Tall order/miracle to get anything out of this game. Reckon we'll go with:

McDonnell
Lineham
Crooks
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Heremaia
Lynch
Houghton
Watts
Westerman
Ellis
Whiting


O'Meley
Bowden
Green
Pitts

If Ellis is fit, obviously. Hadley otherwise unless he's injured.

Keegan
Harrison
Batten
Leuluai
Sullivan
Topliss
Sterling
Scott
Harris
Drake (J)
Whiteley
Crooks
Norton

Skerrett
Smith
Drake (W)
Crane

Very tough game this one, all I ask is the team give there all and at least run them close.

I just don't see the point in fans posting up there supposed squad for a match when none of us know the fitness or otherwise of many of the players.

Gentle said no injuries today, Briscoe, O'Meley, Whiting, McDonnell all back, possibly Ellis.

Mcrae said Ellis won't be ready for wigan, still no word on holdsworth and we will not be signing a half back this season.

Roll on friday night . These are the games the boys should be looking forward to and having Ellis back could raise the team a notch ... Coyh

didnt gentle say ellis will play if ellis says he is ready?

game we have nothing to lose, not expected to win, would like to see some expansive rugby not just one drive after another until the 5th tackle!

Wigan could line up with,

S Tomkins,
Charnley, Goulding, Thornley, Richards,
Green, Smith,
Crosby, McIlorum, Flower,
Hansen, Farrell,
O'Loughlin.
Bench - Mossop, Dudson, Hughes, L Tomkins/Powell/Burke.

No word yet on Lauaki and when he'll be back. Prescott still some weeks away.
That's probably Wigan's strongest 17/19.

I'll be surprised if we get within 40 points of them

still too strong for us i fear

Here goes

Im gonna tip hull fc to beat wigan this friday

Anything less than 84 would be a minor victory

If we can get into them early on and and upset their rhythm then you never know. As Gentle indicated today we have been notoriously slow starting in every game this season, something they will probably work on midweek.

I must say I am really looking forward to Friday night, hopefully we can get behind the lads and make this a night to remember. Negating their support will be a big ask.

i would go with trevlovesjanices team but heard skerret has a knee injury !!!

what about Rose..could do with a hard b'std like him

me too, but i will be very disappointted if we don't give them a game if the two teams are like the ones mentioned here, we are at home, should be in a confident mood and we have beaten much better Wigan sides with a worst Hull side than the one we have now.

Big test this game.

I agree its our biggest test so far, if we at least run them close then I'd be confident of another top6 finish. Lose badly and i'll be back worrying about making the 8 again!

I was going to post pretty much the same. If we don't show we can compete then the difficult run coming up looks pretty daunting

Not expecting victory but will be cheering them on all the same. You never know...

I'd pack the middle try and stop Moore and Green getting on the front foot.

Hoping Ellis might get a run.

Moore?

I can live with getting beaten by a better team as long as the troops selected for Hull put their all into it.

no shame in coming second if you have done all you could.

Wigan by 10.

You will be surprised then.

Wigan by 20