And now silly remarks, the mask is slipping.

I've had a rib cartilage injury, did it playing golf a while back. Nothing you can do with them and to jab them up and play won't really have a detrimental effect on the injury. But as he has two now it must be about comfort generally for him as he must not be able to train with it, unless jabbed up of course.

I can say with definitive experience that there are few players that are not carrying an injury from the first three weeks of a season and there will be more than one player "jabbed up" in each team... as kids get fitter, faster and bigger such is that the injuries will pile up
Then as the need to keep the wages on the pitch grows, then the jabs become more frequent
I have never gone for all this "we have lots of cover in all areas" rubbish coaches spout, my experience is that the rest of a squad is there "just in case" but not as replacements IF the glory boy can be gotten onto the field ..thats jenga im afraid

On paper it isn't a bad lineup, but sadly they appear to spend all week practicing barging it up the middle and nothing else

Id play Tommo at interchange prop and have Abdul on the bench. Feka looked unfit last time out and is a liability in defence. Abdul also has a kicking game

I think will find out he is out with a rib injury.

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Not a fan of these jabbing up as it can cause problems for the player through rehab. But if it's needed it's needed. Bring back good old cheggers!

As with the cover in all places I don't buy it either. Likes of Logan and Lancaster look like fantastic prospects but I can't help but think that they would be dominated by rovers Kelly and mantalato on the flanks but as always it's a derby.

at present players would be looking to miss this one where at all possible so they cant be blamed for the kicking we will possibly get... then they cant be blamed, even radford is pulling a sickie

also think this is the first time in recent history i do believe even if we win the derby we will all still think were up the creek ...this one will make no difference either way i fear

get a grip

of what the reality ??, think i already have there, no black and white glasses here...
I have supported them since a young child but can see the reality

Reality, What like players taking a sickie when its the match all players want to be involved in

so you truly believe they all want to be involved in this do you?? genuinely

Of course they do and if they don't then they shouldn't be at the club. I highly doubt a professional player thinks

"I better not play incase we lose. Would hate to read what people on RLFANS and Twitter are saying. Better stay injured".

I'm not a medical man, but I should look at your swing mate!
Seriously they are bl**dy painful, & as we've shown our usual professionalism by publicising & making
sure everybody knows its a rib injury, the first tackler will hold Gareth up, with the second man under the rib cage.
Can't see how that won't have `a detrimental effect on the injury' - Doubt he'd last the match.

O?T why are 4 threads locked?

I see Radford says in the HDM today that we are a win away from turning our season around!!! Didn't we win last week Lee, Its depressing reading, I can see this dragging out for a long long time, I can see a boycott coming, if this easter weekend goes how I expect, can see the fans talking with they feet next home game, and who can blame them

Add to that Pearson has no interest to appoint any advisor to aid Radford at all. He feels Radford will turn it around..

I feel we are spiralling into a descent, into a fight with Widnes & Wakefield.

Maybe Pearson feels we're too good to be relegated?

It was the same old cliches. We've been one win from turning our fortunes around and Lee believing he's the man to do it for over a year now. So boring to read and can't believe he's still convinced he's up to the job.

Thats the way lee,tell them fans how it is,what do they know after all they only pay to watch your side perform.Good to know that you have noticed some fans are unhappy,keep up the good work lee.

Slightly late to the party but no Green for Rovers on Thursday. 1 match ban

At least this will give their ar$es a rest!

My golf swing is terrible.

These type of injuries won't necessarily be affected by impact, it's more the rotation or pressure that leads to it. So in effect you can pad the area and give pain killing injections.

Only some Stan. The others will just carry on talking out of theirs.

I suppose it's lucky that rugby is a game where there is no rotation of the body and no pressure put on parts of the body, otherwise anyone carrying this sort of injury really could be in trouble then.