So after last night's glorious performance our players are now in recovery ready for Leeds away on Thursday. Meanwhile Leeds are preparing for a tricky away match tonight in Toulouse with a forecast of 35-40 degree heat (so much so they've delayed kick off to the evening).

For Wigan fans I'd say Thursday's game can't come soon enough. It's usually a cracker of a game however the confidence running through the team, the short turnaround for Leeds and the energy sapping high temperatures 'should' see us come home with the win.

Can't wait!

They’re improving pretty rapidly and it’s never easy there. It’ll all come down to attitude, if we’re in the right place we should get the win but if you’re off, then they can use the advantages of Headingley and make it a rough night.

Presumably the team will be very similar to last night. I don’t think anyone is due back and there didn’t seem to be any issues. I’d again like a look at Halsall but it looks unlikely.

Leeds seem a bit decimated with injury, read an article yesterday and this is there projected team for today against Toulouse

Predicted Rhinos team: Myler, Fusitu’a, Martin, Simpson, Handley; Sutcliffe, Sinfield; Oledzki, Dwyer, Thompson, Gannon, Bentley, Smith. Subs: Johnson, Aydin, Donaldson, O'Connor

Any Leeds fans know if anyone is expected back for the Wigan game ?

I know Newman is back from suspension but not a clue on the rest.

Leeds fan in peace.

I would suspect the Leeds team will be s lot stronger on Thursday, I kind of get the feeling we purposely sent s weakened team to Toulouse.

I’d hope that Austin, Sezer, Leeming, Hardaker, Sutcliffe and Newman will al be back in the team.

Really looking forward to this one, you giys are playing some great Rugby and Smith has really turned our attack around and we’re playing som lovely stuff too.

Ultimately I think you guys will have a bit too much for us but I think we’ll have s good crack and it’s a while since weve been at home so atmosphere should be good!

Much as chris has said, we should have a few backs returning and i would hope both halfbacks, its the props that are the problem, what was already a weak area is missing tetevano, prior and holroyd.

French has every chance of beating his 7 against hull if your coach identifys Ash Handleys horrible habit of jamming in, for no reason, on already covered players, leaving his winger unmarked, lost count of how many try's he's costing us doing it.

Hope im wrong, but expect a wigan win by at least 2 scores.

Cheers mate, should be competitive with all them creative players back.

Not been to Headingly since 2019 so looking forward to it.

Really looking forward to this one. I live in Leeds but haven’t been to Headingley since the new stands were built. Does anyone know if you can still get into the South stand from the scoreboard end?

Just ordered two tickets for the game and see that it’s collect only which means a fifty odd mile round trip to pick them up from Robin Park. I think this has been mentioned within a previous topic but is this collection thing now the norm, or is it just because I’ve left it relatively late in the day?

Do they not do what Leeds do? If you haven’t collected them by the day of the match they take them to the away ground snd you pick them up from there?

Wonder if Cooper will debut ?

Not sure mate. When I’ve ordered either away tickets or home cup tickets previously, they’ve just been posted out. This time, I noticed ‘collect only’ and I’m not sure why.

Just seen a post from the club that says it's down to the proposed Royal Mail strikes this week.

You can pick them up from the Leeds ticket office at the game.

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Thanks for that. My Mrs is travelling up to Chorley tomorrow, so will nip in for the tickets on her way through.

Had tickets to go and after 2 bleeding years now have covid sons happy though he always likes the Leeds trip

This game and last Friday's game are the types of fixture that should be a real selling point for the sport - unfortunately injuries and underperformance meant last week's game was a non contest and this week's game probably won't be what it should be (Thursday scheduling also doesn't help).

The competition really needs the likes of Leeds, Warrington and Hull to get it together so we can see high quality, high profile fixtures more regularly. Leeds look to be heading in the right direction under Rohan Smith and hopefully Warrington/Hull are starting to get the message that you need to focus on your youth development to be successful long term.

If Leeds and Wigan + Wire now show you anything, then a coach is the single most important hire any club can make. Appoint a Lam or Powell and it doesn't matter who you have, the season won't even begin.

Just mentioned in the Cooper thread that good coaches seem to make good signings and poor coaches make poor ones. I’m convinced if Saints and Woolf had signed Peter Mautautia, Joe Bullock, George Williams etc, they’d all be flying and had Powell and Wire got somebody like Hurrell, he’d still be the overweight liability he was at Leeds. Teams get so hung up on fixing problems by signing player after player but the man in charge will always be the most important. It’s the same with Man Utd in football. All I hear is their fans screaming for new players but if the new manager is worth his salt, there’s plenty of talent he can turn around and get playing better already at the club.

Very good point well made.

True, look at the difference especially in attack that Rohan Smith has made at Leeds, it was too late to really salvage this season but I think we’ll see a much more competitive Leeds team next year.

As for the game on Thursday you guys should be looking at another convincing win, we’ve just got too many players either injured or suspended to compete.

Cooper in the squad for Nsemba is the only change.

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Field
French
KPP
Bibby
Marshall
Cust
Smith
Cooper
Powell
Byrne
Isa
Farrell
Smithies

Mago
Ellis
Havard
O'Neill

I said at the time that, you guys sacking Agar was bad for Wigan, but good for the game. I can't, for the life of me, understand why he was your head coach as he was easily the worst one in SL.

I think you'll cause a few upsets over the next 8 games.