IF was clearly put in that post

+ Briscoe.

Fact, not rumour. And you're very welcome, same again next week? Bet you cannot wait.

That is what I thought. So pardon me for presuming it was Tom folks.
After all one winger will most likely be dropped this week, why not give him some minutes for our injury hit neighbours.

There's no mention of either Briscoe in the article on the website.

[iPeter Smith ‏@PeteSmithYEP 17h
Luke Briscoe has returned to Leeds Rhinos from a loan spell at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He's set to join Hunslet Hawks on dual-reg.[/i

Moving on from Dual Reg, when was the last time Leeds did a real number on one of the top 4/5? Id love Leeds to absolutely demolish Saints tonight, but it has been a while since we've done such thing. Plus we have history of been whipped by the big sides when they have been in a so called injury crisis.

Not sure if regarded as a "number", but I have just put a bet on Leeds by 24 and another of Leeds by a score of 36-10.

There is no excuses, if Leeds lose tonight it will be embarrassing, but I just can not see it, not how they have started the year.

More or less the bets I'm going with too, although I'm still feeling somewhat nervous about this game. Probably the result of watching too many hammerings over there.

Leeds by 10+.

You guys are playing like you do towards the business end of the season

I don't reckon we will win big BUT if we could it'd be great. A lot of Saints fans aren't expecting a win but are hopeful of encouraging showings by those stepping up in place of the missing men, IF we can do a number on them it might leave them a bit worried moving onwards this season about confidence in some of their squad.

We could do with getting off to a quick start and take an early lead and not give the home crowd any reason to believe their side can pull off a result and get too much behind them and give them momentum.

'IF' you had not been so quick on the draw, your anti Mac agenda could have remained hidden just beneath the surface for a bit longer or at least until you have the proof - like we lose a match or Burrow is selected to start or a youngster isn't selected - you know the usual

34-10 win at home to Wigan in 2009? Prior to that, the 70-0 against Wigan in 2005 or the same result against Saints the year before.

It is rarely easy at Saints but overconfidence could be our worst enemy tonight. We should concentrate on the basics and keeping down the errors and penalties and not try to force the points. I would play Delaney at 13 to start and try to dominate territory and keep their forwards in the middle. If all goes well we will then find the space out wide.

Kevin Sinfield needs 2 points for 3,500 with Leeds in all comps.

Under McDermott Leeds have won 3 and lost 5 V St Helens : L, L, W, L, L, W, L, W

Assuming the 'big teams' while McDermott has been in charge consist of Huddersfield, Leeds, St Helens, Warrington and Wigan then Leeds' biggest winning margins V each has been:

Huddersfield 7
St Helens 16
Warrington 8
Wigan 14

Saints: Lomax, Makinson, Jones, Dawson, Swift, Hohaia, Wellens, Masoe, Roby, Richards, Soliola, Flanagan, Walker.

Laffranchi, Greenwood, Thompson, Savelio

Wassup with Wilkin?

Banned

Yer 3 seasons too late with the "anti-Mc Agenda" indeed ive praised what the team and Coach have done this year (other than the Giants away use of subs which i still disagree with) long may it continue and just to add FWIW i agree with the way Bailey has been handled aswell.
However your "he can do no wrong" Agenda is still very much alive and well

Indeed you have rhinoms and I respect you for it. Just winding you up (with tongue in cheek) and keeping you on the straight and narrow

I dont doubt it JC!

Leeds: Hardaker, Hall, Watkins, Ward, Briscoe, Sinfield, McGuire, Leuluai, Burrow, Peacock, Ablett, JJB, Delaney.

Bench: BJB, Kirke, Singleton, Clarkson

Achurch ruled out with head injury so Clarkson promoted, Moon must not have recovered.....don't know why no Aiton.

Ward at centre. After last week. Hmmmm.

Not for me it won't. But then again, I possess the intelligence and maturity to understand a loss would mean 2 points dropped at the league leaders in March. No more, no less.

But you feel free to blush me old cocker.

he did have a stinker last week but I always thought Ward would make a decent centre.im quite happy we are giving him another shot there,he surely cant be as bad and we will probably be able to say for sure after this game if he has any future in that role, as last week could have just been one of those days for him which happen to any player anytime.