Gotta start with Smith at 9 next week and Balmforth, or even give Hodgson a shot, on the bench.
Coaching staff keep talking about Balmforth having things to work on, and fair enough I'm sure he does, but christ if none of them can see that Houghton ruins our attack more than helps it.
If rather see Balmforth making mistakes but learning from it than Houghton getting picked every week because of sentiment and watching us play at a snails pace.
I know we are short of leaders this year but making Houghton captain was a ridiculous move.
