Nope, certainly can't. Attendances are already not what they were and will only get worse if this slump continues much longer... it's just not been good enough for a club this size.

Exactly the team I would pick unless Handley is injured and if so Walker on the wing.

Plenty of options. Hardaker, Fussy, Simpson, Martin, Sutcliffe, Handley and possibly even Walker could all play centre if required.

Agreed.

However we have no god given right to win.

If we cant get behind the club and team in the bad times, then we shouldn't in the good times.

Prior to 2004, times were VERY lean. But you chin up and get on with it.

Leave glory supporting to soccer fans please.

Well said. Easier for fans like me who pick and choose games though and generally only watch live games and not on TV.
I do feel for the diehards who go home and away and spend hours on the M62…..

I can see both side of this, its hard to motivate yourself to keep going, not because we are not winning, but we are not competing allot of the time and look a shambles, hopefully Smith can build a consistent competitive side again.

I used to go Home and away went 3 and half years never missed. Stopped my season ticket due to middle 8’s having missed too many games around un certain fixture list. Still pre pandemic went to all but 2-3 home games and about 5-6 away, haven’t been at all this year (first fully restrictions free) only around 3-4 games home or away i can go to remainder of this year and even if i went to every game if i was free it would have only been 8 games max this year.
But i just don’t know if i have the motivation the buzz for the game anymore. Hopefully get to a couple this year. I also used to watch nearly every TV game, now only watch the odd one.

Unfortunately I know so many people and not just Leeds fans who are the same and disillusioned with the game who just ho know and again.The whole game us haemorrhaging fans, and a losing side is only going to magnify that.

Are any sides attendances going up?
are the winning sides just going down at a lesser rate?

Jack Sinfield and Max Simpson in the reserves squad for tonight’s game.

Simpson pulled out of reserves game.

Handley pictured on the clubs game day tweet, would seem a bit daft if he wasn't playing so assuming he is.

Looking through the teams picked on here, 3 different full backs and at least 4 centres even with our strike centre missing, sums up how much the team keeps changing and how it’s up in the air what our best line-up is.

I’m going as can’t go next week.

Can we get any go forward to provide any attacking momentum? They will target Mik and we’ve nothing else. Can we hold their pack?

Lots missing on both sides. Think they must be favourites as At home and we are lacking up front but hard to call.

We lose it in the forwards I think, unless we can be well connected and bypass that middle battle, would require some fluent rugby.

I’d be surprised if we can gain enough ground through the forwards, and scoring from range hasn’t been a strength this term. Our best chance is to scramble well, hope their young stand ins make mistakes and try to capitalise on them.

Glad he's put hardaker at centre. Smiths done with Dwyer isnt he

I’m doing a shabs for this game - listening to it on the radio!

Yep, he's clearly decided O’Connor offers more. Johnson needs to start pushing.