But that's just what he was doing two years ago. That's why we signed him in the first place. Logically, Briggs can do nothing at Fev that changes anything, no matter how well he plays.

Apparently we had to let Briggs go to Fev to get KP under the cap

luke as been for an xray today no broken bones scan for ligament damage tommorow

Let's pray the damage is fairly minor.

That was my understanding of situation. Isn't there also something along lines of not being able to recall a player from a season long loan in the first month?

Rather have Karl Pryce at 6 than Jeffries tbh. But I suspect Potter will go Sammut/Jeffries combo -_-

I assume that's a joke.

You assume correctly

Could get Kearney into six, unless we get Mumby to show him how to tackle one on one at full back!

Personally I'd go with:

Kear
Ainscough
Lulia
Walker
Crookes
Kearney
Sammut
Kopczak
L'Estrange
Joseph
Whitehead
Langley
Addy

Diskin
Scruton
Burgess
Manuokafoa (if fit) / Hargreaves

I think it will be a shame if Walker is moved back to centre this week. I thought he did really well in the second row against one of the toughest packs of forwards in the league on Sunday, and don't recall him missing any obvious tackles. I'd rather see him stay there in place of someone like Sibbit, and bring Nas in for Joseph.

For me

Kear
Ainscough
Lulia
Crookes
Pryce
Kearney
Sammutt
Kopczak
Diskin
Hargreaves
Walker
Whitehead
Langley

L'Estrange
Scruton
Manu
Burgess

I think we're lacking a strong kicking game with BK and Sammut as a HB pairing. I appreciate Addy can also kick a ball but I think BJ deserves first shot at covering Gales absence. Like it or not he is the strongest candidate to lead us around the park at HB now IMO. If he doesn't perform, then perhaps look at making more positional changes.

Despite the howlers on Sunday in fact Sammutt is no mean kicker. I'd be happy enough to see him sparking things up at 6 with BJ at 7.

Crookes must stay on the wing - you can't drop a clear MoM in a beaten team, what message is that sending out?

Kearney has the number 1 on his back so there's no doubt where he'll play, and anyway last season didn't do anything to make me thing we are any better served with him at halfback. Hopefully he'll have nobody to tackle.

Not only all of that but as someone else has already pointed out, Jeffries is the guy who has been training in the halves all through the pre-season. It would be pretty illogical to change other positions around when it clearly isn't necessary. If the coach thought a change was needed at FB then that would be different, but I doubt that's the case.

Somebody being ME on another thread!!

I'm sending royalties via email.........

Gale just tweeted... he reckons it'll be 8 weeks or so!

1 kearney
2 Kear
3 Lulia
4 Whitehead
5 Crookes
6 jeffries
7 Sammut
8 kopczac
9 Diskin
10 Hargreaves
11 Joseph
12 Burgess
13 langley
subs
l estrange
addy
bateman
platt

Are only 1st choice 2nd rower in the centres? 2 props in the 2nd row, and a very weak bench

From what I understand. Jefferies/sammut. But neither are great communicators/organisers and both don't have great kicking games. Are we going to struggle for field position and organisation?... We'll see I suppose. COYB

BJ isn't a bad kicker on his day and he can organise the side. He probably won't do it consistently for 8 weeks though!!

Not sure about that...BJ didn't really do a good job of either last year

He did in patches. The pack need to give him half a chance though, unlike a lot of last year. He isn't the type of player who can just magic up a special winning play.

He has shown in the past that can do it for one game. The problem with Jefferies is that he tends to be awful for the next 5-6 games afterwards. Going on past form Jefferies will have a blinder tonight against his old club then disappear until Luke Gale returns.