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"Wigan coach Michael Maguire admits England prop Stuart Fielden is "raring to go" but will not rush a decision over his return to action.

Fielden is pushing for a recall for Saturday's eagerly-anticipated Carnegie Challenge Cup quarter-final at Warrington after four months out with a knee injury."

Personally cant see Madge playing him in this one but you never know.

Given Morley is supposedly out, should we lend them a prop? (who knocks on at every PTB)

Can't see him playing.

No match fitness, and we'll need our pack at it's bruising best to win.

Dont think he will play. IMO our prop rotation will be Mossop Coley Lima & Cross.

seriously hope he doesnt play. Apparently this is only his first week at training where he hasnt pulled up with his knee - bit too soon for him to play this sat in such a battle of the forwards imo. He needs a blow out game against a lesser team and then get him game ready for Wembley

He'll play and rightly so in my opinion. He's not played for a while but with over 400 1st team appearances his experience of big games will be a massive plus. I'd play him from the bench and my pack would be
Lima
Tommy
Mossop
Hoffman
Hansen
Lockers

Bench would be

Fielden
Micky mac
Hock
Coley.

Only a fool would play Fielden on Saturday...and Maguire isn't a fool.
If he'd been out with a bad hand for 4 months, he could have done lots of running at training but with a knee injury he will be nowhere near ready. Look how Hock was blowing in his first game and he was fit.

But he can't be match fit, why throw him into one of the most important and probably intense games of the season? I would definitely play Cross instead, I think he played well against Wakey and looks fit enough to take on Warrington.

Play Stu in the Under 20s. We are not struggling for fitness in the front row, in fact we are actually 100% fit for all players with Prescott returning as well and O'Carroll playing again as well. So we ain't desperate to rush him back, particulary after signing Ben Cross.

Couldn't agree more Bilko.

For me, this week we should be having Coley, Lima, Cross, Mossop, Hock, Hoffman, Hansen, Lockers, Leuluai and McIlorum for the 6 forwards and 4 bench spots.

No way he'll play, would be nuts - which MM isn't.

Playing Fielden would be ridiculous. It makes no sense! He hasn't played in ages, his last comeback for the first team lasted 1 game and there is plenty of cover at prop.
The only player I'd bring straight back into the side would be Prescott. Wire use the same tactics of turning the player in the tackle that Leeds did and Prescott was the only one that they couldn't turn and was able to bring players to the floor and get quick play the ball.
Fielden would be too much of a risk.

Madge has made this type of mistake already in 2 big games. Amos should never have played in the CC at Leeds last year and giving Finch his debut at home to Wire fitted the same bill. Let's hope he's learned and saves him for another week.