Bench is horrific.

The pack looks good, but with no direction from the halfbacks its going to be tough, alot of pressure on Robes, but he seems able to take whatever we throw at him

With Perry's return it's stronger than it has been in weeks. I'm quietly confident tomorrow, if Eastmond turns up.

COYS!!

I think how well we compete will depend in part on our ability to defend well and in part on whether Kyle and Josh Perry are actually fit to play. They were both only possibles and so although they have been named, I won't be convinced either are fit to play until they appear on the pitch. Even then I'll have my doubts. I just can't see how Kyle could have recovered from a chest infection that wouldn't allow him to run 10 hard minutes on a treadmill last Saturday in one week and I'm naturally suspicious of a recovery from a groin problem after the experience with Leon.

Also, a friend of the family said that Royce Simmons was on Radio Merseyside saying that there are fourteen players he cannot play tomorrow. He may well be including the two u20s injuries in that (Forster and another one who I can't remember) or he may be referring to the twelve (including Kyle and Josh) plus two we didn't know about. I suppose we will just have to wait and see who turns up at the KC.

I think we're going to come a cropper somewhere and sooner or later we're going to cop a battering. The kids have done a truly wonderful job when they have come in, but you can see the effect it's having on the few senior players we have. They are all knackered, not April/May knackered, but looking like they've played a whole season without a break knackered.

Nah it's good enough.

This seams to be the probable team quoted by FC fans

Phelps (if 100% fit) / Whiting
Whiting/Sharp
Gleeson
Yeaman
Briscoe
Horne
Obst
Ogre
Houghton
Moa
Westerman
Tickle
Fitz

Manu
Lauaki
Turner
Dowes


Our pack looks better and their bench is not something to fear. They have also lost Long, so their kicking game will be tested too. We need a good kicker and a good kick returner to put pressure on their game and play it in their half.


Simples. lol

Huge If. Just hope he takes the chance to leave Saints in the good books by actually being bothered.

Defence will have to be heroic for this. Still, unbelieveable that a win takes us top.

unfortunately i feel the same

I agree and I have a feeling tomorrow will be that time. I think it is just one game too far under the current pressures.

Eastmond definitely playing, Royce confirmed it on our local radio earlier.

Safe trip over today chums.

Anyone up for some killer pool pre match, go to George on the end of Walton Street.

It says no away fans, but that's only for Pansyball.

Team is as follows:

Armstrong
Gardner
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Wilkin
Eastmond
Graham
Roby
LMS
Ashurst
Soliola
Puletua

Bench:
Perry
Dixon
Magennis
Ashe

Perry and Eastmond return, debut for Ashe.

That'll do for me and has been announced on Sky by Bill Arthur.