yes that's true but they were all negative as of monday at least.

I got called on here by Paul Youane the other week for suggesting the RFL need to be stricter with the rules and the players bubbles. Apparantley they are doing a wonderful job. That's 4 teams I make it all with positive tests in 4 weeks. The competition is fast becoming a joke.

It makes no sense though. So the 6 Wire players tackled X player yet them 6 Wire players all shake hands after the game with each other, all go in the changing rooms together, shower, walk out together etc.

Assuming you are correct, that gives us a few headaches. First off, we need a new captain, Widdop perhaps ? Then we will need to meet the challenge of the Hull pack after losing 6 forwards. We may still have our creative players, but that will be of little use if we can't defend our line or make ground with the ball. I wonder if we will have a bench of 4 forwards with no room for Matty Ashton and Danny Walker ?

Possible to come in ?;

Akaoula (certain surely)
Latu (probable)
Ellis Robson
Eribe Doro
Mamo ( King to BR ?)
Burrell

Glad I am not the coach this week.

Nothing in this current situation makes sense.

Everything is ‘token gestures’ so as to be seen to be doing something. The problem is, the whole point of the restrictions was to protect the NHS. The words of Boris himself. Now we are seeing big spikes in infections with little to no hospitalisations. The big picture needs to be looked at, instead of pandering to a sensationalist media. The fallout of the restrictions will kill many many more, it’s not just about destroying our sport... The trillions spent already, in addition to the public not spending out of fear, will hit our current kids hard and shorten their lives by decades with extreme poverty and lack of spending on essential services in the future.

The country needs a wartime style leader who will make the right, tough decisions instead of just doing what Joe Public thinks will make him feel a bit cosier.

Isn't 'no spitting' one of the protocols that have been introduced?

If Walker plays significant minutes, or even starts, then Daz Clark could move to the Back Row as he has done previously for periods within games. Of course this means that one of our star players will be less effective but this is a make do and mend team sheet.

How is Daryl Clark not in the 6?...he was top tackler by a country mile.

ashton
austin
brand
charnley
clark(d)
cooper
currie
gelling
johnson
king
latu
lineham
longstaff
mamo
patton
ratch
robson
thewlis
widdop
wrench

back row needs some bolstering, make use of what we've got and push toby up for a week,gelling mamo at centre

Yup

Fair play to Wire though for keeping the show on the road when they arent to blame. Get teams in bubbles, those who still don't follow and lead to games being postponed should be fined. It's not rocket science. Farcical.

Great post. Unfortunately, we have politicians who govern by reading what's trending on Twitter and reacting/panicking accordingly.

1. Stef
2. Charnley
3. Gelling
4. Mamo
5. Lineham
6. Austin
7. Widdop
8. Cooper
9. Clark
10. L. Johnson
11. Currie
12. T King
13. Robson

Latu
Ashton
Longstaff
Patton

Absolute farce! No other way to describe it, surely if it’s as infectious as it’s made out every single one of our players will have to isolate as they will all have been in contact with one another in some aspect? Just screams amateur, but I’d expect nothing less from our game at the minute.

Arsenal Al might get a game in the pack this Friday,

Sorry to hear about your boys but Hull are far from full strength missing
Sneyd
Naulago
Jones
Savelio
Taylor
Matongo
Cator

Sao back who will make a difference and add some size to the forwards
Several young lads in our forwards Brown,Fash,Lane and Johnstone.Not big lads but mobile
Just pleased that the game will go ahead

Players out ...Hiil,Hughes ,J,Clark ,Philbin,Kibula ,Davis.

Well done Warrington for seeing the bigger picture and not looking for excuses to cancel the match. (As long as the authorities have deemed it safe).

Let's hope the 6 stay negative.

No Akouala.. ???

Almost agree with LTS on selection although Johnson is a 2nd row - in which case I'd have to have Latu as starting prop with Luis on the bench. I'd also be tempted to put Robson in, in place of Patton. (Depends on the tactics SP wants to employ).
Unfortunately we simply don't have size left.

Walker not in the squad, and too small when we don't have a big pack.

Possible Team:

1. Ashton
2. Lineman
3. Mamo
4. Gelling
5. Charnley
6. Austin
7. Widdop
8. Johnson
9. Clark
10. Cooper
11. Currie
12. King
13. Ratchford

14. Walker
15. Latu
16. Robson
17. Patton

We may end up without Daryl soon as well his baby due now this week

Well, he’s not the one having it?

I admire Wire wanting to play on but tbh I can see this scenario happening again next week where two Wire players involved against Hull will test positive for Covid and the game will get postponed etc.

That pack and bench looks terribly lightweight.

We'll have to go round the edges instead of through the middle ,shipmate. It could make for an interesting game.