I think eastmond as earned is rite to play in the semi final.

It will be a tough call for potter.

well he didnt seem interested [ and did bugger all ] for a month before his injury so whats changed ? when a bloke decides he's going from a club he plays his time out as easy and as painless as he can ! Human nature.
PLAY THE LAD.

A retiring longy is a dangerous beast. The legend wants a 4th Lance Todd, his saints life is over shortly so the only wat for him to leave is with a bow out at Wembley and Old Trafford, and with one more league leaders shield.

Beware on the long.

Agree with that.

When Longy is on form, there aren't many that can touch him.

trouble is you need a long memory

Think a few who ordered All Golds shirts got a bit excited when they saw the thread title!

I think the semi will be too soon for Long but i think when he is ready you need him back. A team containing Long would have finished Wigan off much sooner in my opinion. Eastmond drifts in and out of the game, Long runs it.

While Roby is out Eastmond could provide you the perfect speed impact off the bench.

or he wasnt injured as badly as initially suggested by the club?

There are countless examples of players returning to the field after unfeasibly short recovery times following surgery. I remember Paul Forber taking to the field three weeks after some pretty extensive knee surgery. Mind you, Buffer probably had less pain receptors (and brain neurons) than most.

If Roby is out then you simply play both. Long starting and Eastmond for a bit of impact off the bench. If Roby does play then it becomes a harder question. In the end you would have to pick between Ashurst and Eastmond on the bench and even though you would want an extra worker on the field Eastmond would be far to dangerous to leave out.

So...

Eastmond plays
Long plays and starts if fit.
Roby plays if fit.

My team would be...

1. Wello
2. Gardner
3. Gidley
4. Gilmour
5. Smeli
6. Pryce
7. Long (Eastmond if long injured)
8. Graham
9. Cunningham (i am sure will play)
10 Hargreave
11. Wilkin
12. Dixon
13 Flannery

14. Roby
15. Eastmond
16. Pulatua
17 Clough

Ashurst to play if Roby or Long are not fit.

I'd agree with you kyle/robes/longy plan, but as for the team i doubt bryn will be ready

Wrong thread.

WTF?

You lost?

personnally i would play exactly the same team as beat wigan or as close as possible how can you play long and punish the players who have slogged their guts out over the last few weeks, i would be really upset if i was ashurst, dixon or anyone else for that matter if i'd lost my place after toughing it through the last few weeks, time to reward efforts i beleive

also from a kyle point of view if he were to be our starting 7 next year and we do get to the semi's , final, playoffs etc and he chokes or has a shocker due to lack of experience, im sure we will be thinking we should have played him last year.

perfect opportunity to get the lusted after experience everyone goes on about, plus he has been quality the past few weeks.

and if we do play long do we not run the risk of kyle not signing a contract and losing him shortly also, along with matty smith while celtic are putting the pressure on an answer regarding his future, which would then leave us next year with nothing, or wheeler , wilkin roby at 7 out of position, and us playing possibly our 3rd string scrum half if they get injured.

i beleive its time to cut our losses and leave sean out im afraid

Long at 7 (with a packet of tomato sauce), Eastmond on the bench, Saints score try, Long with tomato sauce over eyebrow, blood bin, Eastmond on kicks goal, Long back on. Should be able to do this for 3 scores before they find out. Then Eastmond on, Long stays on the bench.