So, as expected we are 1 from 2 and three games in you are calling this game as a "must win"

. I am not sure what is funnier, your love of a cliche or the fact that you consider this as a must win. You are funny

Correct on our pack size and if you remember the match against you guys at the AJ Bell last season we foolishly tried to take you on down the middle for most of the first half. As soon as we twigged we weren't going to get any joy and started moving the ball wide we ran your big outside backs ragged.

I'd expect us to play an expansive game again next week. I've been tipping Hull for top 3/4 for the last few seasons but something always seems missing and you fell away really badly last year. Normally I'm fairly pessimistic when we travel to your place but I think we have a chance of nicking this one. Sneyd has been excellent so far and Croft is a cracking player. I think we're going to surprise a fair few teams this year as let's be honest the vast majority of fans have us down as finishing bottom 2/3. I think we're more than capable of making the lower reaches of the top 8.

Out of interest, any idea why this is a 3pm Saturday kick off? Can't see the logic in it when Hull City, Man Utd & Salford City are all playing Saturday afternoon. I know a few of us Salford fans have divided loyalties and I'm sure you'll have the same with FC/City.

I was wondering the same seems a bit odd.

I can't figure out our fixtures at all this year! 3pm on a Saturday, our next home game I'm pretty sure is 6.45pm on a Sunday night!

Fans were supposedly consulted as to what they thought would be the best kick off times (either Friday Nights or Saturday/Sunday afternoons), and the fans chose the latter. Yet to speak or know anybody who was involved in these apparent talks. Do however know people who've had passes for years who didn't bother getting one this season because of clashing with the football.

Our next home game after Salford is against Huddersfield on Sunday 20th March at 3pm.

Must admit I'm mystified by our home fixtures this year as they are just all over the shop rather than being a more regular day/time.

I can't honestly see what benefit arranging our home fixtures the way they have brings unless the club are going to see which ones where the best attended at the end of the season and then use that for next season?

There just seems to be no logic with them.

Think it is Catalan that is the Sunday night one

Glad it's not just me who thinks the ko time is daft!



I know we don't particularly travel in numbers to Hull in general but I think maybe as many as a third of those who would've travelled for a Sunday 3pm ko might skip it due to the footy clashes. I'm still deliberating between Hull/Swindon for the footy and gutted I'll have to miss out on one or t'other.

PS. Not sure if we've got a ref assigned yet for the match but I hope to god it's not Griffiths. He was utter dog poop yesterday!!!

The guy who sent Connor off for a shoulder tackle that slipped up.

Sironen full on arm to sataes face, just a penalty.

We've suffered from Griffiths, kendall and vid clown Liam Moore so far.

Where do they find them

How about Friday night's? All our fixtures against you for the last 8 years have been Fridays, the only 2 Saturday matches were at your place.

In regards to the officials I'm not sure who is currently the better of a very poor set of officials and probably the poorest I can ever remember the game having. The game has moved on but the officials are generally for me poor and as full time professionals they seem more incompetent than when we had part time officials and certainly very little accountability.

Personally I don't mind Friday nights but then again I'm single so only have to account for myself and not wife/kids etc. I've also got a 9-5 job and WFH so getting an early dart isn't an issue. Having been to a few of those Friday matches I know you're only looking at maybe 250-300 Salford fans making the trip. Might push those numbers up to 500 or so on a Sunday afternoon but I guess it's more about how many home fans you'll get through the turnstiles when you're talking about such low numbers of away fans.

Yeah I'm not sure it says much about the standard when Thaler is the best of a bad bunch!

I know we can't offer the same sort of £££ as Union officials get but the level of officiating in RU is streets ahead.

So who plays Scrum Half for the next couple of months?

Do we play Jake there and have Shaul/Wynne/Swift/McKintosh at Full Back?

Or do we play Ben McNamara at Scrum Half?

Personally I’d go for Jake at Scrum Half and start Shaul at Full Back. See how he goes for 2-3 matches and then review.

Frustrating times….

Gonna have to be Connor. McNamara is just too ineffective in the halves for me so if we have to go likely around 2 months with him playing there we would really struggle.

Thanks a lot,,I hope gale wont get a ban.

If Carlos is back I'd go
Wynne
Swift
Griffin
Carlos
McIntosh
Reynolds
Connor

Does anyone know the situation in regards to the injury status of Hookem?

I agree McNamara offers nothing

Anyone any idea how far away Hookem.is from being fit?
A good opportunity to give him a few games if he's available while Gale is banned.

[iYoung half back Jacob Hookem is continuing his recovery from an ankle injury and is hoping to be available towards the start of the new reserves schedule getting underway.[/i

Reserves were due back Friday. Might not be too far off

Thanks for that.
I'd give him a run when he's fit then, nothing to lose really.

Connor
Swift
Wynne
Carlos
Mcintosh
McNamara
Reynolds
Satae
Houghton
Brown
Griffin
Lane
Lovodua

Sao
Fash
Scott
Shaul

We seriously cannot go 7/8 matches using McNamara in the halves.
Have to use Connor with Shaul at full back.I know he had a stinker against Saints but would release a space on the bench for another young forward