Wouldn't surprise me if Hodgson makes the squad over Balmforth

and for 80 minutes so nothing new there then

Are you going? I can arrange it for you, the boys need our support.

Certainly not expecting a victory this week. More interested in seeing who is selected by Grix and how the overall performance and structure is from the team. Might give us an indication of who was out of favour, what kind of support Smith had in the dressing room etc. I'm hoping for some kind of upturn even if it's miniscule.

Yeah, you can't knock the effort that lad puts in when he pulls on our jersey. One of our clubs all time greats. And our only man of steel winner.

2 defeats on the bounce for Saints. Are they in dissaray or are we gonna feel their wrath?

Been a very good player but wouldn’t have him as a all time great,just my personal opinion.

Just tackle 52 alone puts him in that catagory. And then there's the thosands of other tackles he's made.

He may not be as classy a hooker as Jackson or Swain. But his effort every single game puts him in their ballpark.

A mere 2 games on the bounce, oh to be in such a rosy situation.

Good luck anyone predicting the 17 from that squad

Challenge accepted:

1. Litten
2. Martin
3. Sutty
4. Scott
5. McIntosh
6. Smith
7. Charles
8. Ese’ese
9. Houghton
10. Pele
11. Okunbor
12. Lane
13. Cator
14. Gardner
15. Laidlow
16. Balmforth
17. Jebson
18th man - Tindall or Moy

Personally I’d start Pele off the bench to mix up size and experience as our replacement front row is dreadful

I concur, think Ese'ese will likely be doing big minutes. Glad to see Balmforth in the 21 man squad too after Smiths departure, as think he'll be needed considering Houghton isn't 100% with his rib injury yet.

Saints on the ropes and are there for the taking Think it will be close, with only 52 points in it this week.

This is the weakest and most inexperienced squad we have had all season. Our bounce back may take a few weeks to start.

Litten
Tindall
Mac
Sutcliffe
Martin
Charles
Smith
Eseese
Houghton
Lane
Scott
Okunbur
Cator
Subs
Pele
Balmforth
Gardiner
Jebson

Going to put my neck out there and say Ese’ese goes down as a very good signing and we get 5-6 years out of him. Think he’s looked good in a very poor side. Just need to teach some players how to run on to his offloads

No ockunbor on Friday , big blow for our noisey neighbours as well just when they get some tough fixtures, Lewis out for a while for them .

Anything under 50 I'll take, which seems to have become our benchmark this year!!!
We're on a hiding to nothing here, saints will be itching to show they are not a spent force, and we are in disarray after events over the past two weeks.

I would just like to see us having a spirited dig. Make it at least look like we've remembered that we are supposed to tackle the opposition when they have possession, don't simply watch the other side run through gaps a mile wide with no one even laying a finger on them!

If they manage even that simple basic feat, it will be an improvement on what we witnessed in the previous four games.
Praying for a miracle from somewhere, but simply hoping to avoid an annihilation!

Rovers posted a picture of Lewis training two hours ago and is also in their squad for this weekend.

Cant be an achilles injury
Never seen him run

In the interests of balance and fairness, and to cut the poor lad some slack, let us not forget his storming run at craven park (admittedly with no one else anywhere near him) to crash over and score, thus sparing us the ignominy of yet another nilling to them!!

Five seconds of game time when he actually did something!!! Five seconds within eight games so far. Money well spent I'm sure we all agree!!!







Quite possibly the worst signing the club has made in the past fifty years. Almost makes me nostalgic for the heady days of Kane Evans!!! or Dave Brown (one for those who were there in the late 80s



).

Blokes moved across the world and isn’t going great. Don’t know why more needs to be said. Leave the childish jabs to rovers fans.

You'd think if you take the trouble to move across the world youd at least put a bit of effort in. Waste of a shirt

Dave Brown (donk) remember his performances or lack of them, watched him in the Derby at Craven park, dreadful. But I believe when he left he still got an NRL gig.

Dave Brown Wow! Now there really was a deadherring there!
We sent him home early which was unheard of back then

Was brown the one nicknamed the tumble dryer?