Squad Depth : Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:13 pm
Now I know we're lacking in quality in some areas but I'm astonished by how deep our squad is, something which doesn't seem to have been mentioned. The sides we are putting out aren't the best but they are still good teams, only obviously lacking in the halves.We have used a ridiculous amount of players this year and had loads of injuries, yet we still sit 7th, in my opinion that's a good effort by the young lads who have come in and stood up.
The following players will have all played this year after the next round:
1. Paul Wellens
2. Ade Gardner
3. Jordan Turner
4. Sia Soliola
5. Francis Meli
6. Lance Hohaia
7. Jonny Lomax
8. Josh Perry
9. James Roby
10. LMS
11. Tony Puletua
12. Jon Wilkin
13. Willie Manu
14. Anthony Laffranchi
15. Mark Flanagan
16. Paul Clough
17. Gary Wheeler
19. Josh Jones
20. Lee Gaskell
21. Tommy Makinson
23. Nathan Ashe
24. Joe Greenwood
25. Alex Walmsley
26. Adam Swift
27. Ant Walker
28. Jordan Hand
30. Mark Percival
31. Dom Speakman
32. James Tilley
33. Luke Thompson
35. Lewis Charnock
36. Stuart Howarth
With only Carl Forster not having played, that's a huge 32 players used in just 13 rounds. That also includes 7 debutants straight from the academy.
With all the doom and gloom at the minute I think that this point is quite important to remember, just how stretched the squad has been and how well the younger players have coped.