What do people think of this one? If we play like we did V Stains then I can't see anything but a Wire win.

They've got an important game the week after at Bradford so will they rest a few for Sunday?

I can't see us losing, but I would have told you that before the Bratfud game, too...

Their fixture with Bradford is an important one, but I don't know how many more drubbings Agar has left in him so he might want to play it safe and field a full-strength squad.

Does anyone know the terms of Riley's loan? Will he be playing against us?

I would rest Westwood and Micheal Monaghan and wrap Ratchford and Bridge in cotton wool until the job is done by spelling them.
Should it back fire and we lose against Wakefield it's no big deal so long as the current most important 4 players other than Hill stay fit for Bradford.

An interesting selection problem for TS. Does he a) play his strongest side because he really needs the 2 points, or b) rest a couple of players with a view to the leeds and Bradford games ?

From his previous track record, he usually plays his senior players as soon as they are available from injury. That would mean Grix and Myler coming back into the team. But that would also disrupt the Ratchford / Bridge partnership which has done a very good job and seems to be getting better each week, so another dilemma for him.

Personally I would think Westwood is certain to play as TS will want him completely match fit for the following games - and that would also apply to Grix.

I suspect TS will start with Ratch and Myler, and may give Bridge / Currie or Dwyer a run out.

Myler shouldn't be in the team even if he is 100%

In the halves TS may rest Ratch & play Myler & Bridge.
Super Ben will play as will Grix (if fit).
Hilly might get a rest & have Asotasi, England , Evans & Harrison at prop.
On of either Michael or Mickey could be rested with Dywer coming in.

Or TS could play his strongest with the view that we need to get some momentum.

We shouldn't rest anyone. We BADLY need to win this to continue to get confidence, continuity and stability ahead of Leeds. This has all the potential to be a Bradford Mk II unless we turn up switched on and geared up from the first second.

If Myler is fit i.e:- injury free, send him to Swinton or the nearest BBC microphone where he can continue to wallow in sulkiness. There is no justification whatsoever for bringing him back in.

As for the rest, there is still plenty of improvement in the team and in individuals before a rest is warranted, or justified.

It is certainly tempting to omit Myler and stick with what we have, but does TS think like that ? Atkins got a slating on here for his poor early season form, but Smith persisted with him. And he has already said on interview that Bridge was not a long term option for the halves. On what we have seen to date I would be quite happy with Bridge where he is, especially as it allows Evans in at centre and Ormsby on the wing, but I don't think it will happen.

Most our team at Wakey had a good rest on Sunday, starting at around 12:30pm

Sorry, but the main criteria for picking a team, ANY TEAM, should be form, and the Ratchford-Bridge axis is the nearest we have had to a complete, functioning half-back pairing all season and should be left well alone. No-one is expecting that to be the future of the team, but to honest I no longer expect Ratchford-Myler to be either, and for the time being Bridge at stand-off is working.

If Myler had been ripping opposition to shreds before his injury then they'd be a case for his inclusion. But he wasn't, he was woeful and in that particular position there's no hiding place.

Poetry from Morrissey's fair hand.

Bridge's dangerous running game seems to be giving Ratchford more space in the middle + Ratchford seems to be finding more time on the ball.

Would be disappointed if we rest players and get beat this week. It defies the logic of winning last week.

Spot on. They are full time professionals who are finally starting to click and find some consistency, or so we hope. It would be bonkers to interrupt that momentum!

Agreed with all on here, we should play our strongest team, it would be tempting to rest Hill as out of all the forwards he deserves it, just an immense player!

No matter what team you put out you should beat us easily.

we can't afford to rest anyone!

there is no way that the Bridge - ratchford combination should be broke up... They have looked the best combination by quite some distance.

I am definately in the camp that supports the play your strongest team/continuity/momentum approach, as we appear just about to be getting going and as previous posters have said what is the point of winning last week to possibly lose this?

We should do our best to take the two, a Bratfurd type banana skin is best avoided, it was dreadful, nail the game as early as possible please Wire, as teams that get a sniff of a chance are all quite capable of making it hard work for us

WOW. I didn't expect you to come round to that so soon MD.

Everyone posts are totally right, there is no wrong answer.
To expand on my view is always to have your best players nearest the ball.
But Ratchford and Bridge are vital. If we can afford to pamper them before a CC game I would.
I mean spell them or just perhaps bring Bridge off if the job is done by ht. Ratchford maybe could do with the 80mins.
Is Westwood 100%? Should we give him another week now he's had a run out?
Is it worth the risk to play Monas? A great level to play Dwyer instead.
Isn't the CC too important to risk our key men for a game we ought to win comfortably?

Imo same side as last week with presumably Currie in for Waterhouse. Hopefully we'll be in a position to give Mick Monas and Hill less minutes.

Agree with this except grix for waterhouse, I am sure I have read that he should be back for this one and although currie should become a fantastic player I wouldn't have him ahead of grix at this stage.

Hopefully we will build a good lead and be able to keep hill and Monaghan on the bench to rest up a little.

Need to play the best 13 available regardless of the cup game. We are no position to be resting players, every two points is vavulable regards of our play off ranking.

Anyone even thinking about resting players is dreaming and needs to look at the league table urgently.

We have to be aspiring to be top 4. Last year's 4th place side, Wigan, got 35 points. In 2012 Catalans got 36. In 2011 Hudds got 32. AT THE VERY LEAST, therefore, we need 9 wins from our last 14 games, but more realistically we'll need 11. We can't afford to let anything slip against Wakefield, and they had played very well in their two games before Magic.