It's a good job we're playing at Farrell's level then isnt it?

Very true.

Don't need drastic changes.

Agreed.

Is Lilley's suspension effective immediately? If so looks like it'll be Milnes/Chisholm in the halves. I'm not sure we need to change too much either to be honest. Consistency in the team will be good for the team in the long term.

Milnes has a knee problem apparently.

Think Lilley's ban takes effect for next week.

Wouldn't be surprised to see Wildie and Chisholm in the halves or even Pickersgill.

Milnes is confirmed out by JK in his pre-match interview on Bulls TV. Lilley will miss the Toulouse game after picking up his ban midweek. Kear has also confirmed that Keyes is still a way off being match fit as his back issue is still ongoing. Expect a couple of changes due to poor performances.

Other injury updates:
Bustin is over the leg injury but misses out as he needs to improve his fitness.
Wilson is ready to play and is likely to get a game in the 19s before.
No news on Peltier.

So possibly Lilley, Chisholm or Wildie in the halves this week.

Glad Bustin is over his leg injury. Wilson will probably play versus Saints in the 19s game on 28th Feb.

Peltier not back until April I heard.

Only 3 props unless Wood is reverting back

Let’s hope so. Could do with his organisation in defence, covers a lot of the forwards work so players like Crossley have more energy to run. Hope he’s starting 13 too, he was smashing it in that position in pre season. Looking at the team Storton and Oakes to miss out.

Pickersgill
Ryan
Evans
Webster
Hitchcox
Lilley
Chisholm
Crossley
Wildie
Kirk
Garside
Minchella
Hallas

Flanagan
Krasniqi
Wood
Farrell

Vh

Vila's no longer on our books

Sorry about that.the vh thing posted in error.watched vila play for hunslet last week

Jk confirms Storton in the 17 tomorrow following a good performance in the reserve game last week.

Good to see. I really want to see us come out of the blocks firing in this. It's all about confidence. York probably don't have the strongest 17 on paper out of all the play-off challengers, but my god do they play well together. Every time they go on that field they don't just think they can win, they think they can put 50 on their opposition (look at last week against Barrow) we don't seem to have that little bit of arrogance (I mean it in a good way) only time I think we did it was against Oldham in the play-offs. Sometimes I feel we have too much respect for the opposition. We know how fast York play the game. I want us to come out tomorrow with an attitude of "can you keep up with us" rather than conservatively staying in the game early on.

Should be another cracker. York as a club are on the up. New stadium. Great media output. Growing fan base. Hopefully they'll be in SL before so long.

Team could be disrupted again with Matty Wildie having a baby. Might see Hallas in at hooker (we know how that went with his distribution last year when we played York)

Listening on radio and sounds like all the problems we've had since round 1. Sloppy errors. Ill-discipline. Constantly kicking the ball dead giving the opposition 7 tackles (this has been particualrly bad) and not seemingly to be in the control at the back.

Which channel Mania? Can't seem to find it anywhere

Pulse 2

Cheers can't keep up when they keep swapping stations

Will have to watch the game when it's on You Tube but sounds like Kear needs to really get a grip of us. Really disappointing result. Had a 9 day turn a round, at home and should have come out and dictated the game. As I said earlier sounds like we're doing all the silly errors we've done all season. Didn't sound like Lilley or Chisholm created a thing again relying on Ryan to get us out of jail. Chisholms goal kicking is a problem that needs sorting (he must be at 60%)

Poor.

Team selection seems weird. Two second rowers on the bench, one on loan prop who doesn’t seem to offer much who went on in the second half and Flanagan. I saw Wood warming up, one of our best tactical/organisational middles who was 18tg man. At one point when they barged over to score there was Storton, Krasniqi and Minchella on as our middles - two of whom are second rowers! Wood must have really ed Kear off! Crossley is not up to form and although can do the minutes gets put on his back every single time which slows down play as does Hallas - at least Kirk finds his front so the halves have something to play off. I thought, when our centres and wingers got the ball they were good as was Garside. Flanagan was a liability! Need organisation round the middle and a better bench, I think changes are needed before Toulouse!

Flanagan at least gives a feeling he could create something. He suffers as do the half backs, with the lack of a pack that can get on top of the opposition