Can he play this coming weekend, even half a game? Or should caution be the watchword, and he be kept in wrapping to avoid injury until the Middle 8s?

What happens if he gets injured in the first middle 8's game? He could get injured going for a pee..How can you wrap a player up..

...He's either fit to play or not and needs game time with his new squad.

Are injuries and fitness as black and white as that?

Hendo will get the nod on who is fit and who isn't.He won't wrap a player up in cotton wool,the same for all coaches.They may rest players who are fit,they may rest players because they haven't performed as good in training.Soward needs game time,if he's fit and has performed well in training then he has to play asap.



Theres no secret weapons in Rugby League,any weakness regardless of who the player is,will show on the park.

Didn't Wigan "rest a few" the week before the last CC game?



Is it not about managing the squad to achieve your end goals? I'm not suggesting he should rest Soward but you seem to suggest decisions are clinically black and white based on fitness and injuries

How can you manage a player,that hasn't played for you yet this season? So yes the decisions by the coach have to be black and white were Soward is concerned,fit he plays,not fit he doesn't.

I would expect that Jamie would want to play. Not the sort to sit it out.

Agree, he isn't coming for a holiday!

What's the point in him coming if he is not going to play

It appears he is in the squad for Sunday. Which is what I expected. He has come here to play after all.

Look out Batley!

Yes, I have hear that Saints, Widnes and Leeds are interested.



However, it has been mentioned a lot on these boards that Saints are very keen on landing Kevin Brown now. There has nothing being mentioned about him whatsoever on here by Widnes.



The only club, where he has been mentioned a lot is Leeds, but they appear to be quite full on the quota space. There is talk though of Leeds having a mass clearout.



If he does take the field against Batley, then John Kear will be able to take a close look at him. John Kear is coming to Wakefield next year, and we are looking to bring in another half back

Running the show in training I believe,as for his kicking, dropping them on a sixpence.