Really?

Haley and Worrincy to drop out barring no absences. I think I would revert Kearney to stand off for this game though.

1. Reardon
2. Sherriffe
3. Sykes
4. Platt
5. Nero
6. Kearney
7.Ox
8. Scrutton
9. L'estrange
10. Lynch
11. Whitehead
12. Langley
13. Beaver

14. Wagger
15. Donaldson
16. Hall
17 Koppy

That said I'd prefer Halley to wing rather than Sherrife. I think he needs dropping on the back of a couple of poor performances last. Reardon is a specialist full back and why Macca hasn't chosen him to play there I don't know. This match is too important to be experimenting with a new hald back partnership IMO regardless of how good Kearney was last time out. Nero to the wing becasue he hasn't been going well and I think Platt can give us more at centre.

Kearney
Sheriffe
Platt
Reardon
Halley
Sykes
Orford
Lynch
L'Estrange
Scruton
Whitehead
Langley
Menzies

Wagga
Hall
Kopzcak
Donaldson

Thats what I'd go with.

My Leeds team would be:

1 Brent Webb
28 Lee Smith (if the rumour is true) / 26 Tom Bush
3 Brett Delaney
4 Keith Senior
5 Ryan Hall
6 Danny McGuire
7 Rob Burrow
8 Kylie Leuluai
14 Matt Diskin
16 Ryan Bailey
11 Jamie Jones Buchanan
17 Ian Kirke
13 Kevin Sinfield

9 Danny Buderus
12 Ali Lauitiiti
19 Luke Burgess
24 Luke Ambler / 20 Jay Pitts

I'd go with Reardon at full back and Kearney at Stand Off, although Kearney had a great game last week i believe we missed that spark in the halves..

Lets replace the whole team with players we have not named in the squad. That will keep them guessing.

Bitter at all?



The rule's there to stop teams fielding weaker teams. We have added a stronger player.

I would go with:-

1. Reardon
2. Sheriffe
3. Nero
4. Sykes
5. Worrincy (lets see how Smith or Bush likes the Worrlord in his face

)
6. Kerney
7. Orford
8. Lynch
9. L'Estrange
10. Scrutes
11. Langley
12. Whitehead
13. Platt

Reps.: Donaldson, Kopczak, Beaver, Hall

That's a big side with some real beef on the bench to sap Leeds whow will miss Peacock and Eastmond in the final stages. Halley misses out for me because he has been gash all season and I just don't see the point in picking small men on the bench masqerading as forwards (Godwin) when you have a player in the side with the quality of L'Estrange.

Come one Macca, pick this side and I'll be seeing you at Old Trafford

That's a sleepless night for me now!

now I know you're joking

Undoubtably Kearney at full back. A masively compenant defender in that position and scope to use his attacking potential with entry any where down the 3/4 line.
So first name on the team sheet in the back line. After that it must be Sykes at stand off.
After that Platt goes into a centre roll with probaly Nero.
Wings will be perm any 2 from 3 Sheriffe, Halley, Reardon. depending on the coaches prediliction for pace, attaking/defensive capability, work rate, positional awarenesss, tackling, ball handling, support play etc etc etc.
So no indications obvious here as to their relative superior merits for selection.
Maybe Sheriffe who seems to be improving his game might get the first call. After that, who knows exept Macca.

Someone once told me which Leeds fan he is when not using this persona...

Which "injured" player has dropped out?

Other teams include players signed in the squad... Cas for instance signing Ainscough and playing him this year. The 19 man squad is only there so you don't field a team full of players from your reserves. Smith is in our 1st team squad.

But not mentioned in your 19? So doesn't someone have to drop out injured to add a new one?

TBF I'm not too bothered. If it was the opposite way around i would want your best players playing regardless as to whether they were in the 19 or not if available.

Ask the majority of Wigan fans last week. As good as it was to beat us they would have prefered to do it with us at full strength.

And as for your original question... That can't be the case as it happens every time there's a last minute signing.

I don't care whether Lee Smith is playing, or if its Lewis & Johns running the show, I just hope we stick it to them and that its a good match.

COME ON YOU BULLS

Tut tut such behaviour from one so educated

And informed

I'm not bothered either. It's one less excuse for Leeds when we beat you.

I've no idea, this is what we were trying to get to the bottom of on another thread.

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In practice though, it's not hard for anyone to drop out. Most players are probably carrying slight knocks throughout the season that would class as technically injured.

Crusaders have just done the same thing with Schifcofske. He wasn't named on Tuesday in their squad, and yet he's playing tonight for them.

How is that pronounced? Stiffcokcs?

I was just impressed I managed to spell it correctly. Until I realised I hadn't, I'd put an extra letter in