They were apparently hopeless and injury stricken when we played them at the JS but they still took a point. Inevitably they raise their game, we play badly or a combination of the two - if we do win it will be by a score, but very welcome.

I'm with Gotcha on this - enough of the hand-wringing woe is me stuff. We had that all through 2016 and it was insufferable then. We need players to stand up and be counted, not all succumb to self pity.

We don't have any Top 4 ambitions. 5 to 8 is obviously the pinnacle of our achievement this year.
Reach the semi finals of the cup, secure our place in the top flight and fix up the ground is all we will achieve in 2018.
Plans for 2019, massive player clearout is required if we are to become a top 4 side again. Say a farewell to the old timers; Ablett, JJB, Briscoe, Moon, Delaney and Cuthbertson. Say good riddance to Fatty Ferris and bring in some real quality forwards to set a platform for the rest of the team to deliver some exciting attacking play. Not the 5 drives and a kick of this season.

I wouldn't write top 4 out just yet, we have some very winnable home games coming up, Wigan look to be in some kind of freefall, we have a lot of players to come back and other teams could easily lose form/get injuries.

On the Hudds game, I think it's a really interesting one, the game against Leigh could be a catalyst for us starting to have a bit of belief again, I know it was against a 12 man Championship side but it may have one us the world of good, on the other hand we could just have our usual cr@p game against Huddersfield.

Another bloody suspension for Mullally for use of the knees!

Brough also banned.

Garbutt trained today for the first time and on course to return Friday. Unless the club recall Jordan-Roberts then someone should be called up from the academy.

Walker
Briscoe Moon Handley Hall
Lilley Myler
Oledzki Parcell Cuthbertson
Ward Ferres
Walters

Dwyer/Golding Smith Garbutt Trout/Holroyd

Moon to centre and not stand off makes sense in terms of kicking and goalkicking.

Will be good to get Garbutt back, he is like 50percent of our go forward.

I agree, but I also think the club were always planning to play Newman in this game, and if they stick to that it would change the other areas.

broughs appeal is tonight and one of the judging panel is a former teammate.
only in RL

We desperately need Garbutt back, hopefully he isn’t playing injured.

Danny Brough's appeal against his 2 game ban has been heard and his appeal was unsuccessful and will now be banned for 3 games

I wonder how many cars he's kicked on the way out ?

serves him right.

Who was the former teammate?
Obviously a big Brough fan