He would not have caught him in his prime never mind these days

Silverwood is referee. *sigh*

Silverwood was the referee in the first game when we got heavily penalised.

Silverwood was also the referee who failed to spot a blatant knock on by Matty Smith which resulted in Wigan scoring 6 points in the following set
He also disallowed a certain try by Leeds for apparent obstruction along with his other RFL collegues on duty that night

So i'm sure you have far happier memories of him than we do

And Tony Clubb's mandatory cannonball tackle in every set of six.......

Shit house tactic that, should be treated like spear tackles and shoulder charge

My choice of team

Hardaker
Briscoe Watkins Moon Hall
Sinfield McGuire
Garbutt Burrow Peacock
Keinhorst Ablett
Cuthbertson

S Ward Leuluai Singo R Ward

Any ref as long as it's not Silverwood, maybe Joe Cobb or dare I say it Child

He's not been too bad for us last two games....

Is anybody else concerned that now having got the pitch looking an absolute picture the club is allowing Yorkshire Carnegie to play Romania at 5.30 as a precursor to our game?
The weather forecast for Friday is horrendous, heavy thundery rain from early morning continuing for most of the day.
I can only imagine the state of the pitch after that & then 80 minutes of scrums, line-outs & rolling mauls finishing about an hour before our game with Wigan.
Bl**dy marvellous.
Just when we need the pitch to be at it's absolute best to negate Wigan's spoiling tactics.

Athey normally do a good job on the pitch, nothing can be done about the weather sadly

No R.Ward or Lilly in the 19.

I really though ward would play this one.

:2qjvfacj

Not really sure it's the game to throw him back into the squad again. Wigan are a big side and very physical [read.

What a typical moan from an old fella that was Old Feller. So cliche

Delaney is in 19 so hopefully fit enough to play I'd say Walters and Keinhorst are the ones to drop out if everyone is fit but I think Keinhorst deserves a spot in the 17 tbh

Delaney is in 19 so hopefully fit enough to play I'd say Walters and Keinhorst are the ones to drop out if everyone is fit but I think Keinhorst deserves a spot in the 17 tbh

Burgess still out for Wigan so should be same as last week with possibility of Flower back.

Pretty sure Delaney will miss this with a Hamstring strain....wouldn't want to throw him back in and tear it....Delaney and Walters to drop

LOL or is it now haha.
Let's see who has the last laugh when we have to play on a quagmire churned up by a pointless game of RU.

I guess big doubts with Delaney who perhaps is named in the squad to give him a few days more to get fit because he is such an important member of the pack especially as we have lost JJB. If he makes it then Walters and Achurch to drop out. We need Keinhorst as backs cover and he could also do a job at 9.

hopefully we play well enough to mean Silverwoods not a factor but he could be the difference as usual

not sure keinhorst could play 9. sure sinfield could though with keinhorst left centre and moon moving to 6. I thought Robbie ward may have got a run out. if Delaney is fit i'd play him then rest him next week

why are people obsessed with silverwood? he missed a slight knock on last game. big deal. we've won lots of big games with him reffing before. if we play well it won't matter who is reffing

Too much upheaval to re jig our smooth running backs. Too big a game to risk RWard. Keinhorst has a good rugby brain and good hands so if Burrow were injured he could cover at 9. Sinfield usually swops with Burrow at different times in a game to add variety to the attack.

I like the idea, but I just don't think Keinhorst is hard enough to play at hooker. McIlorum would rip us open like a tin of sardines.

I imagine they've not included Robbie Ward as they see it as too much of a risk vs this opposition.....which would kind of rule out making a risky move like Keinhorst at 9 very unlikely IMO.

It'll be Burrow at 9 for 80 minutes. If Burrow needs to go off for injury then Sinfield to hooker with Moon to 6 with Ablett (or Keinhorst if on the bench) to left centre.

yes the ideas sound enough but I just can't see him at 9. think burrow will play most, if not all game, and sinfield may step in and share it with him