Talk about the swings and troughs of pessimism (Danny McGuire) optimism (Mitch Garbutt) and downright once again pessimisim

Agree! I honestly think there will be some serious tempers flaring on Friday night and Child isn't the man to stop it happening. I would have had Silverwood or Bentham in the queue before Child.

I'm sure Danny Mags will get a good, old-fashioned Boulevard-style welcome if he actually does play. *shudder*

Given his use of subs lately, I'd like to see McDermott name McGuire on the bench and leave him there just to cheese the FC fans off.

Was Child the touch judge last week on the side nearest to the Sneyd tackle on McGuire?

No, Child was on the North Stand side. Name escapes me now, Mick something.

Unfortunately both were already booked (Bentham - HKR/Catalans....Silverwood - Wire/Leigh). Interesting to see Hicks getting the Saints/HKR game which meant Child was originally down for none, even behind Hicks in the pecking order now it seems. Hopefully means he's finally been thought of as not good enough and should be at the bottom of the list of 6 SL refs we have. Even Joe Cobb has looked more promising than him already, he's a touch judge on Friday. Hopefully Child does what Bentham did in the last round of the cup and pull a hamstring and has to go off.

Maybe the rugby gods could strike him down and give us a better spectacle in the 2nd, although I'm hoping by the 40th minute Hull will be well n truly finished.

Has there been a squad announced anywhere, can't find one?

No requirement to do it for Cup games, unless mandated to by the RFL IIRC.

They posted a link to it on the Rhinos' facebook page yesterday. I can't give the link now as am at work - it was a video on Youtube though, so you might be able to find it on there depending what you type in.

Was pretty much same as last week - don't remember anyone being in who wasn't last time. McGuire, Burrow and Delaney all provisionally in.

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Thing is as much as child let's things get away from him. Unlike some others he isn't afraid to show the red. Admittedly not always for sending off offences but he will show one.

We need to go out at 100 miles an hour but keep it extremely clean because I can well imagine if we can get 12-18points ahead there might be a little silly stuff.

I preferred last seasons speeded up version. At the moment he's got an like Oprah Winfrey. Carl Ablett looked like Twiggy when he put Walters shorts on during the blood bin sketch.

Don't want to bag a young kid but Walters should be counting his blessings to be anywhere near the first team right now. He looked ok but too light last season, now he looks fat and rubbish.

Problem is he was a bit light last season so could support a break but not make one. Now he is too heavy to show pace but because he has put on weight and not gained strength he still isn't creating holes.

Bit of mis-management by the staff or part of a long term ploy to bulk him up?

Stevie Ward bulked up but went backwards last season. It looked like a bad move, but we're reaping the benefits now. Hoping it'll be the same trajectory with Walters though he doesn't have Ward's natural footballing ability to help him through.

Think a proper off season injury free has helped ward too. That and ward has the potential to be real top drawer quality, not convinced Walters has that level of potential.

No McGuire or cuthbertson. Robbie ward on the bench

We're doomed



Just hope Burrow proves us all wrong and has a stormer...

Sutcliffe out for the season too

I just hope that injury was not made worse by the terrible coaching decision to leave him out on the pitch 10 minutes after the initial injury.

You're joking.....what is his injury? By god we need Sinfield to stay fit now for rest of season.

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Really not confident with all three of Sutcliffe, Cuthbertson and McGuire out. With any one of them in I would have been. Especially Cuthbertson.

It appears that way doesn't it? ..................

Isn't it the same injury that McGuire got after that imfamous game at Wigan? The one where he ended up losing that edge of pace?