Better be!
Had been hoping for 15c but now travelling in full winter gear. Latest on bbc web site is -3c but it's +7c and sunny during day so no danger of it being called off, likely to be around zero by KO

3 here flying out Thurs am back Sun pm

2 nights in Calella and Sat day / night in Perps

If we are looking for dark hoses Hull will be in that class.
After the last 2 games Hull have shown a lot of improvement .
There will give teams a run for their money .But that will be if we keep players fit

I think Catalans will go unbeaten at home this season and are already playing well with players missing . I expect a tougher game for us than the Wire one imo.

Looking at the stats (loads of defence and little in attack) I still feel that we are wasting Westerman's attacking talent, I would like to see him playing more out wide, like last year when he was very effective.

I would bring in Aspinwall to 13 and have either Manu or Westerman on the bench.

Catalans are my dark horses for the GF. I'd be surprised if we get anything from this. If we do it'll be a great boost for the season. Like already been said, pack has be massive.

Aspinwall at 13....why him and not Whiting? If we do that then its back to the Agar method.

Totally agree. In the glimpses we've seen in the last 2 games Whiting is the footballer that we are hoping Westerman will be. Westerman needs to up his game in all areas IMO. Aspinwall will be good coming off the bench.

amazed how people feel they can comment about Westerman at 13 after two games without the key playmaker in Seymour.

He played with Seymour against Bradford and Rovers so just the one game without him. Westerman should be given a run of games but he needs to up his performance in them to keep his place.

friendlies do not matter

He did ok against Warrington, he's the best long term option.

I agree, he has looked disjointed so far but you can see what they are trying to do with him. Hopefully it improves over time, its certainly to early to write off.

He might well turn out to be but being the best long term option doesn't preclude him from performing well in the short term. As I said he needs more games but he needs to up his game in the short to medium term. I hope he has a blinder against Cats.

Also other teams know how much a threat Westerman can be so may be taking more notice of him and making sure he doesn't get the space or time on the ball

Precisely. Wire did a job on Manu as they knew his threat.

I personally think people expect way to much from Westerman in terms of attack. He along with everyone else has had to adapt to the way Gentle wants individuals and the team play.

I'd keep giving Westerman a chance. If you remember last season he started slowly but made some great performances after a few weeks.

If he doesn't improve than I'd move him to the bench and start Aspinwall at 13, but I think he deserves to keep his place for the time being.

Hopefully we don't try and beat them up the middle of the park. We're much stronger out wide than they are. Need to exploit this.

Not expecting to win this game, I really fancy Catalans to be right up there....However Gentle has made it clear he expects to see improvements every game so who knows, I would be very happy if we get the result!

Why put Aspinwall at 13, what has he done to deserve that?

Might of already been mentioned but i thought Westerman was carrying some more bulk as opposed to last season.

Changing Westerman after 2 games is ridiculous, give him time.

O'Carroll not flying out with the squad.

Decided not to risk it, hopefully him and Seymour back for Broncos.

I'd try Westerman as the second row interchange and give Whiting a go at 13. Most have said that Westerman was effective out wide last season, and Whiting has looked good in the short spells he's had this year, so it seems a decent option.