I listened to the game on the radio and both sounded dreadful.

Good!

not for the first time this season.

Me too, Ray French and Alan Rooney did indeed sound dreadful, or did you mean the teams?

Think you should rest a few for your tougher challenge 5 days later

or maybe not. Play them all haha.....

I think Ray is ill at the moment. He sounded terrible on try time last week. Bad chest I think

We'll put the first team out for Hudds, the cup game is far more important!

we'll probably put that shocking second string team you saw on friday out for you

Hudds lost Cudjoe to injury & are without both centres Wardle & Cudjoe next week.

Phaa that second string team you played on Friday has no chance against us



I was hoping Luke Walsh wouldn't be back but sounds like he will. So we basically have no chance. Just happy to finally be in a top of the table clash haha. As Im sure it will be the last time this season.

I wouldn't be too sure about that. from what i've seen on the highlights you have been playing some good stuff.

Walsh will play against Huddersfield

Hope your right we need a good cup run

Hope he is ready though. The cup is very important, but its not worth losing Walsh for alot longer if he plays with an injury and breaks down mid game

Yeah, that is my worry. Is it worth giving him another week or two of training and rehab to make 100% sure, or do we throw him in and risk the muscle being reinjured?

Team i'd go with if fit

Lomax
Makinson
Percival
Jones
Swift
Hohiah
Walsh
Amor
Roby
Walmsley
Flanagan
Soliola
Manu

LMS
Masoe
Greenwood
Laffranchi

No one laid a finger on Walsh for the first few games, he can have a huge impact without much physical effort. I'd risk him simply because it's the cup. Winning the cup this year would be fantastic, well worth a punt.

4 Props on the bench?

Wellens deserves a bench spot at least

Why? Had a decent game against Leeds, but if Walsh is fit, he clearly takes his shirt. Is he better than any player in any of the other positions? No. Do Flanagan or Greenwood deserve to be dropped? No.

Lomax
Makinson jones Percival swift
Hohaia Walsh
Amor Roby masoe
Flanaghan greenwood
Manu

LMS walmsley soliola wellens

If all are fit who are expected to be fit. Saddened is right in saying these players don't deserve to be dropped, so rotate the props and give laffranchi a week rest (especially as we have a few tacklers in the back row)

Greenwood deserves a start imo. Has really progressed, and makes breaks and good metres, as well as improving on defence (though he still has work to do!) I didn't think he'd could make the step up at times last year, but he's definitely proving me wrong.

Welcome back. We've missed you.

I think people just get giddy if he has a half decent game. He's even won man of the match votes on this forum and if we are being honest he's prob not been in the top 3 at all this year.

Don't get me wrong he stood up last Friday but was no better than walker, greenwood or any other young lad that played.

I don't believe in picking players because of who they ate or what they did for the club 3 years ago. We know wello was top class, we know wello puts his body on the line, we know wello is a saints great but that can't give him the edge over young lads who still making their names.

However, I do feel that wello has earned a bench spot next week when the likes of Amor, walmsley and Lms return.

Nobody deserves to be left out after Friday however that's what comes of having competition for places. The coach
Has got some difficult decisions to make. LMS and Manu are two who are not 100% cert to play. Wello will not be left out. His leadership and influence on the team is there for all to see. To do so would be plain stupid.

How was your mate Ant Walker down at 'brook this weekend - not that you're biased or anything.

Did you know your account was hacked over the past few days?

Sore nose mate but he was fine.

You not asking me how my mate wello was ?