with the loss of Monaghan, we could well have made it worse.
Hopefully O'Brien has been eating 3 shredded wheat and can find another 20/30 yards with ball in hand.