Salford v Leeds.
Do we travel with any optimism against the early league leaders?
Surely we have to get a notch in the win column this week, before we travel to Saints.
These 4 successive away games will prove a real disadvantage as the season progresses. We will be in catch up mode throughout the season. Who requested such a bright idea?

No I don't think we will win. And the cynic in me wonders if the powers that be knew we wanted to have our first 3 fixtures away from home (Salford is a later round due to early CC entry) and decided to stick a big 2 fingers up to GH with arguably the 3 hardest away fixtures we could have.

Meh.

Does it really matter? We have to play all three away anyway. We should have won Friday so only ourselves to blame there.

I think we will win this week, and wouldn’t surprise me to beat Saints the week after.

Don't think we came any where near beating Wigan on Friday. Our halves are too slow and we haven't got a plan for final play of each set. Hastings will be rubbing his hands with glee at the thought of ripping into our play makers.

I think having 3 of the most difficult fixtures away from home at the start will benefit us. When was the last time we won all 3 of those fixtures away in the same season? Its giving the new squad and coach a chance to see where we are at build some combinations and then hopefully seat to click when we start with out home fixtures. Would like to see us beat Salford but I don't think even with a 0 from 4 in the first four will ultimately determine our season.

I think we'll beat Salford & i think the Wigan score flattered them.
Salford may be top on 2 wins but beating an under strength ordinary Giants & Newly promoted London is hardly form to fear.

At the moment I'd back any well-drilled side to beat us unless we show further improvement. I couldn't say whether salford fits that bill, not having seen them.
Our defence hasn't been all it should be and our spine of 1, 6, 7 & 9 hasn't clicked well enough. When those work better, we start winning.
Think we'll lose narrowly to salford but maybe beat saints.

If we improve by the same level as we did between round one two then we'll at least give ourselves a chance.

Oledzki not charged for biting incident.

I don’t see how anyone can disagree with this one been a must win game.

Id go
Walker
Handley
Hurrell
Watkins
Briscoe
Tui
Myler
Petaru
Dwyer
Oledzski
Ward
Ferres
Merrin

Cuthbo
C.Smith
Donaldson
Singo

I think the tough away games at the start are of benefit. They are genes were normally struggle in, and with the ground needing doing by the time we get in we have the chance to build momentum with lots of home games and easier away games.

assume we'll stay with the same team as the one that beat London yesterday

Evalds
Olpherts
Sau
Sio
Lui
Hastings
Mossop
Lussick
Dudson
Jones
Turgut
Flanagan

Tomkins
Nakubuwai
Griffin
Burke

Our 1,6,7,9 have been superb these last two games with yours not so much. I'd say we'll start as favourites but it's going to be a very tough encounter for both. Look forward to it

Swap Singleton and Oledzki round and I would go with that. I only say that because Singleton for me isn’t an impact player, but a grinder.

Hopefully, you'll take us lightly like everyone has already. We played a weak Hudds team and won and beat a confident London team after having flu ravage the squad and not do any training last week, 24 - 0. You can only play what's in front of you.

We're a stronger team than last year, so should be a good game. Historically, you are our bogey side, but we'll take heart from our last meeting at the AJ Bell. I have a feeling that you'll sneak a win, but it will be a far more open game than a lot of Leeds fans think and may go either way.

Wish we had brought in Jackson Hastings.. he's much better than Myler.

Nobody is taking you lightly just putting a real perspective on your 2 wins thus far.
Id happily swop our 2 opening fixtures for yours that's facts.

Exactly this, aside from the last sentence!
I can't really pick results yet because Leeds are still settling and forming combinations. I think we're 3-4 players short of a winning side, but we will get the odd result.
These away games don't bother me because all the return fixtures will be at spanking new HQ and hopefully with the team in better form, where we might have a chance of good results against nominally better opposition. Right now Furner is still learning about his players.

Myler is a strange one - player of the season in a struggling side last year, he does put the effort in and has good moments... but never a player I've been excited about even before his Rhinos days. Then again with the way our pack has been, any half would have struggled to show their best form.

I'd go with this.

Swap Singleton for Oledzski, and Sutcliffe for Donaldson, and I'd go with that.

I still think we need Parcell on the bench. Straight swap for Donaldson I reckon.

Backs name themselves
Peteru
Parcell
Singo
Ward
Ferres
Merrin

Subs
Dwyer
Cam Smith
Cuthbo
Mikolaj

For me anyway but there's no way Sutty doesn't play.

He might be ok with water in one hand and kicking tee in the other, IF he was able to pass it.

Don’t suppose the Wigan player got charged f or hand in his face