Bookies giving us 12 points start, after seeing how many 1st choice players we are missing I think my money goes on the Pies!

I mean dispite the players still missing its not a bad line up, 1-5 pretty much strongest we have, myler at 6 johnson at 7 seems most likely halfs with Sinfield on bench. Its just going with only 1 prop again thats the issue.
But I don’t think its the gimme for Wigan that some are expecting, the odds are in their favour, but wouldn't surprise me if we got the result.

Has Johnson shown anything at half yet? From the game two weeks ago, he appeared very anonymous.

Just watched the highlights of Hull v Pies and Wigan's attack looked very very good!

So did ours!
Hull can make looks deceiving at the moment....

Just watched the Magic game back and is Priors suspension for the tackle on Richardson the one that Phil Clarke says " there's nothing wrong with that?" Surely not?

Yes that’s the one.

If Wigan show up with the cocky attitude that they’re going to walk it and we go out all guns blazing we could get a result. I don’t think we will, but we’ve got an outside chance.

We'll need the halfbacks to do generate a lot more than last week to have any chance. Even more difficult with no Leeming. I just can't see us scoring enough with that team.

I'm not even sure I can see us scoring...

One first choice prop, only one (arguably) of our first choice spine available. I'm going, but I might need a cushion to hide behind.

Feel the same. Like Batley I don’t think we will score more than 2 and quite likely none.
Given we are seeing teams march us down field easily and all the wide threat they carry, it could get very messy.
I really hope we don’t get stuffed as I like what Smith is getting us doing with the ball but yet again we are so busted.

Hey its a two horse race so we have an outside chance , tell you what we may even come 3rd

Unless Wigan implode think its going to be a long night.
Injuries,suspensions and poor squad balance are just crippling us this year

Even Sts would struggle without both halfbacks and hooker. If our pack was stronger we could at least work around the halfback issue a bit with a more conservative gameplan, but we don't even have that option. Glass half full view is that it gives some of the squad more chance to get some game time. From what Smith's said he wants to try to have the team play the same style even with players out, which makes a lot of sense if it can be done. I'm just not sure we have the players to do that unless he can work miracles with the likes of Sutcliffe and Myler and turn them into actual playmakers.