Same squad as last week and the same team to be put out as well i reckon,
Donaldson might even get a bit longer this time like Whitehead got at Wire.

Paul Sykes, Jamie Langley, Rikki Sheriffe, Sam Burgess, James Donaldson, Nick Scruton, Steve Menzies, Terry Newton, Wayne Godwin, Matt Cook, Dave Halley, Chris Nero, Andy Lynch, Craig Kopczak, Ben Jeffries, Semi Tadulala, Michael Worrincy, Michael Platt, Paul Deacon.

Sykes, Langley, Sheriffe, Burgess, Donaldson, Scruton, Menzies, Newton, Godwin, Cook, Halley, Nero, Lynch, Kopczak, Jeffries, Tadulala, Worrincy, Platt, Deacon

I'd like to see

Halley
Sheriffe
Menzies
Nero
Tadulala
Sykes
Jeffries
Lynch
Newton
Scruton
Langley
Cook
Burgess

Godwin
Worrincy
Kopczak
Donaldson

But we all know Deacon will play...

Halley
Sheriffe
Platt
Nero
Tadulala
Menzies
Jeffries
Lynch
Newton
Scruton
Worrincy
Langley
Burgess

Kopzcak
Godwin
Cook
Donaldson

Sykes and Deacon shouldn't get in based on last weeks performances. We all know they will though.

I'd like to see Donaldson get less than last week. We don't want to burn him out.

Surely Deacon won't be picked again this week?

He's had all year to find some form, give us half a chance Macca and move Sykes to 6.

Sykes should be out aswell. Put Menzies at 6.

Possibly but he has had some good games as well as some shockers.

Who would you play at centre instead of Sykes?

I think something like this is the way to go..

Halley
Sheriffe
Menzies
Nero
Tadulala
Sykes
Jeffries
Scruton
Newton
Lynch
Burgess
Cook (prefer Worrincey off the bench for impact)
Langley

Worrincey
Kopzcak
Donaldson
Godwin

Platt. I know he had a shocker at Centre, but to be fair he had a blinder the next week and the shocker was the first time he'd ever played there. He seems to be running high on confidence in the reserves aswell (I know it's a stp down).

I'm not convinced by his defence in the centre's. With Menzies and Nero we would have two sound defenders out on the flanks. Play either Platt or Sykes on the right and we all know which side of the pitch the action will be on!!

Do you think? I bet you...

Tbf Platt's defence is pretty solid and is at least twice that of Sykes.

I just think that based on last weeks performances that Sykes and Deacon would be dropped. If Crookes wasn't injured this would be the perfect opportunity for him.

If he wants to keep his job then our captain should be dropped, we've been patient.. now drop the weak links.

Nice to see the underperformers being dropped.

He's probably thinking like Macca tbh.

But seriously, how long does it take for Deacon to be dropped?

Nope, I'd rather have a safe pair of hands at 3 and 4. I think Sheriffe will play with more confidence outside Beaver than he would Platt. Platt hasn't had any regular SL action for some time now and our play off dreams hinge on this match. I still maintain that Platt's best position IS fullback.

But we need at least 13 players...

True, I was just 'fire fighting'..

I reckon his best position is in the reserves where he currently is.

10 years.

I know. I was commenting on the same 19 rather than LMB's thoughts.

Ok. My mistake.

Did you watch the Cas reserve game? I know it's a real step up to SL level, but he was playing extremely well, more like the Platt we saw in the first 6 months of his contract.

No I didn't but that proves my point - he looks good at that level and therefore it must be his best position.