The Squad is:

Matt Cook, Elliott Whitehead, Rikki Sheriffe, Sam Burgess, Paul Sykes, Nick Scruton, Steve Menzies, Terry Newton, Jason Crookes, Paul Deacon, Matt James, Glenn Morrison, Wayne Godwin, Craig Kopczak, Ben Jeffries, Semi Tadulala, Michael Worrincy, Michael Platt, Chris Nero

Given our lack of creativity in the back row I'll like to see Crookes get a chance. It won't happen though, it'll be the same team who couldn't cross the line against Huddersfield.

Not us then!

OK, perhaps that should be 'struggled to cross the line'

With all our injuries that is a great squad.

Bulls by 18

Who hacked ME's account? We want the real ME back!

Wigan 19: Amos Roberts, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Tim Smith, Thomas Leuluai, Stuart Fielden, Mark Riddell, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Gareth Hock, Phil Bailey, Sean O'Loughlin, Joel Tomkins, Andy Coley, Harrison Hansen, Michael McIlorum, Karl Pryce, Eamon O'Carroll, Sam Tomkins, Shaun Ainscough.

I think we have a chance in this. By all accounts Wigan have been awful in defence so far. Our discipline has improved this season. Provided we can be a bit more creative I think we'll sneak it.

My only concern is that Wigan have great impact on the bench in Feka and Hock whereas we have nothing like that. We may end up competing for the first 20 then losing our grip if their impact players get a roll on.

At least we don't have to worry about their speed out of dummy half now Riddell's taken Higham's place.

This positivity is not what it cracked up to be is it?

On paper I think our squads are pretty evenly match, but Wigans backs are considerably better. Roberts and Riddell aren't proving to be very worthwhile signings as of yet, but that comment may come back to bite me on the bum. Also it will be interesting to see if Tomkins gets a chance over Tim Smith.

Sorry but Feka's not a worry he spent a total of 26 minutes on the pitch against Harlequins.

It doesn't mean he's not a worry, it just means there's only 26 minutes of worry.

If we can't look after him for such a short time it's a worry.

Yeah, agreed. Wigan consider him to be an impact player, but you can't make that much of an impact in 26 minutes.

I think we have a decent chance, but their bench and feka in particular did cause us problems after 20min in last years playoff defeat IIRC. You're right about acting half though, a lack of pace there could help us. I just hope not too many of our previous injury doubts are carrying too many knocks into the game.

Anyone remember that few minutes of Impact that Paul Anderson had when we played the Wire in - I think it was a CC semi? - a few years ago? Briers is probably still smarting from it.

I'd not underestimate the potential for a few minutes of impact - although we have a few of our own who should be able to ruin Feka's day given half a chance.

Feka isn't fit o lace Anderson boots in his Bradford days.

Few are. Doesn't stop them being a potential menace, though?

I don't think he is a much as a menace as people make out.

No, I think Vagana was more.

Yes, at Headingley IIRC.

It was in 2000.

I don't like that. Things that seem like yesterday should have the grace to have happened not long ago.

Anderson demolished Warrington in 2001 at Huddersfield. Robbie wax the key sub at Headingley the previous year.