I'd drop Mcilorum and put smith on the bench

Or the club

you are spot on with this.

I would be tempted to put sam at 7 and phelps at 6 with tommy starting on the bench and taking the field after 20 mins. The difficulty here is that tommy could play the full 80 at 9 meaning riddell is surplus especially given that riddell doesnt play like an impact hooker. His style is that of a first 20 mins starting hooker

I am baffled with this Hock story as some people claim he is in France.

If some of our fans are spreading crap about our best ( and local) lads I am disgusted.

It's best to ignore these stories, I find. Gaz is an easy lad to spread rumours about, because almost anything can be believed.

According to the rumourists, he wasn't playing last Thursday - as he'd supposedly 'disappeared'.

Really? That's a great rumour!

Will be interesting to see if he turns out - you'd assume that the club ask for the passports at least the week before so I'd be surprised if he didn't run out onto the pitch, injuries aside.

who are you getting disgusted with??? gaz hock is in wigan. not a 100% about the passport story but he is not injured apparently. just spoke to one of the players he is not there. RIGHT??? get it now???

also carmont injured not playing. phelps doubtfull will see tomorrow if he passes a late fitness test and richards 90% sure he is playing after training today. people who know sod all should be quiet!!!

Right thanks

dont mean to sound offensive but i am only passing on what i have been told , also there is quite a lot of stuff on facebook about it (depending on who your mates with

) believe me i would like nothing more than for hock to be in the starting line up tomorrow. great player . hope the passport thing is just a rumour though. I dont get told too much!! just team news . maybe its all a big wind up but thats what i was told and nothing else.

who are you getting disgusted with??? gaz hock is in wigan. not a 100% about the passport story but he is not injured apparently. just spoke to one of the players he is not there. RIGHT??? get it now???

Which is right then?

he is not there - source said think its to do with his passport because he was training as usual during the week. but did not elaborate on this and to be honest mate i am not bloody going to ask again. me mrs is mates with a few of the girls who go out with a couple of the players and on facebook and passport was mentioned but in.t a kind of jokey way - so who knows??? i suppose if he was injured he could of pulled out last minute and its just a joke about the passport thing.

i initially said it was because of passport then i did change it too not 100% sure because it could be a wind up. whick too be honest i hope it is. hock is needed tomorrow.

I heard that passport rumour too mate in pub last night in town from a lad who know somone that plays in the reserves. probably just rumours but he isnt there because he has been spotted.

If this passport thing is true, someone in the backroom of the club, possibly the club secretary needs a good talking to at the very least, he/she should have all player/backroom staff passports 2 weeks ago so if there is a problem / lost passport another could be ordered.

You were spot on with the team for St.helens so your gaining some credibility in what you say.

Carmont not playing I might have expected. Brilliant news about Pat if he can play or is even close to playing after the rumour about him being injured for 4-6 weeks.

pryce playing if phelps not

and coley and fielden starting.

After recent performances he would be lucky to make the bench if anyone other than Noble were coach

i agree, like i said before any other of the props would have been dropped. but not fielden. what message does this give to the rest of the players?

Roberts
Pryce
Goulding
Gleeson
Ainscough

Something like that I would imagine.

I would have dropped Fielden but who do you replace him with?

I expect a team sheet tomorrow Clifford

i feel a bit of pressure on now

. maybe not drop Fielden but Prescott to start.

thinking about it i am certain pat will play because if he was to be out with injury for 3/4 weeks why take him to France? credit crunch and all that

they would have included somone else in the 19.

He is in France. Wigan are trying to get him fit to play v Cats. Personally, I do not think they will but who knows. What I do know is that whoever told you he is Wigan is winding you up. If he did play v Cats you are going to look silly. Some friend.

He went to Lanzarote though. He misplaced and found his passport

they did, he isnt in the 19:

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he must be staying in a different hotel than the team then. oh and by the way i wont look or feel silly at all. i am just repeating what was told to me by some one who is with the team. if they are trying to get him fit then its at a different place than the rest of the team have been training today and they are keeping it a secret from the rest of the squad


may be thats the new game plan - isolate a player from his team mates, dont tell them where he is, dont let him stay at the same hotel or train with them and then surprise surprise up he pops, starting on Monday. "Hello Hocky - nice surprise to see you".

who has told you this????

Hock is though - and no Pryce!

Hope Carmont's fully fit - didn't look good towards the end of the match last week