Bugger....would have him as one of our starting prop forwards on how he has been playing this season. The more I see of Mossop the more I think he will be the man with a big enough presence to replace Jamie Peacock on the international stage. Big rep but I recon he's well capable of it.

The team had not been announced when I was asking should Roberts be in the lineup

I prefer Tomkins at 6 but players confidence is not an easy call to make; some players come back stronger after a bad game. I would have Richards at fullback Charnley on the wing and Tomkins at 6

mossop and farrell (quad injury)l out. marsh starting at centre, tomkins backrow. hansen on bench as a prop.

Saw Mossop in Wigan yesterday didn't see anything wrong with his shoulder.

Live round the corner from Mossop, might go and spy through his window to see if he's okay.



Haha, no, I wont bother.

The bench of Hansen, Crosby, Charnley and Tuson looks a little light and inexperienced.

So if the Moose injury is correct then that's pretty much the season gone and it's only bout 8 or 9 months since his shoulder ended last season for him as for Faz depending on severity that's again a couple of months isn't it unless it's just a strain which I hope is the case.

It certainly is. Their pack is very good, as they showed against Wire, and with us now missing Fielden, Lima & (if rumour is true) Mossop, we're very light on the bench. Crosby's a great prospect, but still untried at the top level.

Might have to see Coley & Preccy geting more game time than usual.

From a fully available pack we are missing, Fielden, Lima, Mossop, Hock, O'Carroll and Farrell.

Are we definitely missing Mossop and Farrel?

If we are, then I think the fact that we must get off to a good start is vital. If we can post two or three tries in the first fifteen to twenty minutes, I think Catalan will begin to flag. They clearly had an extremely tough battle last week against Wire, and no doubt will be feeling the after effects of that match still. However if we let them stick with us or get ahead, it's only going to do wonders for their confidence. A real fast paced clinical start from our lot, will go along way to Wigan winning this match. Particularly when we maybe fielding such a small bench in comparison to what Catalans will have on their bench.

No team has that kind of depth. We've been blighted by injuries this season. I can see us struggling tonight.

It says on the Wigan website that Farrell is out and replaced by Jack Hughes but no mention of Mossop being injured.

I thought Jack Hughes had gone on loan to Barrow?

People saying we've got such a depleted team, its not that much different to what our first choice 17 would have been at the beginning of the season -

Sam - Sam
Goulding - Goulding
Marsh - Gleeson
Carmont - Carmont
Richards - Richards
Finch - Finch
Tommy - Tommy
Prescott - Fielden
McIlorum - McIlorum
Coley - Coley
Joel - Joel
Hoffman - Hoffman
O'Loughlin - O'Loughlin

Hansen - Lima
Charnley - Mossop
Crosby - Prescott
Tuson - Farrell

Just the bench thats weaker but im confident each one of them will do a good enough job.

What happened to Jonny Walker? He was surprisingly kept on in our original squad list but not seen or heard of him since. Injured?

It is a blow that Mossop and Farrell won't play, the pack now looks pretty light against a huge Catalans pack.

Our attack will have to improve to win this one. I was watching the Hull away game from last year last night, we look like a different team now, no where near as confident spinning the ball out!

It isn't a loan, it's a "dual-registration" which means he goes to Barrow part time and only if not needed here. Ben Davies is a full blown loan deal because he is too old now to qualify for dual-reg.

He got injured in the Barrow pre-season game.

I don't know, but I understand he has the lowest body fat percentage of any player in the squad

Not this again

This is correct

Frig me.

Prescott playing with a knock too. All on tonight.

At this rate we wont have a 17! We are in real danger of getting beat today badly

Do you know what the exact percentage is currently?