no but arguably russell probably shouldn't have been in teh squad last week, personally id have given mitch a chance in place of him, russell versus brough's kicking game terrifies me.

With Russell on the wing we always look vulnerable defending a kick to the corner and we can't make the most of our own attacking kicks to the corner. He is a good runner and ball carrier but is that what you look for in a winger over good positional play and ability to compete for the ball in the air?

Yes I saw Roberts in the squad.
Just thought I'd try to beat Longbarnwire to the punch for once. Longbarnwire is very good so I had to make sure my call is a good one.

You also said that Patton was out for 2 months....

I thought I said he pulled a hamstring and was out for up to 6 weeks? Anyways good news I was wrong then, otherwise we'd be struggling tomorrow.

8 weeks.. (quote)
"Have it on good authority that Patton is out with a hamstring pull and will miss up to 2 months of rugby".

Let's hope you're wrong about Roberts.....again

"Up to"




Let's hope I am wrong, nobody likes a smart A.

Leave me out of it



I've heard Roberts is in fact not playing tomorrow. Aggravated his knee last week. Nowt wrong with Patton. So expect him and Brown in the halves if Brown passes his head test.....

I heard Patton is out for a year. If he plays tomorrow, I said UP TO a year

Great - back to zero creativity

Hans Christian Andersen stories were more credible than the fairy stories on here.

Only passing on info that i have been told pal...

Let's not get reminded of Anderson excuse stories 9a. There's a generation who fortunately know less about them than a C90 cassette.

Jesus hope Roberts is not going to be another injury ravaged Wire player.

The new Gary wheeler.

Out of the SL are we the club with the most injured/unavailable players out of the squad after game 1?

Is this just bad luck or a symptom of signing inured players, keeping injury prone players or suboptimal conditioning and rehab?

(5/25)
King (Toby)
Crosby
Akauola
Roberts
Patton

Patton is available. He pulled his ham 2 weeks before game 1 but it wasn't as bad as initial thoughts...and my post.
King and Crosby were both out of preseason with long term injuries and not released because they have a contract.
So...
We are left with 2 players from your 5 we technically signed injured.

Toby King was not out preseason with a long term injury.
King picked up a hamstring problem in the pre-season victory at Rochdale Hornets, but is expected to return very soon.
Why would we want to release him?

From what i hear about Roberts, hes had an injection in his knee, and shouldn't be out long. Didn't get a time scale though. Worrying though that hes had a knee op preseason and now he is already missing games. Or maybe we shouldn't of rushed him into the team last week!!

Hindsight!!

He did sod all. could've put a cardboard cut out on the pitch and it would've offered the same. It was Atkins and Russell who allowed Ryan Hall to stroll right between them. Ratch copped a load of stick for that tackle, he managed to get across from the middle of the park. not an easy thing to get in front of someone whos at full pace and you're running sideways.

Why? Lineham is our natural winger and Roberts is the only centre who will be able to bring him into the game. move atkins back and youre effectivley taking a winger out the side.

While Goodwin was good on Thursday, was there any evidence that he is a ‘wingers centre’ any more than Atkins?

I don’t recall Lineham being passed the ball, and the chance Goodwin had to put Lineham in he cut back inside for his own try.

Not knocking him, and may be just the conditions and style of the game, but he looked more of an Atkins than a Hiku.

When Lineham played for Hull, he was on the right side. Move Lineham & Goodwin to the right. Then Atkins back to the left.

We've watched Atkins for many years. We've seen Bryson Goodwin play one match. Bit early to be judging a guy who played centre for New Zealand more than ten times I'd have thought?

I think Price is more qualified to play Goodwin where ever he thinks he'll get the best out of him and the team as seeing him week in and week out.
Many of us didn't know the first think about him. Other than subscription tv and early rising in the morrows how could they?