I don't have any issue at all with players being taken for this one game. All teams pretty much will be hit. If it benefits the England cause, which it hopefully will then great. Infact, should really be two games out there if we are going to do it, do it right.

Moon back to centre for this game and Handley onto the wing, not going to weaken us all that much is it?

The 5/6 nations has always been a huge money generator for all the home nations. It has underpinned the club game for decades.

Leeds have two players in the squad Castleford have 3, Wigan and Saints also have 2 - so why are Leeds any worse of than teams playing the likes of Wakefield, Widnes, Salford, Leigh that weekend?

The club game in rugby union was an amateur sport until 1995.

"Allegedly".

Well that money I received in the late 80s/early 90s must have been a figment of my imagination then

The clubs still needed to be run, facilities maintained, kit purchased travel expenses paid

That is where the internationals came in.

Or at least that's what you told the HMRC

Not good tonight at all, won't have a chance against Catalan next week if we play like that. Without Watkins, Hall, Ferres, Ablett, Keinhorst. If Golding & Sutcliffe don't return then it's going to be worse.

Walker
Handley Moon Ward Briscoe
McGuire Burrow
Garbutt Parcell Singleton
Delaney JJB
Cuthbertson

Ormondroyd Baldwinson Galloway Mullally/Oledzki/Walters

Wow that looks weak

To be honest I see us struggling through all of may. I don't really believe there would be many coaches that could get that Leeds team available to get wins in the SL. So I won't be blaming BMcD directly. But I will be looking for a response in June hopefully with some bodies back.

I can see a month of McDermott slating on the forum coming up.

The problem lies in no plan B. If we don't have our gun players out on the park then we go to s**t because all we got is our 'off the cuff' style and no structure at all.

Anyway, as long as there is no white flag waving ala mid last year and Cas this then i guess we just have to stomach it.

If Golding and Sutcliffe don't return I'd go with

Walker
Briscoe
Ward
Moon
Handley (although he came off injured last night and has looked injured every time he's played)
Mcguire
Lilley
Galloway
Parcell
Garbutt
Delaney
JJB
Singleton

Subs
Burrow
Cuthbertson
Mullally
Ormandroyd /Baldwinson
If Golding and Sutcliffe are fit Golding in for Handley and put Walker on the wing and Sutcliffe in centre move ward to loose with Singleton taking either mullally or Ormandroyd / Baldwinson bench spot

Didn't Garbutt sustain a concussion against Hudds?

I get where you're coming from, but missing Hall & Watkins for this game really could be the difference between finishing in the top four and contesting for silverware.

Don't know if the case or not, because I know he had a late fitness test on Thursday, but told Golding will be another couple of weeks away yet. And Jack has his foot in a protective boot at the moment due to fluid on the ankle, club waiting to see the swelling go down.

Sutcliffe returns this week after passing concussion test today, so if Golding & Walker out that'll be him at fullback

We might see him at centre with Watkins missing.

Say both Golding and Walker are available - who plays where? Walker at fullback and Golding to centre?

IF both were available I don't think Walker would be picked for this game. Golding at FB, Sutcliffe at centre along with Moon who I know people don't want to see moved from HB but I think he will for this particular game with the England absentees.

If neither Golding or Walker are available then Sutcliffe to FB and Moon and Ward in the centres.

I would say yes to this, if Golding or Walker are fit to play.

AG/JW;
TB LS SW AH;
DM JM;
MG MP AC;
JJB BD;
BS.
RB KG AM JB/MO

McDermott has already said it'll be a last resort for him to move Moon back to centre.

If they are both out then I think he would have to move Sutcliffe to fullback, Moon to centre with Ward, Burrow to HB, Baldwinson and Oledzki or Ormondroyd to bench.

Walsh misses the game with a one match ban.

If Golding is fit I would play him at FB and Walker at centre with Sutty. Walker looked to be comfortable attacking and has nice hands and feet. Ward in the pack 13 could provide defensive cover.

Walker can't be picked at centre. Catalans would just send their big backrowers running at him all day and he's not up to that sort of defensive duty, he'd get battered. The centres are two out Sutcliffe, Moon and Ward.

Agreed. But the centres are two out of Sutcliffe, Sutcliffe, and Moon.

agreed but its Sutcliffe and moon for me