well from the photos last week of the pitch sanded and possibly reseeded he cant be that good for it to be in that condition before S/L starts

TBH, I'm not sure it's ever been the same since it was relaid the other year

Will the match eclipse Wire Wigan ?

Not really true, it's generally immaculate in the peak of summer and was pretty poor before the new pitch was put in. But there's not really any indication it will be poor on Sunday; people seem to be reading the wrong things into how the pitch was being prepared for Sunday on the day of the SL launch.

Hopefully the dry couple of weeks we've had means it'll survive tomorrow night okay. I'll take a photo at the end of the game. The rain on Sunday won't help though.

It'll take a lot to do that, both teams looked very good tonight I thought and Wire were unlucky not to win despite the sending off of Hill

21 man squad named:

1. Jamie Shaul
2. Bureta Faraimo
3. Carlos Tuimavave
4. Josh Griffin
5. Adam Swift
6. Jake Connor
7. Marc Sneyd
8. Scott Taylor
10. Chris Satae
11. Josh Jones
12. Manu Ma’u

13. Ligi Sao
14. Albert Kelly
16. Jordan Johnstone
20. Brad Fash
21. Jordan Lane
22. Josh Bowden
23. Andre Savelio
24. Mahe Fonua
29. Gareth Ellis
33. Ratu Naulago

Boweden, Fonua, Swift and Lane to miss out for me

Fonua? Why?

Shaul
Faraimo
Fonua
Tuimavave
Naulago
Connor
Sneyd
Taylor
Johnstone
Satae
Jones
Ma’u
Sao

Kelly
Griffin
Savelio
Ellis

There is no need to rush him, it's a long season. Radford has said he is 3 weeks behind with his fitness so play those that are ahead of him

Can't see the point of a 21 man squad, pretty much everyone you'd expect is now included.
Only Masi the noticeable absentee.

Let's hope Johnstone isn't a late withdrawal, as bringing in Cator would lose us an interchange.

fash will be on the bench to give johnstone a breather

I agree.Fonua seems to have already accepted he is behind on fitness.
Just wish Radford didnt mess around with Connor/kelly.Dont go for this idea that kelly is on the bench to come on in the second half against a tired defence.
In that case he pulls Connor off and makes the sulking even worse.
The simple thing and best option is to play Connor at right centre,after all he is the current GB international in that role.
Kelly at 6 and Griffin on the bench which covers second row and an injury in the backs.

Kelly is hooking I think.

If he is, then that is a joke

FFS

Don't start losing sleep it is the team numbers that appear first that does not mean it is the first thirteen

I agree but dont think Radford is that stupid.
Just dont understand his idea that we have to find a position for Connor and preferably at 6 meaning we have to move Kelly around.
Kelly as most on here agree is by far our best 6 and Connor is the current GB centre so play him there.
In my opinion Fash will be on the bench mostly as an interchange at 9.

Kelly was supposed to be hooking on Sunday. There may have been a late twist. Guess we will find out tomorrow.

We could well find out shortly that its Kelly sulking about being on the bench not Connor.............

What I really
Don’t want to read us

“ obviously we would have liked to have won but it’s a new team and we’re still finding our way “

Don't blame him if he was told he was interchange hooker.

Kelly and Fonua in the Reserves squad .

Ah, that will explain why RBA was browsing on here throughout last night's game



What do we think then? Kelly, Fonua, Swift/Faraimo and Lane to miss out?

Big call leaving a game breaker like Kelly out.
Connor has no option but to step up to the plate now. Needs to prove he deserves the no. 6 shirt.