Big game is this now, not only to get a win, but to make sure our attitude is right and not think we should be going there and winning, a few times, we have built up good leads over there and then let wakey back into it, luckily we've always had enough quality to see it through.

I say we should win, but that's easy for me to say, it's how much the players want to win, because half of them didn't seem pretty bothered yesterday when the chips were down.

Sadly i can't see us taking many over, after 5 defeats already this season. But I'm sure the ones who do go , will hopefully, like the players give it their all.

well didnt quite expect to be 2nd bottom by the time this game come around but with the giants problems its no surprise now

obvioiusly we have a good record against wakey so lets hope it continues. wakey have a new coach now and gave them a boost as they did quite well last week at hull.

tansey unavailable to play this game, brierley could make his debut for us!!! unless they go with simpson, not a clue to be honest as the team is such a mess right now.. maybe go with... crabtree is fit?!

can wardle play after his red card?!


brierley

mcgillvary
cudjoe
connor
murphy

brough
wood

crabtree
hinchcliffe
rapira
taai
lawrence
wardle/patrick

bench-
johnson
huby
roberts/patrick
leeming


leeming has been poor , mason is not ready, but we dont have many options!

Leeming has been poor? really?

I have also seen fans slating hinchliffe and Rapira, i know it's all about opinions etc but really?

I think Hinch and Rapira have looked good in a poor team. Leeming looks solid to me. Should have had more than 20 min yesterday

Agree. Hinch and Sam looked class in a poor side.

Got our 2 tickets for wildcats this afternoon, plus coach travel. We were coach 1 , tickets 7 and 8.....so not expecting many on coaches.

Anyone know why ticket office shut after yesterday's game ? Seems daft to me.

yes been disappointed in leemings performances so far this year expected more than what i have seen on the pitch

there was a fire alarm and the ticket office staff had to evacuate.

Is that the same fire alarm that caused 2500 people to leave the stands too

Were there that many left?!?!

dunno i had a massive sulk and footstomp and walked out after 60 minutes

































joke!

Yeah Rapira has been the most consistent performer this season IMHO. Would be surprised if Brierley starts at FB. Maybe do the attack and defence switch like we did with Murphy and Foster a couple of games ago.

I would like to see Ryan in the middle first though.

To be honest I would play Ryan at half back with Danny and leave out Kyle Wood Murphy to full back if Simpson not fit and Foster on wing. Wood has the occasional good game but is below the standard we require we should throw Breirley in at the deep end as if he's the future we should take a chance

Every half break we made on Sunday just about was on the back of what Kyle wood did. I'd keep him and brough at half. If he plays for me Ryan should go in at fullback. He can join the line and go for the gaps. It sounds as if that's where the club want him long term. We will be without a fullback as tansey can't play and with Wardle copping a ban (which he will) connor will be needed at centre. The way Murphy is playing at the moment id be tempted to rest him and play foster on the wing.

So was the pass that opened a 12 point gap early doors why buy a half back and play him full back ??

For me Because his style of play wouldn't work as effectively at half back in SL I don't think. He's a poor defender and not an organising half. He's not a general. He's a Tompkins type player- has great speed and acceleration and is extremely agile- he is a great game reader and will see a half chance and take it. He is also fantastic at backing up a break. His good reads will I think make hiim good at orgAnising the defensive line and having him join the line in attack could open up some opportunities. That's the kind of FB we need.

Woody can't tackle a toffee and hasn't the speed to finish a break or nutmeg the full back Brierley has yes a work in progress but he would be at full back one thing Tansey offers is he comes into the line well and can pass something we've not had since Brett Hodgson we missed him when he went on the wing after the sending off as like Scott Grix he can also organise the defence and means we could attack from multi channels something we desperately need to do.

If Brierley is to play FB then it's going to be a work in progress, as has been said, defensively he needs work and he doesn't seem like an organiser, but play him as a 3rd half coming into the line of the back of breaks could be just what we want, and we've not had a FB like that since Hodgson left.

I would keep changes to a minimum, i agree that Kyle Wood isn't the best half back but he and Broughy have done ok last couple of games and Woody has done well for me.

If all are available i'd go with

Brierley
Murphy
Connor
Cudjoe
Jerry
Brough
K wood
Rapira
Hinchy
Johnson/mason
Bruno
Roberts
Ta'ai

Patrick
Eorl
Johnson/Mason
Leeming.

Also behind a struggling pack is not the ideal place to blood a new player with a weight of expectation on him. I would agree with you , let him find his feet from the back and exploit any gaps. I would eventually hope to see him alongside Brough , Most sides give a lot of attention to Brough, which should suit Brierley's style and allow him to play his own game.

think it will be something like that with tansey and wardle not available.

lawrence at loose though to tighten the middle up and roberts out wide changing with patrick.

please no more of mason, johnson way better

I'd agree with that apart from id put foster on the wing in place of Murphy- smurph looks done in this season to me, he's making errors and putting him in against his former side could add to nerves. play foster against Wakey and smurph against Salford at home.

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Good news- esp if Eorl doesn't make it!

There is a case for Brierley at 1 or 7.
Potentially he can do a good job in both.

The issue will be what other players are playing and what are the tactics.

Match the player to the game plan don't pick a team first and then decide on the game plan.

Brierley could chime into attack from full back BUT his pace in the middle means he would be brilliant at picking up offloads and we need him to get his hands on the ball in gaps as much as we can.

Off the cuff in the middle is easier than chiming in to the line from full back which requires him to be more familiar with the systems.

Full back is likely to be a longer term plan but who knows.

crabtree prob out then and will return for salford