Unfortunately the potential of these youngsters was overhyped in order to deflect from the disaster McNamara's reign as coach was, people who watched these lads regularly at junior level did try and temper expectations, but concerns were brushed off.

Sadly it will be these lads who ultimately suffer for it in the end, they will probably turn out to be solid SL players but as they aren't the world beaters promised they'll be getting stick for it.

Every time I think you can't make yourself look any more of an idiot on this site you just keep managing to raise that bar.

whatever, he does very little except make a few routine tackles. when did he last make a break?

Your first word in a reply to me is 'whatever'? Are you a 12 year old girl?

He does indeed make plenty of 'routine' tackles, something which the majority of our squad seem to be struggling with at the moment. He has just come back from a serious injury and has made a very solid return, he may not be setting the world alight just yet but he has broken a couple of tackles from his limited number of carries.

Give the guy a break and get behind the team.

Donaldson 30.67 tackles per game, can't remember if I went all stato before or after the Leeds game - that would be the highest in the team by the way so routine or not we'll miss them.

That said when he is fit, I would rather see Addy back at loose to give us some more options in attack.

About average for a LF then?
The guy is average, nothing more. God knows why folks belive he's some soon to be superstar.

More than likely still brainwashed from Macc, Medley and Co.

I was impressed with him in a few games last year. Not noticed him so much with ball this season tbh. However your point originally was that he didn't do anything and wouldn't be missed which is what made me defend him.

Anyway, I need to go and find somewhere to watch the game. Hopefully I'll come back on here later to pages and pages of positive posts about how brilliant we were.....

He wont be missed because whoever fills in for him will do exactly the same and poss more.

Teams announced....

Bulls: Shad Royston; Patrick Ah Van, Michael Platt, Chev Walker, Gareth Raynor; Paul Sykes, Marc Herbert; Andy Lynch, Matt Diskin, Craig Kopczak, Olivier Elima, Ian Sibbit, John Bateman. Interchange: Heath L'Estrange, Elliott Whitehead, Bryn Hargreaves, Steve Crossley.

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Also no Menzies for Cats.

Potter does have my full backing, but Saints fans told us we'd get baffling selections and some of these certainly are.

Drop Olbison who's been playing excellently, start Sibbit who's been poor. No Ainscough again, and Sykes at stand-off.

If he was going to rest a backrower surely it should be Whitehead?

Good to see Crossley & Bateman in there though. Hope Bateman shows how good he can be - there is alot of hype about this kid, and rightly so after the friendlies.

Come on Sky sort the picture out!

They can't control the weather, I think it's a thunderstorm.

Well they should be able to there charging me £100 a month!

Sky control alot of things but an electrical storm in the south of France is out of even their control!

Be cheaper if you got rid of the adult channels...

Would probably help my RSI too!

Ahh so a few people are getting a crackling screen didnt know if it was just at my end or a source thing. Doesn't look like HD either to me?

Yes it's gonna be a toss up which is worse, the broadcast quality or our game plan.....

Got to say Sky's winning hands down at the moment...

What the hell, I would rather see some of it rather than none at all!

Sky taking the game off the air because it's unwatchable.
They should have done that in the Salford game!

Best game i have seen in a while!!!

Why not an audio feed over the phone if needed. At least I get a rest from listening to the sky team who are getting right on my tit$.

Not od radio leeds

Not on Yorkshire radio

Would be interested to hear what has happened to Ainscough.

Didnt really deserve dropping IMO and in terms of injuries Ah Van & Raynor have both missed games recently so playing them twice over Easter if Ainscough is fit is baffling to say the least!

BCB are there, reporting major technical glitches