After last nights showing in defence, all the squad should spend this 7 to 10 days on defence training & extra fitness. Treat it as a 3 sessions a day mini preseason. The earliest anyone of them should touch a rugby ball is next Thursday.

As for the game against Workington. Rest Walker/Hurrell/Dwyer/Merrin

I'd be saying to last night's team, "You are all playing v Workington, get out and destroy the part-time opposition and show some pride in defending your line". If they fail then it's time to move those failures on. The game should be no more than an additional training session to full time professionals. That is the key question, are the current players true professionals with pride, desire and commitment?

This.

I said it on the match thread after the first two tries. They need to go back to basics of the boring but vital working for each other. We look an absolute rabble and it really should be addressed.

After that shocking performance last night hope Furner rips into the players who constantly hide and turn out poor performances each week. Hope we Rest Hurrell,Merrin and Dwyer for definite ( as they are only ones who deserve a break to rest up ahead of a difficult super league season ahead and probably pull us out of the **** themselves). This CC round is ideal to rest Walker's body as well as physical he isn't quite ready yet to take the full brunt of Super League week in week out, Keep Myler out as well because if he picked up a bad injury that's our organisation and playmaking gone full stop( and I know it's bad when Myler is our main half back to lead us round as half of time don't think he knows what he's doing). Wouldn't risk Ablett or Crosby even if they were back for this game, Ward,Holroyd and now Smith out injured so they wouldn't be playing. Oldezki and Handley get a week off just to see how other players get on. If I was Furner I'd say first thing Monday morning if anyone who doesn't perform against a league 1 side then you won't be playing Super League until further notice ( apart from the young players who are drafted in such as Mclelland, Newman and Johnson)and stick by that decision (unless injurys and suspension occur).


I'd go with

Golding
T.Briscoe
Watkins
Newman
L.Briscoe
Lolohea
Mclelland
Peteru
Parcell
Singleton
Ferres
L.Sutcliffe
Cuthbertson

Subs

JJB
Donaldson
Johnson
Albert

Well the whole team are now on holiday until Monday, not sure what to think of that.

Whilst I agree with the sentiment I doubt this team could even ‘nil’ our ladies SL team

Elsewhere, a huge week for us with the game in hand Huddersfield v Castleford and Wakefield v Wigan. Both losing tonight.

Yes, results ( apart from ours) certainly went our way tonight

Trent Merrin definitely not playing this week v Workington as he’s gone home due to a family bereavement

Should be resting the likes of him, Hurrell etc anyway.

I’d go with:
Golding
Luke Briscoe (is he still ours?)
Watkins
Newman
Handley
Sutcliffe
Lolohea
Peteru
Parcell
Singleton
Ferres
JJB
Donaldson

McLelland
Albert
Holroyd
Crosby

if golding has no future at leeds i'd play lolohea at full back

I wouldn't have him anywhere near

Lose 2 stone , learn how to tackle and sort your kicking game La La and you may get back in

Lard a**e Lolohia should be sent on an SAS training course immediately

He would fail on the first challenge - ..............Name ???