Haven't they lost Wheeler and Lomax aswell now? So that's both their [iback up[/i halves! And I thought 2008 was bad for us? Really is no excuse now.

yep lomax out for 5 weeks ankle injury, scott moore now is injured 5 weeks ankle injury, wheeler shoulder, wellens pryce and eastmound still out so thats 6 potnetial halfbacks out.

Wilkin will play in one of the halfback positions.

Saints will put a highly competitive team out. Nothing less than our best will win the game.

Crumbs. I think there was a stage in 2008 when we were down to 15 fit squad members. A Saints friend said they'd hit that point last weekend - that was [ibefore[/i Lomax and Moore were hurt on Monday...

Looks like Jonny vegas could be making a return for them. It does just show how poor the "injuries" argument is when you look at Saints. Every club has them and at this moment and last season Saints are as bad if not worse than we have been in recent years. What is apparent with them as opposed to us is that they have genuine quality in reserve and not perceived quality like we have. Their scouting system must be far superior to ours.
Their amateur leagues must develop far better players and more dedicated. Equally the competition for Saints around them is as intense as ours with Rovers so we can't use that as an excuse either.

Anyone who thinks Saints will roll over are in for a HUGE shock

Indeed. Saints are still favourites to win on Monday

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[iTrue[/i strength in depth, replace like for like with no unnecessary disruption to the rest of the team - a mantra we can learn from them.

Could be without our first 6 choice halves really in Eastmond/Pryce/Lomax/Gaskell/Wheeler/Moore, definitely without 5 of them anyway.

Doing it tough, but (fingers crossed Eastmond/Makinson/Perry are fit to play) we could go:

Makinson
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Wilkin
Eastmond
LMS
Roby
Graham
Soliola
Ashurst
Puletua

Perry
Dixon
Magennis
Armstrong

A remarkably strong side really, given our injuries.

If we can add Wellens/Pryce/Lomax/Gaskell/Wheeler/Moore/Clough/Flannery etc into the mix, we'll take some beating come cup and play-off time.

Very strong.
That side will take some beating and signal things are really on the up for us if we can manage to turn you over.

Has Jon Wilkin got a twin brother?

Just spotted that



TP to 13, Tom Armstrong to the bench (thought it looked wrong with 4 forwards on the bench, Royce likes a back

)

To be fair, you're only missing 3 maybe 4 first teamers. The rest of the injuries seem to be juniors.

Never yet seen Saints roll over t.b.h.

Pryce/Flannery/Wheeler/Wellens/Moore/Clough/Lomax would all be in our first choice 17. That's 7, 8 if Perry doesn't make it.

Was looking forward to seeing Lomax play.

Whiting
Sharp
Gleeson
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Obst

O'Meley
Houghton
Moa
Manu
Tickle
Westerman
Fitzgibbon

Lauaki
Dowes
Radford
Washbrook

Rumour has it Newton is staying over in Wakey until Perry has left Hull!

If I was your coach only Pryce and Wellens would be in my 13. Then maybe Moore and Flannery on the bench.

I am liking the 7 man pack, very innovative! Not sure we will get away with it though.

Nah.

He'll just book himself in that nail salon down Holderness Rd then pop next door for a hair tint.

Josh will never recognise the King of Hull.

I certainly recall two of our first team squad waging bets that they would.

Why would he do that? He isn't the one who has to sneak around

True,but as far as I know they give it a go,werent they a bunch of lads who played?

thought st helens might end up doing this, but it is in the sun www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... risis.html

thought st helens might end up doing this, but it is in the sun www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... risis.html