I expected one, two is a bit of a surprise to me.

Just about to post this myself, very strange he was offered one at all in my eyes.

I havent seen anything to suggest he will add anything, although i said the same about Blythe and he has improved as the season went on.

If Lord Tony Smith

thinks he's good enough then thats good enough for me.. In fairness Smith hasn't got much wrong.

waste of cap space

another youngster that was massively hyped, not done a single thing. But as mentioned above, blythe has really upped his game, maybe this could happen with Tyke.

I am aware that personal reasons have had an affect previously, maybe if these distractions (and it's not really him from my understanding but things around him) stop he will come good? I hope he does.

Good luck for the next two years i guess!

Just out of interest exactly how much cap space is being used? Was it a waste when he played in the Challenge Cup win?

I seem to recall a 12 page thread slagging the club off on this very board only a couple of years or so ago when it was being "rumoured" that McCarthy wasn't getting a new deal.

Since then he's had a chance and tell me what he's done with it, tell me a single game in which you thought he looked half decent or took the fight to the opposition, a club needs squad players, i understand that, but he brings nothing to the table.

Like the op says 1 year as a last 'lets see what you can do' but 2 years?

Or because he's come through our youth he's beyond criticism?

Look at Cooper, Riley, Blythe and Evans they've come on and really took their chances and then i look at Tyke, Mitchell and Williams and think good god what am i not seeing that thr training staff do. Dire, if he proves me wrong, great, but don't hold your breath.

Thats why Smith and Co are in coaching because they see things that us mere mortals dont?

Out of interest i like to know what the guys on here who coach or are involved with the club in some way think seeing as you see the game slightly differently, Geordie, Mark m, walterwizard. What am i missing that other people seem to not be?

I guess the two year deal reflects the length of the Masters Degree he is doing at our Education Partners of Chester Univeristy.

Which of our Academy back-rowers would you put infront of McCarthy - judged on performances rather than hearsay?

I confess to not watching the youth squads so if not going on hearsay then that's difficult but the fact of the matter is Tyke is a tried and failed player and faith should be shown to someone else.
We have a healthy squad of forwards and players like B.Evans should be given a chance now.

Tried and tested?? at the most he's had 10 or 11 appearance,of the bench.How many would you say we should give them before they are discarded as a waste of space... Matt King and a few others took most of their first season to settle in?? When the team has played as well as they have over the last 2 season its difficult to get a chance, with Westwood, Anderson etc being in the form of their lifes...

Personally, I am biased as I have watched the tounger teams with interest since a couple from my school have got signed up... but I'll reserve Judgement on the likes of Tyke, when he has had as much game time as the Mitchel, Coops, Blythy etc then maybe he can show what he can do..