The bookies have us on -2 for Saturday and although we have home advantage, owing to our recent form, I thought the Reds would be favourites.
After the last few games, I daren't make any predictions, suffice as to say we really could do with the 2 points and lets hope the Lads are up for it.
Come on Trin !

Salford will score a fair few points, so if Trinity have any aspirations of taking the two points the attack will need to be on fire.

Think we'll need to score 30+ to have a chance of winning this. Salford can rack up the points when they throw it around.

Come on Trinity! Show the form that was shown against Catalan!
Think the team possibly should be:-

1. Mathers
2. Fox
3. Collis
4. Sykes
5. Cockayne
6. Wood
7. Smith
8. Wilkes
9. Aiton
10. Amor
11. Kirmond
12. Walshaw
13. Washbrook

Subs. Raleigh, Southern, James/Mariano & Ellis.

Think we need to pack the bench with forwards to ensure there is a consistent platform being built for the backs.If there is a need to replace a back then Washbrook/Kirmond/Walshaw can move over and do a job. If Southern is injured then bring in Johnson who scored twice in the reserves. Come on Trinity perform for 80 minutes!

The is a huge game for us. We only have two games after this before the magic weekend at the end of may and those are against Saints and Warrington for which, with the best will in the world, and can only see us being comfortable second favourites. One home win up to press isn't good enough and I doubt we will see anything like the type of crowds we have so far, with the game being a saturday night sky the floating fans will watch it on the box and I can't say I blame them. A decent showing and more importantly a win may tempt them back next time. Another defeat against a team who is in out little 'group' and that will see them done for another year. And going into the halfway point of the season with just two wins won't be acceptable for a team thats cost 50% more to assemble than last year. After 14 games in all competitons last year we had won six of them, albeit with a much easier cup draw. I'm not interested in all the 'I'm not concerned about the result, its a case of seeing improvement in performance' rubbish anymore. We need to get a win in this one. Win ugly if we have to. We will tempt more people people through the gate if we win 12-8 than we will if we lose 34-32.

If we play like we played for forty minutes against Leeds, i think we have every chance.
Salford are no mugs, and Patten and Moon will need watching.
Possible 4-10 point win, looking forward to it.

They are no mugs at all and we will have to play well to beat them. Their wingers are dangerous, Broughton & Williams score plenty and that is a worry for me in this one. But they are the types of teams we have to get results against, especially at home.

Doesn't anyone know if Kyle Amor is available for this one? Has his missus squeezed the new addition out yet?

I expect us to put up a good fight but I don't think we will come away with the 2. It would be nice to keep them from scoring 30+ though!

For me this is a "Must-Win" game.

Not for league position or anything like that but for Team Morale and Supporter Morale.

The team are not happy with the way things are going results wise but only they can do something about that.

The fans are even less happy and if we are to maintain the impressive crowd increases we have seen so far we need a win. Lose this and we will see numbers drop off without a doubt, which then offers less encouragement to the team as well.


Come on boys, give us a performance and more importantly a result we can cheer about.

The modern way is to look at performance and the result will take care of itself.
For this one, it is all about the result.
It is a little bit scary that we are even contemplating not beating teams like Salford at home.
With Saints and Warrington to come after this, we have to go all out for the 2 points - no excuses.

Also important from a business POV, lost revenue equals less to spend on players for next season.
If we want more money to spend to strengthen next years team, supporter apathy needs to be avoided at all costs. so a win on TV is hugely important, as it was against london.
Every penny lost to the club now has a direct effect on our growth as a club and the squad in the future, something AG I'm sure is only too aware of, which in its self is some sign of improvement over the last year and a bit.

Hope this week we have taught the players how to tackle round the legs, how to catch a ball, how to protect a player trying to catch a ball from a kick, to understand that we are alllowed to tackle and put pressure on their playmakers and not just allow Smith and Holdsworth to do as they wish. That we are allowed to be agressive in defence and that our line speed is allowed to be faster than a slow walk and that when the defencive line has moved forward three slow steps we do not have to stop and wait for the attacking player to get up to full speed. Having won only two games we need to see some of the players who have performed so well in the under 20`s `get a chance. We need to select Ellis and Wildie, Aiton at 13 with Washbrook and Kirmond in the second row. No point in playing Collis again as he never finishes a game. I would go with, players who have shown some desire in previous games, players who have played well in the 20`s and players who take the line on rather thhan move sideways and players who can tackle. A mostly English team who given a chance will improve, they may not win but they will give 100%

Mathers
Fox
Sykes
John
Cockaine
Wood
Wildie
Amour
Ellis
Raleigh
Kirmond
Washbrook
Aiton

James
Trout
Walshaw
Wilkes

18th Man Mellars

I'd go with all of your comment and most of your team, not sure about John in the centres instead of Mellars (both have disappointed so far however Mellars is a centre and we should play people in position IMO, although if we need to switch around during the game i can see the idea of having John involved.
I'd also be dissapointed not to see Mariano on the bench instead of Walshaw or Tout.
Aiton at 13 is a must for me and a hard working pair in Washbrook and Kirmond in the second row too.
Matt James did enough (coming on as a sub against Leeds) to warrant another run out too.

I like your thinking very good team that . My bench would be Ellis, Raleigh, Mariano and James . Southern and John not for me but you know Agar will pick John and Southern.

I think you may be our "coach in waiting" although i'd go for Johnson ove Southern at the mo.
We certainly need to have a strong bench, again Ellis or Wilde would be good.

I'd stick walshaw in the centre. I know he's seen as a second row by the coaching staff but i'd like to see him running out wide at either Gleeson or Gibson, whoever they pick. Don't see what Mellers has done to justify inclusion. Wildie as interchange hooker on the bench with wood starting at scrum half with one of John or Smoith alingside him.

He has covered for injuries at centre twice this year, last week at leeds and at Warrington. He has also scored in both games whilst doing so, his only tries so far!

I don't understand the need to blindly put both Ellis and Wildie in when no one has really seen them play (certainly in first team)
I'm all for Wood being in the halves with Smith but I'd keep Aiton at hooker. I don't think I like him and Washbrook in the back row. We are losing size doing that.

I was also against putting John in the centre but The boyem's reasoning looks good so am prepared to give it a go.
I'd go with

Mathers
Fox
Sykes
John
Cockayne
Smith
Wood
Amor
Aiton
Raleigh
Kirmond
Southern (if fit)
Washbrook

Wildie
James
Wilkes
Walshaw

Anything other than a win will see a million and one threads of doom and gloom about how we're out of the cup, have nothing to play for in the league and our season is as good as over. I've already heard similar mumblings this week.

I'd go with;
1. Mathers
2. Fox
3. Sykes
4. Mellars
5. Cockayne
6. John
7. Smith
8. Amor
9. Wood
10. Raleigh
11. Southern
12. Washbrook
13. Aiton
14. Wilkes
15. Johnson
16. Walshaw
17. James / Trout

Other than a few blips, pretty much a standard season then!

Why would you have 3 forwards and a Centre on the bench? Drop Walshaw and replace with Ellis then it's OK.

Maybe he wants Agars job.

Thought Southern had gone?