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And O'Carroll on the bench

If we rest a few players on friday, we could be playing a stronger reserves team this weekend

Hoffman seem confident he will be back soon in his latest blog

"We’ve also got Stuart Fielden and Eamon O’Carroll also banging on the door and hoping to get a game soon."

I know its not the best of sources but www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-a ... _1_3571830 Says hes expected to be named in this weeks 19 man squad, so there could be some truth to him playing in the 20s this weekend? I think if both Fielden and Cross are in for a shout in the 20s we should put at least one in the first team, preferably Cross seeing as he isnt coming back from an injury.

I know its not the best of sources but www.wigantoday.net/sport/wigan-a ... _1_3571830 Says hes expected to be named in this weeks 19 man squad, so there could be some truth to him playing in the 20s this weekend? I think if both Fielden and Cross are in for a shout in the 20s we should put at least one in the first team, preferably Cross seeing as he isnt coming back from an injury.

I hope O Carroll doesn't play in the cup v. Wire, he'll get bashed all over the place by thier pack. NOT BIG ENOUGH.

Wow, we really are getting mixed messages about Stuart's return. Fingers crossed this latest news is correct and he will indeed return this week.

It'll be good to see him back.

In this weeks squad.

To say I'm surprised is an understatement after what I was told only last weekend.
Welcome back Stu (if he makes it)
Will be great to have him back!

What a great boost. Fielden back, Cross signed, Prescott should be fit soon, O Carroll close to returning, Coley and Lima playing superbly. Great options in the front row coming to the business end of the season. And with Hock improving week in week out we are looking strong in the pack which we are going to need to fend off the challenge of Wire and Saints.

Brilliant news !! I think we should play him if he is going to play next week aswell to get a game under his belt before the wire game !!!

He won't play v Wire after so long out unless the entire front row is out injured but IMO he is exactly the right kind of player to do well v Wire because he is aggressive when he runs the ball in and never takes a backward step.

Why has he been kept on by Wigan all this time when out injured if he was not big enough?

Dont forget Mossop!

thats a a great call, our best forward in recent weeks. what a pack

As I said, at some stage we could see a pack of Cross, McIlorum, Lima, Hock, Mossop and O'Loughlin on the pitch at the same time.

That's a big, bruising pack.

He has dropped out the squad for tomorrows game, and has tweeted today it will be a couple of weeks before he is playing.

Benjamin Cross will prob be on bench, blow the cobwebs off before the Dire game.

looks like fielden is out Friday he has tweeted:
Thanks to everyone for the messages.But I w'nt be back playing Fri night.Hope to be in the following few weeks though#guttedclosebutnocigar

wounder if he has had a setback??

It makes the Cross signing all the more understandable.

Something just doesn't stack up with this Fielden injury. It's a real concern IMO as it seems anytime he try's to make any sort of comeback something goes wrong and it reminds me alot of the problem Rads had.

Hopefully it's just a precaution and he'll be back in a couple of weeks.

I'm not too worried. Sounds as if he was touch and go for this week, but having missed it, there's no way he'd be dropped into the Wire game for his first game back.

at the cas game he told me himself he would be a month or two ??

at the time i thought it was a wind up on his part .......

He said on twitter he'll 'hopefully' be just a few weeks off.

Sadly that sounds like abit of a setback and it isn't the first. They need to make sure they don't rush him whatever happens.

HES BACK TODAY!

WOOOOOOOOO!

No he's not

I've been told today to "look out for Stu tomorrow or next week @ Wire. He will be fit enough for selection"


Hmmmm....
Not overly confident on that but the person who tells me can't be much more ITK :-/

he should of been! he was named in the squad on thursday.

so LOL at you! hes not played tonight because of a set back