I agree totally, while thomas is on the field we need to throw everything we have at him attack and defence.

Crusaders are a very good team with some real quality players but we can beat them with the right game plan and right attitude.

Agreed, but we will more than likely not bother!

Cas to win by 8



Think the players will be up for it friday,partly due to the fact the players wont want the stick they'll get if they lose.

Its early in the season to say, but this Friday nights game is do or die time. If we lose to the Welsh then the confidence will be the lowest for several years with the players and fans. With Wakey, Saints and Huddersfield next up we must get some positives back in the squad.

The team CAN win Friday night. But will they win depends on getting issues resolved NOW. We need two half backs playing together moving the team forward.

Looking at the fixtures, this could be a very good week for us. If we win and other results go as expected we will be in a decent position in the league table and level on points with Leeds and Crusaders, and we will have opened up a decent gap between us and the bottom 3.

It would also be our first home win of the season!

Incidentally Crusaders were the last team we beat at home and the man in the middle is the only one we've won with all season.

Hopefully Crusaders will be targetting this too.

Let'a hope for a good game of rugby league. Keep an eye on Witt though, he's a tricky little player and I think could be the difference for us.

I hope you lot struggle with the cross kick as that has been his main weapon so far this season with big Vince Mellars taking them freely.

Anyway, hope to see a few of you off here in the pub near your main end behind the posts (forget the name) and share a few pints before and after the game. Good news is I am not dressed as Batman this time so won't be terrorised by kids for the full 80 this time. Looking forward to it now.

=#0080FF2. KIRK DIXON, 3. MICHAEL SHENTON, 4. JAMES EVANS, 6. RANGI CHASE, 7. BRENT SHERWIN, 8. MITCHELL SARGENT, 9. RYAN HUDSON, 10. CRAIG HUBY, 12. STEVE SNITCH, 13. JOE WESTERMAN, 14. STUART JONES, 15. LIAM HIGGINS, 16. PAUL JACKSON, 17. RYAN CLAYTON, 21. JORDAN THOMPSON, 23. RYAN McGOLDRICK, 27. SHAUN AINSCOUGH, 29. MIKE COOPER, 30. CHRIS TUSON www.castigers.com/article.php?id=630 No Wainwright interestingly. I expect Jackson and Evans to drop out. I'd go with: McGoldrick Thompson Dixon Shenton Ainscough Chase Sherwin Huby Hudson Higgins Snitch Jones Westerman Sargent Cooper Tuson Clayton

=#0080FF2. KIRK DIXON, 3. MICHAEL SHENTON, 4. JAMES EVANS, 6. RANGI CHASE, 7. BRENT SHERWIN, 8. MITCHELL SARGENT, 9. RYAN HUDSON, 10. CRAIG HUBY, 12. STEVE SNITCH, 13. JOE WESTERMAN, 14. STUART JONES, 15. LIAM HIGGINS, 16. PAUL JACKSON, 17. RYAN CLAYTON, 21. JORDAN THOMPSON, 23. RYAN McGOLDRICK, 27. SHAUN AINSCOUGH, 29. MIKE COOPER, 30. CHRIS TUSON www.castigers.com/article.php?id=630 No Wainwright interestingly. I expect Jackson and Evans to drop out. I'd go with: McGoldrick Thompson Dixon Shenton Ainscough Chase Sherwin Huby Hudson Higgins Snitch Jones Westerman Sargent Cooper Tuson Clayton

Witt could be tricky. Obviously never seen Rangi play before



Goldy
Thompson
Shenton
Evans
Dixon
Rangi
Sherwin
Huby
Hudson
Higgins
Snitch
Clayton
Westerman

Jones
Sarge
Cooper
Tuson

I don't think Jackson will be ready to go yet.

2. KIRK DIXON, 3. MICHAEL SHENTON, 4. JAMES EVANS, 6. RANGI CHASE, 7. BRENT SHERWIN, 8. MITCHELL SARGENT, 9. RYAN HUDSON, 10. CRAIG HUBY, 12. STEVE SNITCH, 13. JOE WESTERMAN, 14. STUART JONES, 15. LIAM HIGGINS, 16. PAUL JACKSON, 17. RYAN CLAYTON, 21. JORDAN THOMPSON, 23. RYAN McGOLDRICK, 27. SHAUN AINSCOUGH, 29. MIKE COOPER, 30. CHRIS TUSON

If everyone is fit there then I go:

1) McGoldrick
2) Dixon
3) Shenton
4) Evans
5) Ainscough
6) Chase
7) Sherwin


Sargent
9) Hudson
10) Jackson
11) Snitch
12) Tuson
13) Westerman

14) Huby
15) Jones
16) Higgins
17) Cooper

Big game for Higgins, I'm getting fed up of how useless he is so if he doesn't start performing, reserves and a tredmill for Liam.

His effort is there, just the talent is lacking. Unfortunately that could be said for a number of our squad over the past few years