Just been told the team for Friday and we in trouble. This will be a tough tough game.

Roby having surgery tomorrow and out for at least 2 month.

Whats the full line up mate ?

I think it makes things interesting.

As you all know and to the anger of saints that I post the team early but I think on this occasion it might give Salford the edge if the team news gets out.

Gaskell defo out of favour if we have a load of injuries and can't get in

Give Salford the edge. Are you sure? Even if you had saddened playing in place of Roby you would beat Salford.

Yes I'm sure, I think it will be tough game. We've got players playing that shouldn't and few injuries in key postions.

Well, some men are born great, some achieve greatness and others have greatness thrust upon them.

Lets see what transpires. If we have enough of the big guys playing and Wilkin kicks well, we should be able to see them off no matter what.

Keep going and you will have the team out of him by time the ten o'clock news is over

They beat Hull KR and drew with Wakey. If we have sufficient young inexperienced players in the side then there is no reason why Salford can't beat us. Alternatively, if we are also playing old has-beens like Perry that could also give them a way in!

However, St Pete does like his melodrama.

We are always going to miss roby big time. We've got two young kids making debuts. Few players playing with knocks but have out their hands up to play.

We've also got wello and perry back from long term injuries.

I think we will win but not much in it.

It's stupid having two kids making debuts at the same time in such crucial places when we don't need to (although Ashe has played for the first team before, at 6, in 2011 so he's not strictly on debut).

I mean speakman and charnock

why? its against salford so it wont be to hard, and even if we lose this part of the season is meaningless, we should try the kids now to see how they go

Have we got Puletua, Manu, Soliola, LMS, Clough, Walmsley, Boof and Flash playing? If so, whoever's playing hooker shouldn't have that harder job.

Charnock may be young, but he's always been touted as having star quality and its not like #6 has been a strength for us. A young lad, full of beans may well go ok there. Again, if the big guys turn up, then we shouldn't be having a problem. We may find that the weather is as much of a leveller as anything else.

I'll be dissapointed if we go for Wello at #1, but I can see the logic with all the other disruptions.

Bad attitude to go into a game not being bothered whether we win or not. We should always be looking to win. And Salford have beaten Hull KR and drawn with Wakey so they have it in them to put up a fight.

Fans would not be happy if we lost to Salford at home given the overall standard they are playing to at present. You can be flippant about it because you don't see how we can lose to such a poor team. But if we do lose, you won't be happy.

I think Brown is looking further ahead. Speakman and Charnock will not be playing U19 next season so unless they chance the academy systems he'll be looking who is worth keeping. The rules for approaching players has changed, I think it's May or June now, so he is probably looking one or two years on.

There's still about six or more players around 30 in the squad so you should be o.k.

A lot of people called Wane following Wigna's defeat last year to Widnes. Hopefully the same wont happen to us against Salford.

What do you think about Charnock and Speakman as players? I assume you've seen them (cue jibes about Speakman being a livelong Wigan fan and Charnock being almost as good as his equivelent in the wigan side).

I know Charnock used to be a backrower when they signed him as a youngster. It was publicised as quite a coup when we pinched him from the Warrington area.

It's may when you can talk to another club

I haven't seen much of Charnock and only seen Speakman in about three or four games (one was for England v France at Bradford)
Charnock was a much sort after player, but I think he suffered a few injuries. Speakman didn't stand out either as being very good or poor in those games.

Has lent finished already ?

He was a full back who also played loose towards the end of games. He was always a big lad for his age and his hard hitting in defence was vital when they'd move him to loose at the end of games.

When at Warrington they tried to turn him into a backrower which also played a part in him wanting to leave there. He's also a goal kicker IIRC.

36 goals for the under 19's this year.

Excellent

Sounds promising

The

was because that came in a bit from left field for me. I was pretty certain he was not in the 1st team squad, never mind the 19. So I was confused, but it seams like a good call.