Well, A$AP Rocky is about to buy Tranmere Rovers, so not only in RL it seems

Matt Shaw seems to think the restriction on salford will be lifted

Fine if there is a change in circumstances in line with the conditions imposed on them. Not at all fine if nothing at all has changed from Saturday, or the changes in circumstances do not warrant the lifting of restrictions as per the original conditions. I trust, for the remaining integrity of the RFL (such as it is) that if they are lifted it is the former.

I think they will be full strength, come out fired up and batter us.

It's written in the stars.

Even if it's the 1.2 million side they put out in the cup a couple of weeks ago it will be far from easy. Bottom line is that a few months ago we travelled to Salford away under BA in a must win game and came away with nothing. Saturdays game, for differing reasons, is not dissimilar. We should have a pretty good idea how much we have progressed by full time.

Lumb
Hall Newman Connor Handley
Croft Frawley
Holroyd Ackers Palasia
McDonnell Bentley
Smith

Jenkins Gannon Lisone TNW / ECW

Edgell, Smith, Warren

Out -
Miller, Sivo, Oledzki, O’Connor, Sinfield, Littlewood, McCormack, Simpson

Given the lack of numbers available, they may draft in Diskin, Brown and Cassell

There's no way Handley moves out of the centre after just one game.

no. he should, but he wont

Looks like the RFL may have a massive problem of their own. They may be ticking a box for diversity they don’t really want to tick with one of their Vice Presidents.

I personally hope they can play a full strength game, so we can properly gauge where we're at. It'll be a waste of time watching a reserves side get pasted for a second week in a row (and no, I don't mean us!!).

I do wonder whether Powell and Rowley play a more expansive style of rugby that BA just isn't used to, because we also struggled with Salford last year. I wouldn't be surprised if we're better with out compacted line against the sides who play a style more similar to NRL teams.

Hopefully the kick up the backside last week will spur a better performance. JOC being back could give us a real boost too.

Not my pick but this is how I think BA will go.

Connor
ECW
Handley
Newman
Hall
Croft
Frawley
Jenkins
Ackers
Palesia
Bentley
McDonnal
Smith

Oconner
Lisone
Gannon
Holroyd