Not sure if anyone or the club have announced this yet, but our game at Wigan a week on Sunday is on the BBC I player and red button, 3pm kick off still...God knows why they chose our game! Good for me though as I'm at work till half 2

Wigan will put seventy or eighty on us if they are in the mood.

That’s probably just in the first 40 too.

Jesus you're not actually considering watching it are you?

5 more ruined weekends, we can do it!

Yeh very big loss on the cards. Without Eseh Jr too against his parent club? Not that it would make much difference.

Hope Balmforth starts at 9, unless he cops a ban for the late hit. Otherwise we’re screwed with Lane playing a full game at hooker or an academy half pairing Charles to allow Smith to play 9?

#wherescust

Walker torn his bicep so guess that's him out for the rest of the season. Moy back in at 1 unless he is injured too?

Chamberlain to centre for Carlos.

Moy
Barron
Briscoe
Chamberlain
Martin
Charles
Smith/another?
Ese'ese
Smith/Balmforth
Aydin
Cartwright
Lane
Fash

Ruan
Chan
Balmforth?
Bloke from the pub

Can't play as Wigan are his parent club

We need 2 blokes from down the pub then!

you missed out Sao (yes I know he had a mare), Ashworth might be good to go next week, more concerned about the spine than the pack atm

I'm sure if we get desperate we've got Gardiner and Laidlaw too.

Be a nightmare if Balmforth is suspended. How far off is Houghton?

At least it will give wigan points difference a boost

Maybe we're actually at the point where Myler has to come out of retirement and play in the halves or fullback

Jebson will be there again, as well as Laidlaw/Gardiner.

Could go in with a starting spine of
Moy
Smith
Charles
Lane
Fash

With no interchange hooker.

We’ve gone from starting the season with 4 hookers to starting Lane at 9.

Wow. Incredible really, and not surprising we are where we are.

Not sure what we have to lose from bringing in a young hooker like Hutchinson or Hodgson, can't be much worst than Lane, would only need to give them too short spells to rest Smith.

Although guessing with Walker out, Moy goes to FB, hopefully Carlos is Ok and I'd play him at 6.

I'd switch off so haven't seen Balmforths sin bin, but hopefully it won't get a ban, seemed to be ignoring late hits in the Rovers game yesterday, which is frustrating for fans who want consistency.

Moy
Barron
Chamberlain
Briscoe
Martin
Carlos (Harman)
Charles
Ese Ese
Smith
Sao
Lane
Cartwright
Aydin

Fash
Balmforth (another young hooker)
Ruan
Ashworth/Gardiner

Not going to be pretty

I think Danny will play think he's back training if I was him I'd say ill be ready in six weeks but he will put his body om the line not like certain players as of late. Chan, Eseh, Balmforth ban(stupid hit), Ligi's late hit was no worse than 3/4 yesterday, Carlos probably out again, Walker gone for season oh the joys, I'd go
Moy
Martin
Chamberlain
Briscoe
Barron
Smith
Charles
Eseese
Houghton
Aydin
Cartwright
Lane
Sao
Subs
Fash
Gardiner
Ruan/Jebson
Ashworth

Was going to say i think Houghton will play this week. Carlos wanted to go back on on Saturday but the doctor wouldn't allow him to so hopefully he will be good to go along with Ashworh too.

Moy
Barron
Chamberlin
Briscoe
Martin
Carlos
Smith
Ese Ese
Houghton
Sao
Cartwright
Lane
Aydin

Ashworth
Gardiner
Fash
Ruan/Charles

Thats what struck me. The spine couldnt direct us at all. Young lads were brutally exposed esp Charles. We have had every single disadvantage a club could have had this season- but thats no excuse for saturdays outing. Im starting to count the days till Cartwrights arrival along with Asiata and some halfbacks. thought Jed c was good Barron and Martin were ok but thats about it

There were some late tackles, then there was Balmforths very late tackle, pointless doing it, I'd be surprised if he doesn't get a game or two ban, I'm not in any way saying that it was a bad tackle by the way, just stupidly late.

Wigan 64 -4 FC

FC get battered everywhere we go

I'd say in regards to Balmforth, I agree it was stupid effort however in all honesty it was probably borne out of pure frustration more than anything else. It doesn't make it right but certainly understandable from a young player given the appalling effort on the day and being sat on the bench until the game had ultimately gone before the Grix as the coach decided to put him on.

I know this won't happen, but I'd honestly rather play a couple more academy kids than play Fash and Sao again. I'm sick of the pair of them.

Moy
Barron
Briscoe
Chamberlain
Martin
Smith
Charles
Ese'ese
Balmforth
Aydin
Cartwright
Jebson
Lane

Laidlaw, Gardiner, Hodgson, AN Other

Is Ashworth a chance for this one? Obviously he would be in if he is.

4? that's being optimistic.

It was so late that the next game was almost ready to kick-off by the time he made it!!
I'll give the lad some slack and put it down to frustration more than anything at the end of another long 80 minutes for us, but I'll be surprised if he doesn't pick up a one game ban later today.