I see lewis murphy is injured too. Another one who can't stay fit

[quote="Jake the Peg":2j4d4jlx]I see lewis murphy is injured too. Another one who can't stay fit[/quote:2j4d4jlx] Yes, out for two months. Big loss for Saints. Hopefully we'll have Bourouh and Hardaker back for Huddersfield, maybe Cartwright back the week after.

[quote="Jake the Peg":7eh2s6pm]I see lewis murphy is injured too. Another one who can't stay fit[/quote:7eh2s6pm] Shame that , He's someone I'd like to see kick on and have a decent run of games .

South Stand seats look to have sold well over the last couple of days. Pretty much just the front two row avaialble in S3 and S4 plus some odd seats. Maybe a hundred left in S5. Lower West almost full. Just a few odd seats in E4 to E11. Would be great to make 15k, not out of the question.

[quote="Mr. Zucchini Head":pwvp1zxt]The Hardaker ommission has given us a bit of a conundrum. I think we need Rapana at centre now, which means Moy at FB. I would probably go with the plan A being that Balmforth will play 80 minutes. But we need a contingency plan in case he is really struggling. Probably in the form of Lane going to hooker for 20 minutes. Far from ideal but I think we need to stack the bench with size and whilst I trust Hutchison it could be a waste if he isn't really needed in the end. Moy Barron Rapana Briscoe Martin Cust Sezer Ese'ese Balmforth Aydin Lane Chamberlain Asiata Sao Fash Ashworth Salabio[/quote:pwvp1zxt] I would say thats the likely starting team Its a poor very lightweight second row so if Ashworth is OK start him for Aydin or if not Ligi Sao as Wigan will come at us hard like Catalan did and that extra go forward and weight from Ashworth or Sao will help.Then we can use the legs and fitness of Aydin when the game has settled down Interesting to see how Salabio goes against a top team. Just hope we dont try to use Sao in the second row again.Much more effective in the front row. If we are going to play a front row out of position think its better to use Fash when interchanges are needed

[quote="Jake the Peg":1wbcwt7l]We've lost abdul completely, holmes injured after one game now another 4 is it from the catalans game? 2 games in and 6 of the pre season squad unavailable due to injury. Just when we'd put in a decent performance too. Maybe hardaker has this bug ashworth had?[/quote:1wbcwt7l] What in his Groin?????

[quote="The Dentist Wilf":o9x7wvwv]What in his Groin????? [/quote:o9x7wvwv] Hardaker out for about 6 weeks. Ashworth is being sick and they think it’s to do with do with his HIA. From the main man JC

Jesus we can't catch a break. Worrying about ashworth if true

[quote="Hullrealist":opn821c6]Hardaker out for about 6 weeks. Ashworth is being sick and they think it’s to do with do with his HIA. From the main man JC[/quote:opn821c6] Jesus was hoping it would only be a couple of weeks for Zak

[quote="Hullrealist":2vt7lnkp]Hardaker out for about 6 weeks. Ashworth is being sick and they think it’s to do with do with his HIA. From the main man JC[/quote:2vt7lnkp] remember thats what happened to Daniel Holdsworth.Never the same after that head knock

[quote="Hullrealist":16q1btko]Hardaker out for about 6 weeks. Ashworth is being sick and they think it’s to do with do with his HIA. From the main man JC[/quote:16q1btko] Hardaker is a big loss to be missing 6 weeks. hope for Ashworths sake its just a simple sickness bug and not anything related to his head.

14K sold for this game, amazing support once again from the black and white army.

[quote="Yippee try yay":198a470e]14K sold for this game, amazing support once again from the black and white army.[/quote:198a470e] Amazing. Can you imagine the crowds if we actually played well at home for a few games in a row!

Just hope we can at least compete, Wigan will be smarting after last week, and baring Havard and O Neil they are full strength.

Moy Barron Chamberlin Rapana Martin Cust Sezer Ese Ese Balmforth Aydin Lane Fash Asiata Sao Salabio Kirby Hutchinson

[quote="RockNRolla":t3m0cp48]Moy Barron Chamberlin Rapana Martin Cust Sezer Ese Ese Balmforth Aydin Lane Fash Asiata Sao Salabio Kirby Hutchinson[/quote:t3m0cp48] Hell, weak bench. This one could get ugly which is disappointing in front of a big crowd (again)

[quote="RockNRolla":1xspfxpn]Moy Barron Chamberlin Rapana Martin Cust Sezer Ese Ese Balmforth Aydin Lane Fash Asiata Sao Salabio Kirby Hutchinson[/quote:1xspfxpn] You wouldn't have Briscoe in ?

Moy Barron Rapana Briscoe Martin Cust Seizer Ese Balmforth Aydin Lane Chamberlain Asiata Subs Soa Sabalio Fash Kirby

All lower tier seating now sold out apart from W12 in the NW corner and N3.

Rapana Martin Chamberlain Briscoe Barron Cust Sezer Ese Ese Balmforth Aydin Lane Fash Asiata Ashworth Sao Salaibo Hutchinson

So disappointed to have so many absent for our first home game, a big crowd and the champions coming to town. It will take a monumental performance to wrestle the two points, hope with the resources we have available, some squad strengthening is imminent. After a great start, we seem to be instantly up against it.

[quote="Riderofthepalehorse":37jvtv95]So disappointed to have so many absent for our first home game, a big crowd and the champions coming to town. It will take a monumental performance to wrestle the two points, hope with the resources we have available, some squad strengthening is imminent. After a great start, we seem to be instantly up against it.[/quote:37jvtv95] really good post sums up what we are all thinking. COYH!!!

The win in France gives us an opportunity to enjoy the occasion tomorrow night. Let's get behind whoever takes to the field, enjoy the atmosphere, enjoy the big crowd, and give everyone a night to remember.

[quote="Faithful One":nr2bslr3]The win in France gives us an opportunity to enjoy the occasion tomorrow night. Let's get behind whoever takes to the field, enjoy the atmosphere, enjoy the big crowd, and give everyone a night to remember.[/quote:nr2bslr3] Yup, I was always going with the hope of a win but not expecting one, which was pretty much how I viewed last Friday. Whilst I don’t expect us to be challenging for silverware I have renewed optimism that we will at least show promising signs and not see the collapses we’ve seen all too often the past few years. I’ll gladly settle for another positive performance to back up last Fridays regardless of the result. Even with the players missing for tomorrow I’m still actually looking forward to taking my seat tomorrow night which is night & day from how I felt last season when it just filled me with dread. Onward and upwards

[quote="Faithful One":2ckruzks]The win in France gives us an opportunity to enjoy the occasion tomorrow night. Let's get behind whoever takes to the field, enjoy the atmosphere, enjoy the big crowd, and give everyone a night to remember.[/quote:2ckruzks] Absolutely this, it’s a free hit nobody expects us to win. No expectations except to see a few old faces, sing a few songs and have a good laugh. I think whatever happens we’ll just eventually be out muscled, but the hope to cling to is that there’s still some fire power still in the side. I’d go with Moy starting and Rapana in the centres. If we get a bit of luck and get the first try it will be bouncing.