We now have our third saviour in Gale if he plays. He follows Tanginoa and Jowitt who our coach highlighted would help us turn that corner.

And might have done had they played more than 1 game.
You can hardly blame Mash for injuries. Well you can but most people wouldn't.

I don’t blame him for the injuries but I do his laughable game plan which even an 11 player opposition could repel. I also blame him for his erratic team selection and the fact we have become a joke which you might find acceptable but I don’t. If he was at any other club he would have been gone weeks ago when there was still some glimmer of hope.

So what's all that got to do with your point about a player being the saviour. Have you ditched that and switched to a new dig?

Leeds Rhinos’ initial 21 is: Richie Myler, Nene Macdonald, Ash Handley, Blake Austin, Mikolaj Oledzki, James Bentley, Rhyse Martin, Cameron Smith, Jarrod O’Connor, Derrell Olpherts, Justin Sangare, James McDonnell, Luke Hooley, Sam Walters, Liam Tindall, Luis Roberts, James Donaldson, Corey Johnson, Leon Ruan, Jack Sinfield, Alfie Edgell.

You'll still score 30 and we'll be lucky to get into double figures as usual

I don’t consider a player a saviour but our coach has mainly because he is clearly out of ideas, if he had any, so his fall back position is to hope a player can turn the team around on the pitch. I would say this is his job but indisputable evidence suggests he in incapable of doing so.

And our team line up is a ,team that as not won a match ,breaking records for the wrong reasons in S L full of old men I could go on .I will be there but expect to be home with about 25 mins of second half left ,or when Leeds get to 30 .If Dave was not playing would have stopped away

I can't explain it again. I'll just have to live with you not understanding. It's the cross I bear.

Looks like they've half a team out, not!

Indeed. They'd really have to be off form not to be able to run some tries in.
I'd really like to see us suddenly cut lose bit I think our only chance of winning is mistake free rugby and grind out an 8-6 win.

I'd settle for 1 - 0 but, I cant see beyond another loss
My prediction is 20 - 6 to Leeds

To be fair they look light up front with 4 of their bigger guys out, although if it is as hot as expected having a smaller more mobile pack probably isn’t the worst thing. Newman & Sezer are big losses for them as well. There’s a chance we could get something but i can’t see it.

Newman and Sezer are big losses, but realistically we'd probably quite happily have their replacements in our team

Depends whether it means Olpherts plays for them. He's as dire as much of the dross we have playing for us.

Blake Austin is usually their saviour when they are in trouble, with Myler in support.

Our halfbacks, whoever they will be need to match them.

Shaw and Pratt played today in reserves. The trialists didn’t either.

Depends if a Wakefield team takes the field with the heart to win,
They can practice all they want midweek but if heads drop as they usually do after about 3 minutes then we’re in trouble again.
I’ve said if before where the hell is the captain nowadays rousting them on the field !
There should also be a winning bonus attached to their contracts - money talks if all else fails!

Do you think we will work it out to kick the ball to Olpherts? We can hope.
My waters think we will sneak it but my heads not sure. Is heavy rain due?

Think the rain is missing us. Blazing sunshine at Belle Vue.

The problem is our attacks about a million miles away from clunky, and attack s about a good half back, two centres 2 wingers, 1 hooker, 1 prop, short.

Newman, Sezer and possibly Simpson in the backs and Tetavano, Holroyd, Gannon and Lisone in the forwards.
6 of those would be playing Sunday
Only 3 props in the 17 and remember we have Olpherts probably in that 17.
Admittedly you have a bucket load missing too.
Like I said two poor teams and anything can happen on the day especially in the heat especially if one team goes down to 12 men.

Except....how many of your remaining players have international honours. Not quite an equal match up just because you've lost some players.

Ultimately it'll be the team with least amount of errors that wins.

It will be Leeds who win, at a canter, irrespective of the errors they make.

Bongser hopes that you win tomorrow despite the fact that that would delay the date when Leigh (points deductions ignored) become mathematically safe from relegation. He also has nothing against Leeds where he worked for several years.

At Magic Weekend, the neutrals got well behind Wakey - thankfully (from here) to no avail. Wakey are expected to win at least one match this season, that is generally expected (save by many on this forum). Every other club is petrified that they will be the one that is in the headlines as the patsies that were the first to lose to Trinity.

This post is not meant to be patronising, rather a rallying cry. Applegarth should send out the team on Sunday (and if not then, in subsequent games) with words such as:

"This lot are piggin' terrified of losing to us; so play on their fears and piggin' well beat them!"

This good advice is given in the agreement that Win No1 will not be in Round 26.

Up The Trin!