No, the second rows may well look like netball players but they were definitely union teams. The final one to change was actually one of the better known ones like Leicester, or a team of similar standing and it really wasn't all that far back. Though, I confess to consider the eighties to be quite 'recent' and the nineties to be decidedly modern...

You sound a bit young - do you have parental permission to come on the board?

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Well, I'm sure they would have...if they'd known about boards - mind, I can still remember the look on my dad's face when I waltzed in with one of those new fangled electronic calculator thingies in the sixties and he couldn't work out what [i:15pe5yx3possible[/i:15pe5yx3 use it might be, since he knew I could [i:15pe5yx3already[/i my dad couldn't even begin to imagine why anyone would need a computer, but I've tended to be a sucker for technology, I have to admit...permission or not!

3kb sounds a bit low. But 640kb ought to be enough for anybody.

Looks like I was wrong Danny addy is 17

Have squad numbers been released?

Not to my knowledge, though Danny was pictured in the T&A wearing a no.17 training top...which of course, may or may not be [ientirely[/i relevant.

Is that odd considering our pre-season friendlies start this weekend?

It would only be odd if he turned to not be no.17, I suppose, though I'd expect him to take no.6 if I'm honest. There have been stories about players being allowed to pick their own numbers, if so, he may well have decided to stick with 17, so who knows.

Is there to be a shirt presentation night this year?

I wouldn't read anything in to Addy wearing a 17 shirt.



He was supposed to be number 17 last year, until the whole debacle of removing the number 16 when Winterstein left. When they did the presentation night and the e-mail list of numbers different (some idiot moved everyone up a number in the e-mail, but not on the presentation night).

So although Addy was 16 last year, he was actually supposed to be 17, and was issued with training gear last season with the number 17 on. If you notice, numerous players wore training gear one number out (Adam Henry wore gear with 22 on for example).



The picture in the T&A could just be one of him in last year's training gear, so the fact it has 17 on is irrelevant.





Although now I've gone through all that, he'll likely be given 17 this year too....

On Addy do we think he’ll be a regular starter? Or more of a bench player?



I’m sure he has gone on record saying he’d like to concentrate on playing as a loose forward. Would he get into the side consistently? I’m not so sure. When you consider Walker as captain is likely to be a regular that leaves two other backrow spots.



I think we need some size in the backrow, preferably with some pace too. I’d prefer to see Ferguson and Walshaw there with Pitts as backup. I’m also hopeful Mellor will come through this year as he has a lot of potential. I’m not sure where Addy fits in since when we had a lightweight backrow we offer less in attack and get pushed around in defence.