Get bateman in the squad!! Some1 with passion/pride/determination and most of all courage

General disciplinary record, which is what they take into account. I don't know it off the top of my head, but I would assume he has a reasonably colourful one? (I'm genuinely intrigued now to see if he has).

I wouldn't think his prison sentence would (or in fact should) be taken into account, as it has nothing to do with RL.

I hope he gets away with sending off sufficient. Should add some spice to the game.

IMO you need players in your team who the opposition know you don't mess with unless you want a scuffle. If you accept that you have to accept they are going to get the odd ban. Despite what most think Bailey has not tried to be that enforcer, no more so than your average forward.I respect any player who does it honestly & openly & accepts their punishment, rather than a cheap shot merchant 3rd man in.

bit harsh after one game. Need to give him a few games at least before considering dropping him IMO. Herbert looked poor his first game too but is gradually improving with more gametime.

Briggs won't be dropped but he may find himself on the bench.

Sykes is the one who shouldn't be in the 17.

He didn't deserve been picked in first place. His display against Salford wasn't good enough for him to keep his place either.

Briggs will come good after more games. He's a good player who needs time

When Briggs and Herbert actually have some games under their belts then Im sure they will get a decent partnership going.

Benching a half isn't really an option. Briggs either starts or is dropped entirely. Still think he needs a couple of games to find his feet, although I think Potters going to pull a surprise and southernwood going to get a game at some point over Easter period.
Personally assuming all available I'd bring platt,ah van and Royston in and drop raynor,Sykes and whitehead with walker going into 2nd row. Should tighten our defence out wide up. If elima isn't fit then between whitehead and Bateman for a bench spot.

I'm thinking 22-50 to Leeds. Leeds have a bad enough defence to let us score a few, but ours is horrendous and they should have enough to blow us away.

Plus Leeds will probably see their squad ability boosted by the suspension of Bailey.

Missing our form prop is hardly a boost.

Sure you want to use "form"?

4 WEEKS!! Jeez

I suppose the bright side is, it's been diagnosed properly and hopefully dealt with.

Blah blah blah.

Away fans claim he's antichrist, home fans say he's actually not that bad. I'm not getting into that whole load of crap ta.

We thought that last time. When he came back for one game.

Bradford: Ainscough, Ah Van, Bateman, Burgess, Diskin, Donaldson, Elima, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kearney, Kopczak, L'Estrange, Lynch, Olbison, Platt, Raynor, Walker, Royston, Whitehead.

Leeds: Webb, Smith, Delaney, Senior, Hall, Burrow, Leuluai, Buderus, Jones-Buchanan, Ablett, Sinfield, Cross, Bailey, Kirke, Burgess, Watkins, Hauraki, Clarkson, McShane.

Bailey will be replaced after red hall meeting, Smith, Delaney and Watkins could be out injured.

Langley must have a worse injury record than that Aussie back rower you shipped out to Wakey. =#FFFFFFCome on FA, you can't resist it.

Briggs dropped?!

From the looks of that squad it seems like Ah Van will be in the centres and Royston will be at fullback. Not too sure how I feel about an AhVan/Raynor partnership down one side of our defence. Shaky at best.

Disagree, I think he'll drop Raynor. Go Walker/Ah Van.

I just can't fathom Briggs being dropped. He wasn't at his best, granted, but how is he expected to be if he's dropped after one game?

Unless he's not fit, were you not pointing out before that the injury he was said to have was the same as Owen Hargreaves? He's not made two games in a row for years.

If he is fit then I agree, dropping him straight away is hardly going to help bring him on and build a partnership with Herbert.

maybe one of the wingers will miss out if platt is fit? at a guess:

royston
ah van
walker
platt
ainscough
kearney
herbert
hargreaves
diskin
lynch
elima
olbison
donaldson

subs:
whitehead
kopczak
l'estrange
burgess