So far so good



BJ, say no more



Tronc, looks good to me.



Morrison, looks good already but I reckon he has much more left in the locker and will be a key player.



Newton. looked OK on his first serious outing.



King, looks an adequate replacement for Stosic or Sculthorpe.



Millard, a different player to Atkins but as with Morrison he already looks good and again more to come IMO.



Best of all Johnson, the only one left to take a proper bow and I don't reckon he will disappoint.



So overall it would appear little damage was done with the close seasons in/outs and fingers crossed we may have improved on what was already a decent side.



Club take a bow.

I'd agree over all of those bar King. Not having a go at him, but on the basis of what we have seen so far it is doing Stosic a disservice to call him an adequate replacement yet.

They do seem to have settled in well. I have been particularly impressed with Morrsion’s work ethic. He’s all over the pitch. The club have benefited from recruiting experience so far and perhaps the Leeds match showed it. A younger side may have buckled under the late pressure Leeds applied.



Injuries, or the lack of them, remain key though. The older players may just take that little bit longer to recover, but if we get a full season out of them then it’s been a risk worth taking.

Is it true that Stosic would have fitted in our quota still?

If so, I agree that I would have preferred him to King.

Like all our new recruits, especially Morrison.

Would like to see Millard's defence a bit tighter.

No.

Spot on. (imho).

I'm not sure anyone has suggested that King is an adequate replacement for Stosic. He was, it appeared to me, a stop gap on the back of an unfortunate situation.



The one that I have drastically changed my view on (I agree with Vasty on them all) is Newton. I feared the worst here as I did not think his heart and soul would arrive at the club, even if his significant frame did. On Sunday (albeit during a brief period on the pitch) his distribution at dummy half amazed me and seeing him giving verbals to Sinfield when he was sin binned was something we haven't seen at Wakefield.



I know he hasn't had much of a mention but I now think he could be a big piece in this seasons jigsaw!

Apart from the guy who started the thread....

No it isn't at all. Stosic through his own ineptitude left us in the crap. In the time we had any fair minded person would consider him a "adequate". That's not to say he is as good or better though I think your looking at Stosic through rose tinted specs a bit. He is as I say adequate, and IMO in time will prove goodun given a chance.

I was initially unsure about the Newton signing. Certainly a few seasons back I would have been appalled because of his reputation for smacking folk. But, I think Newton has matured with age. He was always a good player, but tainted himself by having quite a nasty side. I think with age he has settled down a lot and concentrates more on his rugby. To me he's not a particularly flash player, just gets his head down and gets stuck in, so he should fit in nicely with the club.



As for BJ; wow! A new man. Hopefully, after a spell with a big club, under a quality coach, being in a good halves combo and being with familiar reliable faces like Korki and Morrison, and a solid squad of youngsters and skilled players he can really crack on this season and iron out former inconsistencies. Without wanting to gush too much its like the club and BJ's parting and realigning pathways were meant for each other. BJ went away, learned a lot, became more relaxed and confident, and returned a better player. The club restructured itself and not only became consistent, but has gotten stronger with every season and created a squad that compliments BJ's style of play. Perfect match for me at the moment, but lets see how things pan out.



As for Tronc, I have yet to see him play in the flesh, but I really cannot wait.



With these signings I reckon its going to be a good 2010 campaign.

No sooner have I posted this about Newton and what crops up!?

All the Newton comments in view of recent controversies seem a little tainted - just glad it happened prior to him starting with us.

If you haven't seen Stosic play yet, you're missing out. Gives us 7 tackles in each set with his offload.