I don't believe it for a minute. Unless Brown has decided that the top spot is beyond them so there is no point in risking players for nothing, which I suppose could be true. They wouldn't be losing out in the playoffs, since they are securely in there.

Never know, if they put enough reserves in there we might stand a chance. But aren't their reserves playing pretty well at present?

Sheesh. That would be beyond embarrassing. To be beaten by a Hudds reserves side!

def not playing -
brett hodgson
lolesi
whatuira (both 1st choice centres out)
wild
robinson

back in squad -
andy raleigh
simon finnigan
michael lawrence
paul jackson

you are wrong

well enlighten us then oh wise one

why?

To be fair, given the way some of them played against the Bulls, I would want most of them dropped this week anyway.

i for one dont blame brown or any s.l coach 'resting' players brfore a HUGE game! he wants his best team out there for what is their biggest game in feckin years... i personally dont think the teams in the c.c final should have to play the week before anyway its just plain silly i.m.o

It's a good job they are not doing this at Bradford, that's all I can say.

I dont care if they play the entire u18 team against us tbh as long as we win. The bonus for us if they do pick a crap team is we'll improve our points difference.

Fine by me, lets hope we can counter act Leeds huge score last week and get our points diff back to a whopping 100 it was last week. Nice break awaits the lads after Fridays game, no pressure of wmbers and getting a new suit fitted out, no long distance coach travel and all that build up... just a nice break, maybe go get some sun on theri backs, have a few ales and a boogie, a beach party in ibiza even, who cares, go and rest up and enjoy yerself lads... then come back, knuckle down, take the 2 at Leeds and laugh at the league as we go away with our 5th hubcap even though were rubbish, transitional and full of old gets with no pace.

Can't really blame them, just wonder if the league will step in and give them grief like we suffered last time.

THe other thing is, I'm not sure it benefits the players who miss out on the game.

Probably not - if we did it there would be 300 letters in the League Express from Wigan,Leeds, Bradford fans (mainly Wigan I suspect) crying and calling us cheats and demanding the RL burn us!! Not forgetting the 35 page thread on cherry and white demanding blood.

I'm not sure it out right benefits the players (most of them really dont need 2 weeks rest unless their carrying niggling injuries) but it helps the coach to reduce the chances of key players picking up injuries and missing the final.

Its the wire team I dont get, they did this last week to ( yes i know some had a niggle ), so they look to be taking 7+ players into a wembley final having not played for 3 weeks, may be fresh as daises and fired up, may be a bit out of touch and over awed by teh venue/event and be a let down.

The rfl and the whole of the rl world understand that this sort of event will happen the week before wembley, hope we dont get this fuss every year, even though it is funny to read the dulls and goons get wound up by such antics.