So our shot at Wembley falls on this match. Seems they will have a few bodies missing with the sort of team we played against the other month. We seemed to have picked up a few knocks so I'm not sure how bad they are, so if everyone is fine I'd go:

O'Brien
Carney
Sau
Griffin
Evalds
Lui
Dobson
Kopzcak
Lee
Griffin
Murdoch Masila
Jones
Flanagan

Tomkins
Huaraki
Walne
Krasniqi

Recent form suggests this will be a high-scoring fixture. Our defensive ploys have to make a stark improvement if we want to come away with the spoils. Our lapses in defense at present know doubt leaves us having to score 40 points or so to nullify our leakages.

I just hope the coaches watched the video of Cas last game and take note of the danger posed by Gales kicks to the corner for Monaghan to score.!

^ it's only took us half a season to utilise that tactic. Perhaps next week we might put 1 of the best wingers in SL on the wing. Who knows? Similar game to the other month , carney to fill his boots, Cas to battle to the end, gale like a headless chicken with no half back partner, dobson and lui to be slick, evalds to show up randomly, the majority of the 4000 crowd go home disappointed on a chilly overcast day. 27 camera shots of koukash, lui motm. Cas 28 36 salford. Winner plays leeds or Huddersfield at home in next round, also on bbc.

I'll take that...

That sounds like one hell of an accumulator!

So with Josh out with a lengthy spell and Tomkins also missing. What will be the line-up? There's not been much noise regarding injuries, so I've no idea who's crooked apart from Griff. Vidot was pencilled in last weeks squad, only to be withdrawn at last minute. Does that mean he's ready a week later?
O'Brien
Carney,
Sa'u,
Jones,
Evalds./Vidot
Lui.
Dobson.
Kopzcak.
Lee.
Griffin.
Masila.
Hauraki.
Flanagan
Subs.
Wilkinson
Lannon.
Walne.
Walne.

Heard Vidot has been on the contact pads this week so by all accounts he's ready to go.

Well if that's the case seeing as though we're down to one hooker, might we see GOB being spelled at Fullback and Hooker with Niall filling in at Fullback when Lee needs a breather?

I don't really think they want to disrupt 1, 6 and 7 combination which has been superb this year. If Vidot does play then we'll probably spell Evalds on the bench with Lee. If not i'd hope to see Wilkinson get a go

I'd go with that, think it maybe too big a game to blood Wilkinson?

I know we have to do it sometime, but maybe nearer the end of the season if it's looking like were not going to make the top 8.

Vidots a gamble not played a competitive game yet, but surely worth the gamble?

TBH Twist, it shouldn't disrupt the pivot combinations at all. The play when spreading the ball wide linking the three pivots just requires a small tweak at the PTB which they'll of already of practised many times in training unopposed. It's not that difficult tweaking PTB's and pivots.

And if the young kid Wilkinson is ready I'm sure Sheens will blood him if he thinks he's good and ready. We'll soon see.

5 coaches sold so we're taking a few with us. Just hope they don't contain the sort of nobs that were at Hudds.

We couldnt play Castleford at a better time. looking online they have alot of injuries.
Robson Shenton Holmes Roberts Mariano webster lynch. But yet again this is Salford were talking about. Looking forward to this game and hope we get a similar result as from the last time we played them.

So does nobody think Joseph might be playing at hooker then?

Pretty sure he's played there in the past before moving to prop.

Start with him with Wilkinson on the bench.

Good shout that. A bit of bulk up front too. Think he could do a good spell.

Cas have lost dorn, gale and moores also today

Millington also doubtful.

Millington at stand off, Mcshane at scrum half. 2 backs in the subs. Dobbo will have a field day.

Michael Dobson is having a mare. Far too expensive

Who talks nonsense?

Your attacking play is pretty shocking tbh. Dobson and Lui being outplayed by a prop and an overweight hooker.

Its highly embarrassing. Our defence is that poor we have to score 40 points to secure a win.

Not now, that was when he was at Wakey.

Never saw that coming. Think Salford probably turned up thinking it would be easy (so did I) and Cas just stuck to a simple game plan that suited the 17 they were able to field. The clash of heads probably ended your hopes as Sa'u was looking like your most dangerous player.