Thought I'd set up a match thread of some sort, seen as there's less than a month till kickoff. What would be your squad for the match?
Mine is - QLT, Turner, Yere, Smeaton, Taulapapa; Briggs, Brambani; Battye, South, Stringer; Knowles, Straugheir; Walker.
Interchange - Thorpe, Tonks, Langley, Davey.

Score - Dewsbury 18-25 Sheffield
Attendance - 1250

While I was waiting to see if your post was intentional to gain a response pertaining to 19 man squads and not the 17 you have named,from you know who,

it seems you have panicked Dewsbury into naming another signing tonight.

Interesting you have named an interchange of forwards - very Leigh Centurions!

Seems the way the sport is going.

I cannot find a suitable link - [url=http://www.nrl.com/interchange-key-to-balance-of-power/tabid/10874/newsid/83201/default.aspxThis May Keep You Going[/url

Are they!? Calling for the reinforcements already!



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Your choice of 4 forwards on the interchange now looking even more interesting with the 'big' 2015 Rams signing Zach Johnson - your favourite Lions player from last year - being banned for 4 games and thereby out of our game next Friday night.
[url=http://www.therfl.co.uk/the-rfl/disciplinary/item?5871Johnson Banned[/url

That's me having to change my preview! Ryan Hepworth also a doubt with injury.

Less than a week till kickoff so here's the first preview of the season! wp.me/p3JxPK-uU Really looking forward to the match, hopefully we're not too sluggish.

Less than a week till kickoff so here's the first preview of the season! wp.me/p3JxPK-uU Really looking forward to the match, hopefully we're not too sluggish.

I think you may have to hang back a little on your preview for our 2nd away game of the season,as Whitehaven are experiencing a little turmoil with the coach and one or two players rumoured to have left the club.

An incentive to get off to a good start - plus the encouragement from Batley!

for this opener. Incentivisation

I know they had to cancel their friendly with Newcastle due to injuries, never a good sign! Also know that Said Tamghart has gone back home due to not being able to fulfil his religious needs, which is a big blow for them as he's a good forward.

Need lots of support on Friday night - The Rams will have a super League player in their ranks - [url=http://www.dewsburyrams.co.uk/article/41857/rams-agree-haggarty-transfer-dealHaggarty A Saint[/url

* Just a little piece of information *

It seems the Dewsbury club have flip-flopped,or just become a little discriminatory,but the money-off offer which applied to season ticket holders of ANY club,when it was publicised in January, [url=http://www.dewsburyrams.co.uk/news/article/41557/sheffield-game-kicks-off-new-championshipHERE[/url

Appears to no longer apply to our supporters [url=http://www.dewsburyrams.co.uk/shop/product/73/%C2%A0HERE[/url

It don't bother me none,as I am permanently impecunious and more than content to pay the admission charge to see our players win,but just thought I would let you all know now rather than be disappointed on the night and ensure you don't race to the ground before 6.45pm to no avail.

Just get in for 8pm in case you miss our blistering start.

Matt Thomason will be the man in the middle for Dewsbury v Sheffield.

No Mitch Stringer or John Davies for the game on Friday. Aston is waiting on the fitness of Jamie Langley too, something not featured in the article. bit.ly/16U4YFz

No Mitch Stringer or John Davies for the game on Friday. Aston is waiting on the fitness of Jamie Langley too, something not featured in the article. bit.ly/16U4YFz

we r still the cheapest in the league even without the special offer

Disappointing Result especially as we were 10-0 up sounded like we made loads of handling errors but what do you expect when you dont have pre season friendlies every other club has them why dont we ?

Duggs

Couldn't agree more. Seems we will be playing catch up again.

It was a wet surface on a gluepot of a pitch.
Dewsbury had a number of pre-season games but were only ahead by a missed conversion from our side,a drop goal/field goal,before their last minute try.
If I had to complain it would be NOT playing a prop at loose when it is obviously going to be a forwards battle and then,after our 2nd try from a kick when it was obvious Pryce has the speed and turning circle of a listing super tanker in a storm,why more kicks weren't placed near or around him.
Disappointing,but we will greatly improve when the pitches dry and firm - and touch judges get involved when they see players being punched.

I forgot we dont like the mud remember last year at this time of year we had that shock defeat to Barrow in similar conditions however in previous years it did not really matter as it was all about your form at the end of the season however this year it is different we have less games to play and the difference between finishing 4th and 5th is vast we can not afford to have a slow start again

Who would have been the prop you'd've played at loose ? We were obviously a bit light in the forwards availability department - three injured, one suspended.

Poor start to the season. Didn't have much of a sniff in the latter stages of the game, their forwards were strolling over the advantage line which, in turn, made our discipline worse. However, I was impressed with our starting props Battye and Thorpe, both had solid games. Got to get back on track next week or we will definitely be playing a game of catch-up. wp.me/p3JxPK-v6

Poor start to the season. Didn't have much of a sniff in the latter stages of the game, their forwards were strolling over the advantage line which, in turn, made our discipline worse. However, I was impressed with our starting props Battye and Thorpe, both had solid games. Got to get back on track next week or we will definitely be playing a game of catch-up. wp.me/p3JxPK-v6

Your post actually reminded me that John Davies,Mitch Stringer and Jamie Langley were injured.


As I think young players sometimes benefit from playing away - a tad less pressure - Connor Scott,may have been an option,or TT or Ben Musolino and have others on the interchange.

All academic now,of course,but lots of other clubs now seem to set up that way.

It may just be a passing phase but I have seen 2 good performances from opposition players with long hair; Farrell for Dewsbury - MoM last night - and that young player at Doncaster.Not often that forwards get voted MoM.
I am just please London sold Atelea Vea to Saints before next week.

Looking on the bright side after the defeat, the prop forwards we have in the squad are of a high standard IMO. You've got the experience in Tonka, Stringer and Thorpe (to a certain extent at a very respectable level). Then the youth with Battye, Blagbrough, Scott. And the wildcard in Tagaloa who was coming into form at the backend of last season before getting injured.

May also be the fact that in the 3 other games,involving Super League clubs,they,the 3 away clubs,like ourselves,failed to register any points in the second half.
Huddersfield,Widnes and Warrington.
Coincidence,or an omen?



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Connor Scott's suspended. The other two were on the bench. They could have started but that would just have weakened the bench.

You can only play with what's available.

Good point;well presented.

Onwards and upwards.

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