Some of us Leythers where discussing this game yesterday on our way home from Sheffield when incidentally we rested 6 of our first team players.

Consensus was you will be outsung outshouted and beaten by 8 points. One of the lads thought you might get within a converted try.

We had watched your game against Hull FC you see. Seems our club now take more to away games than Leeds do' which is pretty sad considering your lads are supposed to be World Cup Champions.

I think there needs to be a nice mix. A few changes and resting of players but not wholesale changes and be careful not to take Leigh too lightly. They will be up for it and are a potential bannana skin but it is a chance to give a few fringe players a go and rest some of our ageing players or knackered ones.

No No NO play all your knackered ones please

As others have said, an opportunity to rest a couple of the pack, but not too many. We can't underestimate Leigh.
I'd go with:

1. Smith
2. BJB
3. Watkins (if fit, if not then Ablett if not suspended, if he is then Hall)
4. Hardaker
5. Hall (or Chisholm if Hall needed at centre)
6. McGuire
7. McShane
8. Griffin
9. Lunt
10. Bailey
11. Kirke
12. Clarkson
13. Ward

14. Hood
15. Moore
16. Singleton
17. Leuluai

Oh to have your selection choices. We've only got 17 fit players, which makes our selection much more straightforward!

Stick the Under 20s in en masse. Leeds aren't going to win the Challenge Cup this season - too many good sides will make it through to the semi-finals/final for that to happen.

Going out of it will give the tired looking old heads in the squad a couple of extra weeks off, which they currently look very much in need of.

Bloody hell Andy.

Maybe a trip to Beachy Head could cheer you up.

Au contraire, I'm far from depressed. Just offering an honest opinion on the likelihood of the current Leeds side being good enough to win the Challenge Cup.

I hope those that count have a little more self-belief.

Or we will just be playing for competition losers money.

Leeds should aim to put out the strongest squad possible. A healthy blow-out scoreline will be just as good as a rest if we can build up a commanding lead early on. This is far preferable to risking a team full of kids and players out of position.

It's like last year all over again.

Some people have short memories

The difference this year is no Buderus (for the full 80) ...and everyone else another year older.

I reckon the focus this year will be on the CC with little hope for the GF (unless ...... .....we bring on the kids)

I would give the kids a chance they deserve it after smashing hull u20s it would keep them interested and give the old heads a rest.lets see if they can step up we need to get some of them involved running the show and give kev a rest