What would everyone like our line up to be on Friday? Personally I'd love us to be full strength. However I have heard a whisper Hampshire may play.


I'd go:

Sam
Charnley
Goulding
Thornley
Richards
Green
Smith
Mossop
McIlorum
Crosby
Hansen
Farrell
O'Loughlin

Burke
Dudson
Hughes
Tomkins/Powell/Hampshire?

Flower missed last week with a hyper extended arm so no point risking him, Burke in, Taylor out this week then the opposite for the hull game, Burke deserves a week off soon!

Hampshire
Josh
Goulding
Thornley
Pat
Powell
Green
Mossop
Logan
Dudson
H
Farrell
Lloyd

Hughes
Flower
Micky Mac
Lockers

Burke will definitely be rested and there's no point in risking Sam etc... I'd love to see Hampshire at FB

given the pasting Leigh took at the weekend, id be tempted to blood some more :

Sam
Manfredi, Thornley, Goulding, Charnley
Smith, Powell
Mossop, Logan, Crosby
H, Faz
Burke

Hamshire, Lloyd, Dudson, Lockers

spot the import

There are a couple of lads I'd like to see given a game but I'd still be playing a pretty strong team.

Hampshire
Charnley
Gelling
Thornley
Richards
Tomkins
Smith
Mossop
Powell
Taylor
Hansen
Hughes
O'Loughlin

Subs
Crosby
Dudson
Lloyd
L Tomkins

Another week off for Goulding and Flower and much deserved rests for Green, McIlorum, Faz and Burke.

Lose or even struggle with that team and I'd be stunned.

You'd be stunned - I'd be in A&E. Although we did rest 6 yesterday at Fax which backfired.

I'd really hope Hampshire will play but i doubt Wane will play him.

By all accounts he's been playing well and this would be a good reward.

Tbf we've had a lot of 1st team players come back from injury recently so i'd expect to see the likes of Charnley, Mossop, Dudson, Hansen, Lockers any maybe Gelling all getting game time.

I'd personally go for

Hampshire
Richards, Thornley, Gelling, Charnley
Green, Smith
Mossop, Logan, Dudson
Hansen, Hughes
Lockers

Crosby, Powell, Spencer & Taylor

I realise that won't probably happen but i'd love to see Hughes back in the 2nd row and Gelling given a shot at centre.

Faz and Mossop deserve a rest whilst there's little point risking Goulding either.

Very similar side to the one i suggested.

I do think games like this highlight that we could potentially be weak in the halves should one of Green or Smith get injured. Regardless of the level Leigh are at not many have gone for Powell starting the game at 6 or 7.

In games like this you'd want to be able to wrap Tomkins, Green and Smith up for a week but we can't do it as there is a significant gulf behind them.

Id like to see hampshire at fullback as he may be the most realistic replacement for tomkins having seen others given a chance previously.

I think this is what most people are thinking in regards to Hampshire.

I just can't see him playing for some reason tho.

Sam has tweeted that he's excited about the game already so I assume he's playing?

Cant wait for the match...
even though you will paste us...

looking forward to a good night.......

dont be to hard on us...lol

come on Leigh

Hampshire
Charnley
Goulding
Thornley
Richards
Green
Smith
Mossop
Mcillorum
Dudson
Hansen
Farrell
Flower

Hughes
Powell
Taylor
Crosby

Just Sam and lockers rested for me.

Who's this Hampshire you all want to see lads?

Decent prospect?

Personally I know we're not going to win, so i'd love to see Tomkins play as I fear it might be the last time he could play against us.

Hampshire has played fullback twice. First time he was ok and second time he was excellent against a very poor side. Is it really worth potentially ruining his confidence by playing him in a strange position against better opposition than Bradford's Under 19s? Don't forget that the club would probably have Murphy and Tierney ahead of him at the moment.

By all means give him a run out but in a more familiar position. Maybe in time he will be a FB and maybe that's what the club see him as but I'd be tempted to give him a lot more games there at that level before putting him there for the first team.

This for me too. If he drops his first couple of bombs and Leigh go 12-0 up just watch our boo boys start getting on his back. Why not bring him off the bench in the halves once we (hopefully) have a roll on? I'd go:

FB 1 Sam
RW 2 Charnley
RC 22 Gelling
LC 17 Thornley
LW 27 Manfredi
SO 24 Powell
SH 7 Smith
P 21 Taylor
H 23 Logan
P 10 Mossop
SR 11 Hansen
SR 4 Hughes
LF 12 Farrell

S 25 Lloyd
S 26 Crosby
S 30 Spencer
S 32 Hampshire

There's a fair few rested there but we ought to still beat them fairly comfortably and it will be valuable gametime for Manfredi, Gelling, Hampshire and Lloyd

So Hampshire is a half back?

I expect Wigan to play a full team, apart from the players with knocks. Few youngsters on the bench, get the game won and then bring them on.

Common sense approach.

Yes but in the mould of a Trent Barratt or Blake Green in that he can do it all. Passing, running, kicking.... Seems to be quite a big lad too and has a great turn of pace like a traditional stand off and this is maybe why we're now looking at him as a fullback. He's still only young though. 17/18 I think.

FB 1 Richards
RW 2 Charnley
RC 22 Hughes
LC 17 Thornley
LW 27 Manfredi
SO 24 Powell
SH 7 Smith
P 21 Crosby
H 23 Logan
P 10 Mossop
SR 11 Hansen
SR 4 Gelling
LF 12 Burke

S 25 Dudson
S 26 Lloyd
S 30 Spencer
S 32 Hampshire


Id give faz a rest for sure he's been pulling 80 mins every game bar Bradford we dont want to burn him out for the playoffs, Greens been immense of late so wouldnt want to risk an injury when we only have 1 player who can cover his position, and again rest lockers hes not getting any younger. Sam's not good enough at the moments so id drop him and send him to leigh on loan!

1. Powell
2. Manfredi
3. Hughes
4. Thornley
5. Gelling
6. Green
7. Smith
8. Mossop
9. Logan
10. Crosby
11. Hansen
12. Burke
13. Locky

14. Taylor
15. Spencer
16. Lloyd
17. Hampshire

I hope Wigan play a full team, if wane is true to his words about wanting to win silverware then we take it serious as possible and get the win,Hopefully rattling up a huge score then we can bring players off and try things

Full strength, give Leigh and the Challenge cup the respect they deserve.

Do you mean Manfredi?

Well said Gandalf



, and yer can bring on Boston ,Lake ,and Hanley in the second half , we will bring on Murphy ,Woods ,and Micky Martyn .

Cheers mate.



Superb post.

Why not full strength 13, bench players the ones you want to blood a bit?

Let them rattle up a decent score then let the kids on