What team is everyone expecting against Leigh? Maguires already said it wont be a full strength team and some of the younger players will play. I think we will see something like this:

1. Phelps
2. Ainscough
3. Goulding
4. Pryce
5. Charnley
6. Howarth
7. Deacon
8. Davies
9. Leuluai (heard he really wants to play against his brother)
10. O'Carroll
11. Farrell
12. Mossop
13. Joel

14. Veivers
15. Tuson
16. Prescott
17. Feka
18. Walker
19. Marsh

I'd be looking at giving Phelps another go due to rust and let Feka have a start and as him to act as a pack leader for the youngsters.

After that i'd expect to see guys like Goulding, O'Carroll, Mossop etc get a game.

Phelps
Ainscough
Goulding
Pryce
Charnley
Howarth
Leuluai(if he wants to play give him 40mins and let Deacon play the majority of the Wire game)
Prescott
Gee
Paleaaesina
Mossop
Hansen
Farrell

subs
O'Carroll
Davies
Holland
Tuson
Walker
Marsh
Vievers

Josh Vievers
Josh Charnley
Darrell Goulding
Stefan Marsh
Shaun Ainscough
Stuart Howarth
Sam Powell
Neil Holland
Sam Gee
Ben Davies
Liam Farrell
Jon Walker
Chris Tuson

Subs
Eamon O'Carroll
Paul Prescott
Logan Tomkins
Lee Mossop
Paul Deacon
Karly Pryce
and maybe a couple more first team players

1. Veivers
2. Ainscough
3. Goulding
4. Walker
5. Pryce (if fit)
6. Howarth
7. Deacon
8. Davies
9. Leuluai
10. Coley
11. Farrell
12. Mossop
13. J. Tomkins

14. Paleaasina
15. McIlorum
16. Tuson
17. Prescott
18. Marsh
19. Phelps

"Paul Deacon had a bruised wrist but he should be fine for Warrington. Karl Pryce should also be OK for that game."

Looks like they're both only going to play in the Wire game.

I know he's been accused of playing like a woman sometimes, but......

A new signing?, hope she isnt as injured as her namesake Karl

I'd play Phelps for sure, he needs as much game time as possible before the season starts or good coaches will target him. Luckily Noble's coaching our first opponents

I'm surprised Thornley hasn't been mentioned, is he injured ?

He's at college, so is not part of the "accelerator squad" at present, but he may get a game from the bench.
We will probably get the squad announced today,

Will the price be based on a reserve game?

v Leigh

FB 1 Phelps
RW 2 Roberts
RC Thornley
LC 24 Goulding
LW 31 Charnley
SO Howarth
SH 27 Marsh
P 26 Davies
H Gee
P 29 Tuson
SR 32 Walker
SR Malloy
LF 25 Liam Farrell

S 30 Vievers
S Gerrard
S Holland
S Dandy
S Sarsfield
S Logan

v Warrington

FB 1 Phelps
RW 22 Ainscough
RC 3 Gleeson
LC 4 Carmont
LW 5 Richards
SO 6 Sam
SH 19 Deacon
P 14 Prescott
H 7 Leuluai
P 21 O'Carroll
SR 11 Hansen
SR 12 Joel
LF 13 O'Loughlin

S 2 Roberts
S 8 Fielden
S 9 Riddell
S 10 Coley
S 17 Paleaaesina
S 20 Pryce
S 23 Mossop

My knowledge of our reserves isn't that great so some of the Leigh team might need re-jigging

Is the squad for this one likely to be announced today?

Squads are usually 48hrs before the game, aren't they? That'd make it sometime today.

I'd go for:

Phelps
Ainscough
Charnley
Marsh
Pryce
Howarth
Tomkins
Feka
Mcillorum
O'Caroll
Farrell
Walker
J. Tomkins

Mossop
Davies
Gee
Tuson
Fielden
Vievers
Tommy

Is kind of how i'd go for a mix of youth and experience.

Sunday v Leigh will be a team made up of mainly reserve and academy players, some of whom many posters won't have seen unless they attended the U18 games last year.

The game on Wednesday at Warrington will be a team much closer to the starting one for our first game v Celtic.

Does anybody know if you can pay on the day?

Good question that matey, normally you would have to get a ticket on the day from the ticket office, but for the first time for the Wire game last Sunday there were cash turnstiles so if i was you i would get in touch with the LSV, ok matey.

This is the team for sundays game.

1, Vievers
2, Charnley
3, Marsh
4, Thornley
5, Ainscough
6, Howarth
7, Powell
8, Davies
9, Gee
10, Holland
11, Walker
12, Farrell
13, Tuson

Hope Ainy shows what he can do.

although i think his place in this team gives a clear indication as to his position this year...

Not a bad position to be in though is it? 3rd choice winger at your hometown club at the age of 20

Looking forward to it, but extremely annoyed that I'm being charged £14 to watch this team.

I was expecting a mix of kids and experience, but what we have is a full-blown academy game, that we can watch for nothing as season ticket holders in a couple of weeks

Dont believe that team pal, all will be squad but 25 on show.

Yeah - I think I might need a hook extractor, mate.

I didn't notice that this was TinyTim's first post (or should that be his first fishing expedition)

Just looked on the club site and there is no team news yet.

I'll go sit quietly in the corner until the "real" team is announced, and try to ignore any other passing hooks

Hey I am not saying they wont start but there will be an intersting and very experienced bench if they do.
We will have an interesting team out as well, Wire game has left us with a lot of injuries, but hey its £14 quid for a RL fix on a winters day, you could always stay in and watch fussball

That team is very close to what I was told last night.
Look at the bottom of the previous page.



The source was very reliable.

Greg Burke will make his debut probably from the bench.