Take Addy out of the 13 and you lose another ball handler though, that puts more pressure on Sammut and Kearney and makes it an easier job for the Cats defence. It's harder to defend against a team that has three playmakers than two.

If you put Kear at fullback you put him in an unfamiliar position when he's been gradually improving on the wing.

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

Got to keep Kearney at full back. He's the top scorer in super league and in my opinion full back is his best position. We have to keep consistency in the team instead of moving people around too much.

I would say it will be the first squad mentioned...

Be interesting when Blythe returns.. Solid start to the season before injury and we all know the quality Purtell has!! Suppose competition for places is a good thing!

I'm with Bullseye on this. Indeed, I usually am, since he knows what he is talking about. Why the fekk mess with a line-up that has done the biz?

TBH, why would anyone ever want to play for the Bulls who can play multiple positions, and who holds their hand up when the need is upon us? All they ever get from some quarters is flak. Go ask the likes of Sykes about that? FWIW, I think Addy has done a great job at filling in, given he is no way a natural half back, and has looked every inch a decent SL player. His kicking game looks to have great potential. I'd hate to think that some of the utter waknerage directed at him would persuade him that his future lay elsewhere. Fekk that, it lays here; so give the guy a break ffs!!!

Bit off topic but I really hope Addy takes LF for himself when Gale gets back, I don't think there is enough ball playing LFs in super league. Nice to have that extra option when it comes to play makers. I'd rather Langley went to prop, Just seems like a natural progression for him to make at this stage of his career. Think he could be a cracking prop.

SL has been and is littered with ex-Bulls who some big-mouthed fans like to slag off as pants. Nowt new. Anyway according to kearney, Perpignan is looking a long way away as they appear to be stuck at the airport with a plane that is iced up and has a flat battery https://twitter.com/BKKearney/status/31 ... 17/photo/1

SL has been and is littered with ex-Bulls who some big-mouthed fans like to slag off as pants. Nowt new. Anyway according to kearney, Perpignan is looking a long way away as they appear to be stuck at the airport with a plane that is iced up and has a flat battery https://twitter.com/BKKearney/status/31 ... 17/photo/1

If the squad can't make it out today the game could be in doubt.

Every cloud.... might be re-arranged for the summer?

Anyone know what flight they are on? There was a 7am to Barcelona which has just gone "gate closed"

Brilliant!!!

Where have I given him flak, you said yourself he's not a natural half back, all I've suggested is putting someone who is at 6 instead of him now we've got more cover for the backs. That's not giving him flak or driving him to another club. You mention Sykes, this is a prime example of what happens when you put someone who isn't a halfback at 6, he had a couple of good games at 6, then got found out.

I give Addy credit for putting his hand up when we were short and has done ok. Now we've a couple more bodies I would prefer a more natural 6.

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Addy has been one of the stand out players this season for me, his kicking has been awesome, in fact, we were talking about how you'd get Gayle back in to this side with the form that the lads are showing.

Dropping Addy won't happen

Sorry but once Gale is fit it is certain he will be restored to the first team. That's no disrespect to any other player but Gale is proven class and we need him back.

And the Bulls land in Barcelona at 13:30

There's no way on earth I would have started Addy at 7 but with the exception of Saints at home where we struggled up front he's played well and most importantly the two class players outside of him BK and Sammut, have got plenty of ball and also played well.

I've never been totally convinced that he looks like a loose forward as his defence hasn't always convinced. His best game was when he played in the left second row against Leeds at Odsal last year when he was excellent. I hope he gets a run in the back row when gale is fit as he's not just a good player but very different to any other forward we have.

This is the coaches dilemma due to the absence of a reserves or other suitable game time for returning players - and reserves. And I trust FC to make the right judgement as to when is the right time for Gale to resume his natural spot. The upside is that the squads skills including Addys has been strengthened through the responsibilities they have had to take on, and we can be confident that should Gale get injured again that there is a plan B. FC's strategy for a small squad and relatively light pack seems to be the Keegan Gambit, as long as you outscore the opposition. So the way I see it is the same as some other posters, with a bigger pack Gale at 6 and Addy at 13 even if off the bench after Donaldson has tackled everything that moves, will mean a lot of points on the board. This crop of academy players have grown up this season, I expect rumours about Hudds Warrington etc etc making offers pretty soon.

Yeah we need to hang onto our kids. Best buy some expensive Bulls leisurewear!

To be honest I won't be surprised if we start taking offers for good young uns. After what OK has doen it would be a desperate shame but the omens are not good. Gerry Sutcliffe made a few comments in the T&A bulling up our licence decision, but in between the lines you got that shirt sales had been down, that they had fallen short on season ticket sales and that times are hard.

Add to this the news about the council loan etc and I fear we may be vulnerable to more temptation if offers were to come our way.

What I don't understand is how come, even if they didn't get season passes, we are still 2 or 3 thou down on crowds, after the spirit and goodwill built up in the crisis. We have vastly overachieved on most expectations, there's a good positive buzz around the place and especially from the team, so this must be very disappointing. I can imagine if we budgeted for a thou or two more on average at the gate then that's a big hole when you're also robbed of half your Sky money.

We really could do with making sure we get our Sky money next year.

As for the lost fans. Many came out of obligation last year I think. That desperation has gone to some extent. It's a shame as I think I connected more with the team in 2012 and it's led me to be far more interested now than I have been for many years beforehand. The club needs to market itself and get some new fans on board. That may take time, the team is doing it on the pitch but we need publicity and gimmicks to get first timers in that can be hooked.

Is the game today at 5pm UK time or 5pm Catalan time?

Sporting Life says 5pm, so it'll be 5pm here I would think.

According to twitter the Line up is:

Bulls team: Kearney, Kear, Purtell, Whitehead, Foster, Addy, Sammutan Scruton, L'Estrange, Manuokafoa, Bateman, Olbison

Interchange: Sidlow, Diskin, Donaldson, Murphy

Is Matty Blythe injured at the moment?

Yeah, he picked up a knock a vs Widnes. Hopefully he'll be back soon as he's been great for us so far.

Sammutan?