Totally agree.
I would play our strongest lineup every week until we are safe.

Were in no position to throw a game. We've had a horrendous year. McDermott threw the Wigan game in 16 and we still ended getting mullered by Hull in the semi final.

I would possibly give Walker and Ward the week off, the rest of the first choice available should play

Momentum is a strong ally in sport and we need to start building it. I bet there's no players asking for a rest, they'll be wanting to get going again asap

Why would Ward need a week off - he hardly ever plays

Totally agree !

Sinfield expects Ward and Ferres to miss the game and possibly Ablett and Garbutt. He thinks everyone else bar Watkins who’s been missing will return. Crosby and Thompson ineligible.

Walker
Briscoe Sutcliffe Handley Hall
Moon Myler
Mullally Parcell Singleton
JJB Delaney
Cuthbertson

Dwyer
Oledzki
Peteru
Keinhorst

an embarrassing stuffing on national tv awaits

I'd like to think that Leeds fans will still turn up in numbers whatever they think the result 'might be'. This is a unique occasion with the two semis back-to-back. Wire's form has been up and down all season and Leeds have beaten us before when, on paper, we were favourites (notably the 2012 GF) .

It's pretty unlikely anyway but actually a good part of me doesn't want us to win this.

For me we need to be 100% focused on the Middle 8s. I know many people on here think we'll be fine but honestly I don't really share that confidence at the moment. A CC Final would be a huge distraction from the main task of surviving in SL.

You don't want us to win?

You liar.

You can kind of see his point though. Recent history suggests that whenever we get to Wembley we struggle the game before the final resting players and then have a major slump post-Wembley

IF we were to suffer such a post Wembley slump (assuming we can even get there) then IMO there would be every chance of it getting squeaky bum time in terms of maintaining the required position in the top 3.

Don't forget last time we ventured into the middle 8's we went in as one of the form teams in SL just prior to the split and with a fully fit squad, whereas this time we go into them as one of the poorest teams in terms of recent form and having just been thrashed by a very very poor SL team....who only had 12 men