Stuart hates playing centre he has the NO1 shirt and thats where he wants to play he was signed toplay there so FFS play him there i know NK says the reason he is in the centre is cos we have no one else so lets get someone in! Morty deserves a place in the team so play him wing centre or even stand off!

They are even struggling with that

Thats what i mean we can't walk never mind run!
Drive x5 kick (but try and make it a decent kick)

If they were fit i'd mix it up a bit and go for

Donlan
Mort
Rudd
Alstead
Stanton
Powell
Watto
Hill
Durbin
Morrison
Haggerty
Armistead
McConnell

Rourke
Cookson
Taylor
leuluia

Been Holland for 12 days with the family so i've missed the last 3 games guessing by this thread we havent been playing well and need a shuffle round.......

Interesting.
We both feel the same about Hobson.
Hope our new 6 is in the mix, otherwise Ridyard at 7, Stanton at 6.
Taylor must start, then move him up to prop, Haggerty on bench, Alstead on wing and Reay at centre.
There thats a shake up.

Bit behind the times here, who is our new #6?

Nobody knows for sure but seems to be overseas.

Reay can't tackle simple as that!

Haggerty? I was struggling with Higson out,and Maden is poor so far.

Haggerty could play there i suppose at the mo its defence we need so we could push him out there thats why even tho i'm not a Rudd fan i would have him in for his tackling alone unless we are going to pull our fingers out and sign somebody before thursday!

could we not take Karl Pryce on loan as a centre before thursday? there was talk about this last week and he was left out of Wigans team at the weekend!

Both Donlan and Higson will be missing on Thursday I understand.

Maybe now Rud will get a chance in the centres to prove what he is worth and hopefully he takes the chance with two hands. I don't think Kelly has much left to change with players (there is some good news on the horizon I believe though

) For Thursday I would go for:

1. Mort
2. Stanton
3. Rudd
4. Reay
5. Maden/Alstead (if fit)
6. Ridyard
7. Watson
8. Morrison
9. Durbin
10. Hill
11. Taylor
12. Armistead
13. McConnell

14. Meekin
15. Haggerty
16. Cookson
17. Rourke

Very surprised nobody has put Meekin in their side, been very solid for us and looks like a real prospect for the future.

Whatever this good news is i hope it comes out quick.

i like Meekin but he should get a rest IF he was 2stone heavier i would keep him in I wouldn't like to see all the rugby knocked out of him playing in a poor side so young.

i'd drop sam reay and anthony stewart

1. ian mort
2. stuart donlan
3. adam higson
4. dave alstead
5. nick stanton
6. lee marsh
7. jamie durbin
8. andy hobson
9. dave mcconnell
10. chris hill
11. james taylor
12. adam thomas
13. dave armitstead

14. ian watson
15. steve maden
16. macgraff leulei
17. danny meekin

I asked Nicky Stanton had he ever played stand off with the pies and he said never. I told him I,d play him anywhere in the side even prop.

I was a bit squiffy when I said the bit about prop though.

give him chance hes only just turned 20 and will fill out over the next 12 months and 2 stones is a bit to much for your modern day prop, think hes the only leigh player to play in all the games upto now including friendlys

Would this be the 'distant' horizon?

Well Donlan and Higson not playing isn't great news thats for sure.

It's about time he started playing Higson in the 2nd row where he belongs anyway.

As for signings... I wont comment until something actually happens. Kelly said there's money in the pot a while back, well it's no good there so get it spent.

No new faces as yet.
Mort
Maden, Stanton
Reay, Rudd
Donlan, Watson
Hobson, McConnell, Morrison
Hill, Taylor
Armisead

Subs from
Meekin, Rourke, Haggerty, Durbin, Alstead plus one other (cant read my own writing

)

Very interesting Donlan at stand off to mark the overpaid overweight welshman and Hilly in 2nd row!! i'm confident of a comfertable victory

I thought Donlan was out for the game?

Very good news if he's back and good to see him given a shot at 6 as nobody else seems to be taking hold of the stand off role. Also good to see Rudd getting a chance in the centres ahead of Stewart - lets just hope he performs.

Good line up, but I would put Alstead on wing and drop Maden to reserves ( not earned his spot IMO), bench would be - Meekin,Rourke,Durbin and Chris Hill with Haggerty starting .........Chris has been superb from the bench as an impact player like Durbin.

Hill is wasted from the bench, best prop by a mile, why bring him on 16 points down with the opposition on top.
Good to see Ruddy given a shot, Donlan will inject some pace at 6 and tighten the defence.
He is playing 4 props to start, with one interchange so will do some shuffling about here, Hobson is due a decent game.
Would take Alstead over Maden personally.
Lets get behind the lads and pray we break 3000 gate.