Bentley ban increased crazy appealing based on our recent relationship with the disciplinary panel

Good luck to any one travelling over the pennines if the weather forecast is to be believed.

Our 21 has been named I hope agar selects.

Walker
Briscoe
Broadbent( Newman if 100% fit)
Sutcliffe
Handley
Austin
Sezer
Tetevano
Leeming
Prior
Mellor
Gannon
Smith

Subs
Oledzki
Thompson
Donaldson
Johnson

Out for up to 2 months yet Vete gets 2 matches

Strained Hammy should be 6-8w from injury. Absolutely zero point risking Newman before then. Bench isn’t great. I have concerns that team will get mullered. Oledski touch and go too….

Think you're being overly pessimistic there, we may not win but I don't see us getting 'mullered'.

Bentley isn't a huge miss Gannon arguably is a better attacking option anyway and Mellor is a decent player to replace Martin.

Think we will miss Dwyer but Leeming is an 80 minute player and Johnson is a talent.

We finally have two very good halfbacks on the pitch

Pretty strong Wigan squad as expected.

Agreed, think the teams are well matched on paper, Think Bentley being missing could be a blessing in disguise, cant be piggy backing Wigan up and down the field with six agains and penalties, and iv got no faith in Bentley not to do that.

Providing both teams keep 13 players on the field, it should be a good contest.

Keeps going the way it’s going with regards to weather game night be called off.

Some of us travelling from underneath Wigan not across the Pennines! ... though looking at the forecast I'm 50-50 now

Will be interesting to know what Agar says to Bentley before his first game back. Adapt or die.....or find another job

Gannon could stake a claim next few weeks

It could be postponed until Sunday unless Wigan Athletic have a game?

away at Rotherham

Big game that.....

Has this been confirmed he is out for 6-8 weeks or you just guessing?

He's guessing I think.

Pity in some ways - I'd have enjoyed Bentley and Bateman going blow for blow.
Though Gannon's a player you feel will thrive on extra game time. No need for protection with that one..

I can't imagine we would agree to play Sunday when we have Catalan on Thursday. Saturday would be possible but probably too short notice to arrange.

Rugby League doesn’t stop for a bit of wind and rain, Friday’s match will be on

Think game will go ahead unless waterlogged pitch (won’t happen as a football pitch with good systems). I really wouldn’t advice folk to travel though….radio is actually quite fun

It did against Huddersfield two years ago



Anyway Ill be travelling over

Some of us have moved on to TVs.

Tell Shabbsy that switch on the wall might give him more light than the candles he uses.

It’s going to be wet and windy but the worst of this storm is to hit the South of England and South Wales. It should be as fine to travel from Leeds to Wigan as it would on any other wet and windy Friday night, granted it’s not for some people.

Have you not heard the queen song. But then I was old when you all were young……