Some tongue in cheek

comments from Radders there

I don't think he'll play .

Likewise.
With everything going on in his life surely his head can't be in the right place to play rugby. My own opinion is he will miss the first 2 or 3 weeks. It would be a huge risk to throw him out there.

I’m led to believe he got a bit of physical retribution from a gent in Cas during the week on top of everything else.

Me neither and may well just be Radford trying to play a bit of mind games though a bit of bad taste if so (pardon the pun).

As you you Hasbag it would be quite a risk to put a player out there as wouldn't be good for him mentally and regardless of the incident being in his private life any employer still has a duty of care in regards an employee.

Len Casey was a similar situation in The Derby Yorkshire Cup Final at Headingley. He was bated all first half by FC fans “Casey, Casey, where’s your wife” he lost it big style.

I remember that well. It was the 1982 John Player Final. Famously the Ronnie Wileman final.

Hull fans packed out the South Stand and taunted him with that chant. Casey flipped and gave the 2 fingered salute. Just the reaction we wanted! Rovers fans countered with "Norton, Norton where's your hair."

Happy days.

Wonder if The Sunday Sport will be there



Wish it was on TV.

Perhaps a few clips, filmed on mobiles, will appear on social media Sunday evening

Looks like it’s Wire’s year… again.

Leeds are rank. Haven't got going. Watch them turn into Penrith next week

Yep they look pretty poor so far and don’t quite understand why so many have put them down as being up there. All I can think is because they managed to make the GF rather than anything else. Sezer & Austin are MIA again too
Hope they are as bad next week when we play them.

TBF Warrington look pretty decent so far.

I remember the occasion but not the details, alchohol always played it’s part.

Warrington looked good last night, but Leeds were abject. Rohan Smith obviously must have something about him, to have steered that team to the GF, last year, but I think he has a hell of a job on his hands, if they are to threaten for honours this year. It is still too early for any meaningful predictions, Vaughan, Warrington's stand out in the forwards, has had a history of letting clubs down, the last one at St George was a covid rule breaking party, for which he was nearly sacked, Dufty also not a renowned clubman, so who knows what will happen there and although Maguire has yet to appear, players, like Connor, will easily bait him into retaliation, if his past is any yardstick. I thought Williams looked very good and they may well make the GF, with that squad, but my money would still be on Saints and Wigan. Looking forward to Cas now, but still cautiously low key about where we will finish come the end of season.

Wire will do well this season Vaughan will carry their pack

Williams shows his England form last year and likes of dufty in form they'll be the closest to saints imo

I remember it like it was yesterday even though I was only 13 at the time. Probably because I didn't have a lot to drink as It was school the next day

Wires outside backs are still poor. Their pack may decide a lot of their games this season, but I don't think they'll win silverware this year.

I think Saints, Wigan and possibly Huddersfield can at least match them in the forwards and definitely have more quality in the backs. As with all teams, a lot will depend on luck, but Maguire, getting banned preseason, doesn't exactly inspire confidence in him staying out of trouble. Warrington may well win something, I don't see either Hull clubs or the other mid table teams, matching them, but if Wellens can carry on smoothly from Woolfe, then I'd still have them and the Pies in front of them, for silverware.

Ratchford will be a good centre good hands good step and good defensively

Was too slow for a full back

Ashton will be a superstar and future english winger

Far too early to suggest that, yes Warrington played well and were very dominant as they got on the front in the first minute but Leeds were poor with no cohesion at all, infact they looked very similar to when they were coached by Agar.

Was interesting to hear that Wire had been after Clifford.



Agreed I thought their pack was huge and that's without McGuire for the next couple of months. Vaughan looked good but then Leeds didn't have any answer to anything Wire did and were well deserved winners. However the question is can they keep that intensity up throughout the season and remain injury & suspension free.

Clifford all been well will be better than drinkwater

Williams is their big pivot

So Smith has now named his first squad for the opener Savelio and Sao named but no Carlos

1. Tex Hoy
2. Adam Swift
4. Liam Sutcliffe
5. Darnell McIntosh
7. Jake Clifford
8. Ligi Sao
9. Danny Houghton
10. Chris Satae
11. Andre Savelio
12. Jordan Lane
13. Brad Fash
14. Joe Lovodua
15. Joe Cator
16. Kane Evans
17. Cameron Scott,
19. Ben McNamara
20. Jack Brown
23. Josh Griffin
25. Davy Litten
30. Scott Taylor
33. Brad Dwyer.

Certainly some selection headaches for Smith and some players that are going to be disappointed but its a long season so will get the opportunity.

Great news on the ticket front too with the club now expecting a 14K plus crowd, just hope they team can go out play some decent rugby now.

Really, really hard to pick the 17, I'd say Litten us the only one, who definitely won't make the 17.

Backs are easy to pick (hopefully doesn't go with Griffin at centre) Pack and bench I go with

Taylor
Dywer
Satae
Griffin
Lane
Fash

Sao (Evans if out)
Brown
Lovodua
Savelio (Houghton if out)

Yep and its such a difference to see a squad that isn't so easy to pick and also the number of different permutations of the possible 17

Can't wait for Sunday.