This time next week the game with the scousers will be over. Will we have won and by how many?

I'm going for a win by at least 20 points? Hopeful I accept!

We do seem to have had the best pre season prep in a while, hopefully with no injuries
3 games 3 wins with a decent slow build up of standard of opposition.
If the TR feel good factor is still there from last season, then next week i have a feeling we are gonna be sat here wondering if we can pull off the same performance up at uddersfield

It will not be easy. Only our best performance will guarantee the points. If we give them a start we will be in trouble! Broncos by 12.

Broncos by 30.

Broncos by 18

Broncos by 12, crowd of 1950

If the crowd is less than this can we put The Jailer in the public stocks for post match entertainment?

Anyone want to guess our back line up?
Fullback: Dorn/Dixon/Robertson
Wings: Colbon/Dixon/JOC/Robertson/Melling
Centres: anyone of 6 for right centre: (JOC, Channing, Sargy, Hurst; Cook, Grady, Lovell);
Howell at 4
Half back: Dorn/Witt/Sargy
Only certainty is Gower

Not easy is it?, I have named 15 players. At least it will keep the Chemics guessing!

I'm hardly an authority, because all I've seen is a few video clips. Wonder if we might go:
Fullback: Dorn
Wings: Colbon/Dixon
Centres: Robertson, Howell
Half back: Witt
Only certainty is Gower

Yes, I know Robertson is out of position but he should be experienced enough to handle the job at 3.

Sargy has almost no match time so I can't see him starting.

Broncos by 16, an even wilder guess than my team selection.

I think you are spot on, Sargy and Cook not yet fit, anyone other than that seven looks a gamble. About time that Witt found some form though or he will be out!

Can't see Robertson playing centre, didn't last season or in Pre season.

I think it might be:

1. Robertson
2. Dixon
3. Howell
4. O'Callaghan
5. Colbon
6. Witt
7. Gower

Dorn on the bench

... and the other ten?

Thirteen candidates. =#FF0000RED certainties, well almost. =#4000FFBLUE probables.
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8. Antonio Kaufusi
9. Chad Randall
10. Mark Bryant
11. Shane Rodney
12. Chris Bailey
14. Scott Wheeldon
=#0000BF16. Chris Melling
17. Shane Grady
=#0000FF18. Olsi Krasniqi
22. Will Lovell
=#FF000023. Thomas Lee
24. Mike McMeeken
25. Alex Hurst


Don't know enough about the other four to hazard a guess.

Broncos by 10.

With Clubb out I would guess that Krasniqi will take his place. That will be 4 props and two hookers, with Bailey and Rodney added to that leaving two places to be filled by Melling and Grady.

Not sure why everyone is leaving Channing out. Given he has started all three friendlies at centre seems a reasonable chance he will playing there on Sunday

I'd prefer to have Dorn at stand off instead of full back, and Robertson is more experienced than Dixon.

1. Robertson
2. Dixon
3. Channing
4. Howell
5. Colbon
6. Dorn
7. Gower

Broncos by 12.

Now that I've moved down south, this will be my first time at Broncos supporting Broncos- hope they don't let me down!

Urmston Wire welcome on board- I could have been called Partington Wire!!! I’m also exiled in the south(20 years now!)- You will enjoy the Stoop and seeing the Broncos beat the scousers will make it doubly enjoyable for a Wire fan. The initiation ceremony involves publically burning last season Wire top.(unless it was you who burnt it at the Wire-Quins game a couple of seasons back when Matt King took a load of abuse from the Wire fans)

As for Centre- Channing must be in the prime position having played all 3 games there-Not that well against Catalans it would seem from the highlights

Welcome to the madhouse!

welcome aboard Urmston!


Broncos by 10

Broncos by 30, attendance 1726.

Robertson limped off very badly at the end of the Catalan game, so i suspect he may well be out.

i thought dixon was very good at full-back v Catalan and used the new rule of sprinting back to the 20 and tapping straight off very cleverly. But Dorn also played well and they interchange. So here is my starter:

Dixon
O'C
Hurst
Howell
Colborn
Dorn
Gower

witt and melling on bench

Ooh and will take a win, we beat them last year with the last pass of the game - i hope not the same, ideally +10, i hope for 2,500

Start of the season so it will be an above average crowd. A victory.

I'd also like to add I'm insanely excited. The season's starting! The Broncos havent lost a game or conceded a point yet. Invincible! Here's hoping for a playoff berth and a sniff of the cup (and Skolars promoted and Hemel in the playoffs while I'm at it)