I agree generally with your post. J.Tomkins is a great player IMO but he does look like he needs a rest.

Good point, (not for Daz obviously), in that case sorry, but Joel your fired!!! (Well rested)

personally i doubt Lockers will be back, therefore it makes a straight swap of Goulding for Bailey.



When Riddell comes off, Bailey to centre, Gleeson to 6, Tommy to 9. Just typing that made my head hurt! haha

Too much switching around for my liking - we looked disorganised at times last night - we need to have a structured attack for the full 80, not wholesale changes at the 20 and 60 minute marks.

i agree, but either McIllorum magically becomes fit, or we purely play Leuluai/flanagan at 9 switching with riddell. Or riddell does 80

Flanagan at 9 by necessity given that Goulding is now not an option from the bench which has resulted in the favoured switcheroo of Gleeson to 6, Tomkins to 7, TL to 9 at the interchange for the last two games when he replaces Riddell. Think Flanagan needs to be accomodated somewhere given his performances over the last two weeks - if Bailey and Lockers are back, Joel must be sacrificed given his liability factor of error / penalties. Our best option in my view - added advantages of a settled half back combination of ST / TL, that is needed to get the best out of both, and a very strong bench of Feka, Fielden, Mossop and Flanagan. We need a strong starting pack, a strong bench and a stable / structured attack if we are going to beat Warrington.

No way Riddell can go 80, Mossop tremendous last night, the future is bright not " garlic bread "

The best way to redeem himself is against the next opposition.



He should play against Warrington, with bailey replacing Goulding on the bench. If lockers is fit it should be a straight swap with him for Flanagen

Not giving up on Joel for a second - but on form I'd go with Flanagan over him for the semi - an added bonus is Mark being the most flexible option for the fourth bench spot in the absence of Goulding, if both Bailey and Lockers return.

That's very true what makes Flanagan a good player to have in the team is the fact that he is able to cover a number of different positions which Joel cant, in the end it's all still a little bit up in the air as to whether Bailey or Lockers play, and if they do great but if they don't then we know we still have the players to do a job for us. It's a real tough decision as to who comes in and who goes out of the team but hopefully Nobby will get it right.

Nobby will get it right, and as usual we are getting stronger at the business end of the season, this time next week !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I said on a gaz hock thread a while ago that hock getting 2yr ban wasn't the end of the world as mossop is going to be just as good or even better.



1st time I seen him I knew he was going to be good player.