With what ive seen past couple of games and whats available to JK i think i would go this way...

Blaymire

Hyde
Murphy
Johnson
George

Cooke
Obst

King
Davey
Moore
Ferguson
Gledhill
Kirmond

Latu
Leaeno (if arrived)
Korkidas
Trout

I'd have a pop at;
Fb - Blaymire
W - George
C - Johnson
C - Murphy
W - Blanch
SO - Jefferies
SH - Obst
P - Korki
H - Latu
P - King
SR - Hendo
SR - Kirmond
L - Cooke

Sub - Davey
Sub - Moore
Sub - Fergie
Sub - Gledhill
Even if Leaeno arrives this week, i still think he should be left out and given time to train with the boys.

Is Jeffries available this week??

blaymire who missed 3 1on 1s yesterday

I hope Jefferies is back because Cookie aint a stand off. His passing was e on friday.
Loose forward or play him like a kicker in American football or send him back.

if cookes in the squad i aint going!
simple as that!

My team for Harlequins
17 players who know what they are doing!!!

17 players who also care what they are doing.

I think the team we are starting with is doing ok but around the 35-40 minute mark we are either getting the wobbles or are unfit. Either way only 1 man can fix it.

is quins this weekend? tried to go on to the club site but it's down.

yes sunday,at this moment in time i wont be wasting my money but no doubt sunday will come and i will change my mind

JK made some fairly bullish (no pun intended) comments after Friday's debacle, which are on the club website; basically that the same players are making the same mistakes week after week despite work being done with them to improve things, and that changes of personnel are one option open to him. Hopefully he'll make good on that threat and shake things up a bit - drop the repeat offenders and give some hungry youngsters a go.

I'll be there, with both kids and a new recruit; by then I'll have convinced myself to feel strangely optimistic all over again.

yeah blaymire who was our best player last season

Blaymire

Hyde
Murphy
Johnson
George

Cooke
SBK

King
Davey
Moore
Ferguson
Gledhill
Kirmond

Latu
Leaeno
Korkidas
Trout

slotted myself in at scrumhalf to direct the team around the park and muscle up in defence

id go for

1, paul king
2, kevin henderson
3, sam obst
4, aaron murphy
5, paul king
6, kevin henderson
7, sam obst
8, aaron murphy
9, paul king
10, kevin henderson
11, sam obst
12, aaron murphy
13, paul king
14, kevin henderson
15, sam obst
16, aaron murphy
17, paul king

1. Blaymire
2. Blanch
3. Johnson
4. Murphy
5. George
6. Jeffries
7. Obst
8. Moore
9. Latu
10. King
11. Henderson
12. Ferguson or Kirmond
13. Kirmond or Ferguson

14. Korkidas
15. Gledhill
16. Davey
17. Demetriou

Morton needs a rest and shouldn't be utilised as a viable substitute. Either the lad starts or he isn't in the 17. Shuffling players around mid game to justify the spot on the bench doesn't help the individuals involved and the team.

Cooke should not play until he is fully fit and plays with pride and desire. He certainly isn't cut out for a spot in the halves and it's debateable whether he's cut out to wear a SL club shirt at all! Playing him isn't doing himself or the club any favours at the minute.

Demetriou in my opinion would benefit from less game time. At the start of the season i voiced my opinion that whilst the hunger, desire and will is there, the body might not be. JD is still a fine player but he can't cut 70+ minutes a game. Kear needs to use him intelligently.

Can't really argue much with TTD team above.

The Morton comment above applies to a lot of the posts flying around about letting the kids have a go. It's easy to say but very often all you will do is throw a kid into a broken team and they will not be able to perform well either and will then be criticised and confidence shot.
Bring the kids in if they are good enough but not just becuase you don't like the way the first team are playing.

As for Cooke. I've seen some magic touches from him but ultimately, he is not an organising scrum half. He should be second receiver if not third so that he can get the ball out to the runners out wide. I think his effort is in question but I saw him get stuck i a few times on Friday in defense and attack. BJ being back this week drops him out of the half roles. I'm just not sure whether he deserves a place in the pack.

I cant see Cooke not playing unless he's injured

You're right, Kear will find a space for him as he always does. At times i do wonder whether he is capable of making big decisions. He threatens that established first team players will be dropped and ultimately then sacrifices a youngster

I'm not too fussed whether Cooke plays or not.
Morton is not ready to fill a place in a side so low on confidence. To be fair he's no worse than Ade Gardner but he's not got the rest of the Saints side around him.
I would be most pee'd off to see Gleeson ever wear a Wakey shirt again. A few of us having been pointing out his limitations for a couple of seasons now. He will be the downfall of JK.

Cooke in the pack for me and should never go near the halves again. It doesn't do him or the team any favours. Gleeson's got to get the chop for sunday he's had enough chances. And his face goes really red all the time.

Also think cooke will play. Kear seems to have this perserverance with players. You only have to think back to last year with Scott Grix. He played him on the wing for ages and his form was pretty awful for quite a long time. Then when he started having blinders we all then found out he was on his way. Would be interested to know how much contract time some of these players have. We cleared a lot out last year but could be even more this year.

We could do with morrison back asap...when is he due back?

A small feature in RLE. Should be fit to play against quins

no strapping on the hands last friday, hopefully he is in training and available.