Rumours coming out that he was actually injured but they kept it secret thinking he'd be fine, but looks like he might not play after a knock in training.

Just speculation at the moment though

I would agree with that team as I think it is easily our strongest 1-13.

I just hope Mathers plays.

That's a hell of a lot of positional changes in the middle of a massive game.

Agree 100% with the players, but for stability over the 80 minutes I'd be starting Roberts at 1, Goulding at 2 Sam at 6, Tommy at 7 and Piggy at 9, and then just the 2 changes when Deacon replaces Piggy.

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the team is

Roberts
Goulding
Gleeson
Carmont
Richards
S Tomkins
Tommy
Fielden
Pig
Precky
H
Joel
Lockers

Deacon
Faz
Mossop
Tuson

Good. I'm glad the Sam experiment is over, at least for now.

Did Tomkins play 80 mins at fullback against Salford or did he share it with Amos?

shared with Amos and Paaaat when Riddell came on/ went off.

I heard that Goulding hurt his shoulder against Salford, the one he dislocated last year, and may not be fit for Friday.

I thought i saw that on the highlights of the Salford video, he looks in loads of pain after his last 2 trys. If he's not fit my team would be:

Roberts
Richards
Gleeson
Carmont
Pryce
Tomkins
Leuluai
Fielden
Riddell
Piggy
Hansen
Joel
Lockers

Mossop
Deacon
Faz
Tuson

Good chance he could keep the spot then or was MM just trying something new played the last 3 games at 1 hasn't he? with Deacon and Leuluai 6 & 7

He stayed down holding his shoulder after his 2nd try so there could be some truth in that.

Hopefully he'll pull through.

i heard he'd been having some plastic surgery as not to scare off any young children watching the game in HD

Mossop should start on the bench and move to prop IMO, we look weak at prop

How does that work, then..?

Didnt you know? prescotts new nickname is piggy.

I'm confident that Madge would drag him off straight away though which is what Nobby should have done. Instead he left him on and cost us the game.

Nothing stopping Deacon playing at 9

Deacon played pretty well at 9 in the earlier game this season after watching it this morning.

Im glad Sam is back at 6 and good to see Lockers back in the starting 13 along with Mossy.

I saw Goulding in the players bar after the game, he was holding his shoulder, when I asked him what it was he said he thought he might have dislocated it, but wasn't sure he would get straight into wigan on sat morning to find out what he'd done. He looked really uncomfortable with it though.

If Goulding is out as well as Coley and McIllorum Wire must be favourites. Coley and McIllorum have been very important players for us this season and while we can get away without them against sides like Salford that is not the case v Wire.

Goulding is also better than Pryce IMO who I think might have a torrid time of it v Wire if he has to play.

Dave

I don't rink his tackling is up to it personally.