Benny out of action for a month.

Calf tear.

Targeting the penultimate play off game for a return.

I think that is probably your best post ever Duckie. I agree with every word.

Well, a few people, myself included, have mused that Westwood could be a force in decline so this may be the moment where Benny is ushered towards the wings or we are left to mull over Benny sized holes in our defence and ambitions.



Laithwaite, Currie, B.Evans (hopefully) this is your time to shine, boys.

Trent, Thursday was your high water mark. Grasp it, match it, sustain it,

Ben Harrison. Start practicisng your MOM speeches.

Spot on. Westwood has been a shadow of his former glories, this year. I've put my tin hat on before, and said that Westwood's Wire career should either end this season, or at the latest October next year. No room for passengers here, even for a player of Westwood's reputation and quality. Sentiment will hold us back.

Its no surprise to me that westwood is looking burnt out after the last few seasons.



Hopefully next year with someone to share the load he will be back to his best.

Maybe Westwood has been less effective this season because he's been picking up the slack of some of our other forwards?

i think he has badly missed Ben Harrison, who gets through a shed load of work.



having Waterhouse next to him and fill ins at 13 hasnt helped him at all.

That makes no sense. If Waterhouse is on the opposite side of the pitch and is a poor defender, then surely the opposition would pinpoint the opposite side to Westwood.

He's not been the same player since Hock smartened him up towards the back of last season IMO.

ive not said he is a poor defender. Im saying Westwood has had to do alot more hard years with the ball.



When one of your forwards doesnt want the ball, it isnt rocket science to figure out another one has to pickup the slack.

This is going to be one of those things were he has an absolute stormer on Thursday and we are all back to saying how great he still is.



At the start of the season when we were rather poor, I remember looking at Benny and thinking, wow, he's still got it, taking on teams on his own seeming to be the only guy who give a dam, even against Saints on Thursday, personally I thought he had a excellent game, makes good yards everytime he gets the ball (good yards that is).



He's still got it, believe me, world class. As they say, form is temporary, class is permanent

I'm afraid class isn't permanent. Only history doesn't change.

You get older you get slower you get frequently more injuries that take longer to heal.

At this time in his career it's form we need from him. His class is his history.