Is Declan Patton still out of favourat Wire. Try to swap Reynolds for him if so. Just a thought

I'd say we need a second rower quite desperately. Missing that strike power that we had with Maitua and Paterson. Now we have Stewart seeming to play more like a wider half back, and Vea who probably should be playing short spells at prop, if he plays at all.



Whether there are any funds, cap space or players available is another matter.

Good 1

but I'd still bring Ryan back.

Looks a good pack/halfback choice. We would also need impact from the bench though Keith. Who would we play there?

I would have Hock & Acton doing the 80 between them. If they both started, the opposition would feel safer when they were replaced.

I agree. The bench has to be as strong as the starting forwards - in the ideal, injury free world.

I didn't say they did, read what I said again paying particular attention to the first word of the sentence.

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When I was captain of a local RU club, we had two games in successive days - the second one a Lancashire Cup tie. We decided to rest one of our 'older' second rows, for the first game, to have him fresh for the second one. After the cup tie, which we lost, he attempted to drown me in the bath afterwardss, for not selecting him for the 'easy' game on the Saturday!





Forwards eh - no idea!!

Like the look of that. Though would keep Hopkins as an interchange prop. Don't think we'd be allowed three second rowers and a 13

The simple answer is ' probably yes ' , but it isn't as simple as that , yes we could do with another 3/4 players because of injuries



So , where are these players going to come from ?



When you are top dog in the Championship there are a plethora of fringe SL players available to you , especially when those SL clubs don't have injury crisis themselves , but as we hear every week , everybody currently has problems , all bar Cas,Salford and now Leeds , interesting they are the current top 3



No potential middle 8 team will lend you anybody , we are I assume up to the max on our quota



So where are these players who are better than who we currently have , be they playing or on the treatment table ?



So we knuckle down , shuffle the pack ( ie the whole squad , not just the big lads ) and get on with it , the coaching staff might have to fit the tactics round who is available rather than the other way round