Wow on Sky bet Cats 1/20 on FC 8/1

If we can put the same effort as Warrington and with a stronger squad, think we can give them a game. Don't expect to win, but at least give it a real good go.

My thoughts exactly chris, finding tony smith abit frustrating with his stubborness, on balmforth , houghton and the constant square pegs at loose forward.

I accept weve had injurys and bans, but lets see everyone in their best most effective positions, and start blooding more fearless energetic youth, no coincidence staveley and martin have been two of our better performers, i just get the feeling balmforth will.rip it up given the chance. But we l plod on with a tired aging houghton who offers zero in attack.

Ban coming….

Jack Brown charged

Didn't look worse than Harry Smiths so if he gets a ban then it's yet more inconsistency.

Keirghan too

1 match ban for Jack Brown.
Should be the world's easiest appeal. Show them footage of the Harry Smith and Keighran tackles. If they weren't bans they neither is Brown's.

Is be all over this appeal like a rash…no worse than the 2 mentioned.See Bentley at Leeds has got a 6 match ban

Bentley got 1 match

I'd be amazed if we didn't appeal Browns ban

What the bloody hell have I seen then….

I believe there is an account that passes itself off as the disciplinary, so probably that.

It will have been, they said he got 6 games & £1250 fine. Won’t lie they’ve caught me out before.

Ahhh I only saw it on a foogle search as can’t be done with social media bolloxs

Hope the club appeal Browns ban as that just another in the ever growing list of harsh and inconsistent punishments for the offence committed.

Walker
Russell
Carlos
McIntosh
Martin
Smith
Brown/Hoy
Eseese
F.Brown/Houghton
Sao
Okunbur
Staveley
Lane
Subs
Ashworth
Bullock
Balmforth/Houghton
Severs or Gardiner
I'd start Hoy, F.Brown at 6 and 9 with Danny on the bench but don't think TS will, Charles won't play Catalans to physical IMO

Looks a fair shout. Ashworth had 3 good games and put big minutes in . This early in the season bit of rotation certainly wouldn't go amiss

Resigned to it probably being:

Walker
Martin
Carlos
Mcintosh
Russell
Smith
Nu Brown
Sao
Houghton
Ese'ese
Ockunbor
Staveley
Lane

Ashworth
Bullock
Gardiner
Hoy/Charles

I've been one of many posters who had a go at lane over the last 2 years. But fair play to him this year he has put his body on the line for FC. Yes he's no world beater but he's playing well . Again on Sunday he ran his socks of and tackled anything what moved. Have knocked the kid enough think he deserves a bit of praise to.

He’s certainly putting 100% in this season, which is the bare minimum any player should be.

Lanes the top tackler in the league!

Hull were 18/1 to beat Wire but I see this as even tougher and I’m backing FC but want 46 start to feel confident

Some expect FC to have a real go

I don’t see that - sorry to say

We are in a long rut going back to last season and it will take something spectacular to break the rut

Uncle Tony’s honeymoon period has long gone and the ‘new coach’ impetus has fizzled over time.
Simon Grix seems to have had little impact and Stanley may just be another Lee Crooks type of temp appointment


I think the only chance we have of a spark is winning at Caravan park - win there like 2016, and TH at could change things but not this week

With Brown definitely put I'd go with this.

Walker
Russell
Carlos
Mcintosh
Martin
Hoy/Brown
Smith
Sao
Brown/Houghton
Ese'ese
Okunbor
Staveley
Houghton/Lane

Bullock
Ashworth
Balmforth
Lane/Gardiner

Walker
Russell
Tuimavave
McIntosh
Martin
Hoy
Smith

Ese’ese
Houghton
Sao
Okunbor
Staveley
N Brown

Balmforth
Lane
Ashworth
Bullock