With regular scrum half Davy Tighe set to have troublesome ankle examined by a specialist in December it's a very welcome boost for the club.
Mikey is regarded extremely highly by Falcons - playing for their Development Team this season as well as starring for Durham School. Mikey's Falcons Profile.
It would not be a surprise if he went on to earn a very good living from the game. It is also a credit to the new regime at Falcons that the likes of Myers and Young are being given the chance to play alongside their mates as they make their start in league rugby. That wasn't always the case under the old regime.
But there is plaenty of proof that young players benefit from playing "down the leagues." We well remember playing against scrum half Shaun Perry, when he was with Dudley Kingswinford, and were delighted to see him have a solid England debut against the All Blacks on Sunday. Falcons' Toby Flood was also in the squad after cutting his teeth with Morpeth.
Mikey is currently finishing off the truncated public school playing season and will then be free to fight for his place with West.