I watch the Championship matches on a Thursday and I've seen Featherstone play, which is why I am worried about the match on Sunday. We will have a very high number of u21s in our team due to our ridiculous injury situation, with only one prop and no halfbacks. So I can see us struggling, especially if we choose to defend like we did last week (namely, not really bother much!). So I would imagine the Rovers must have a decent chance of causing an upset this weekend, something I'm sure your coach will have noticed if he watched our match with Hudds on Saturday.

Unfortunately, I don't hold out much hope for a good attendance this week. If we'd been in our own ground then there would have been a decent turnout given Featherstone's standing in the Championship but we are struggling to get anything like decent crowds at Widnes for Superleague games so don't be surprised if there is a very low turnout.

I'll be there though, cheering on whatever version of the Saints turn out and hopefully it will be a good match.

They say never bet against Saints but I've taken Fev with +30 for this one. I can see us winning but not by 30. Only B365 have prices up at the moment, it'll be interesting what happens to the handicap as the others show their hand.

honestly I have no idea. The last round showed that if your team ain't up to scratch then the championship sides can run you close.

We've been decent the last few weeks, but at the weekend the Wheels fell off and it's a matter for Royce whether he can find the wheel nuts in time to get us back on track and ready to roll.

(Where there enough Metaphores in the above sentence???)

There was just one, but it ran smoothly.

Wouldn't mind betting on this, and I'm on bet365, but I can't see the match listed. Is it still there legman?

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Anyone else think there is a real chance we could lose this game? I know if it were a SL team we were playing we might as well not bother turning up. Are Fev capable of turning us over? They have always looked very solid to me on Sky and seem to be at the better end of the Championship scale.

Or is it just me being cautious as usual? Royston is on about one or two more debutants this week and that there are no players returning from injury. That leaves us very weak IMO. Down TP, Perry, Clough, Moore and Flannery from the pack and down Pryce, Eastmond, Lomax, Gaskell from the halves. Hale to start at second row with Karalius coming in?

Seems to be uncertainty about Ashe's fitness as well.

it will be close imo but dont fev have a few out aswell which will probably end up with a 10 point gap and no more

Yes. If we defend like we did last week and with only Robes and Wilkin as our attacking threats then there is every possibility IMO. Featherstone are in a battle for top spot with Leigh, only a point or two difference I think. We are so weak player wise in the important areas that there can be no taking this lightly.


There has been all along as he was recovering from a knee injury. It was tough for him to be thrown in at the deep end with the first team having only just returned to the u20s. He needs to get fit really so I'm hoping someone else will take his place - if there is anyone left, obviously!

We've still got large enough players in the pack to ensure field position, imo. This will dictate the result.

We should win by 20+

We have enough in our squad to take out Fev even with our current injuries.

Stranger things have happened though.

Um, who? We've got James Graham. But who else in the pack to play on Sunday is big? I can't think of anyone! Most of the team looked about 12 years old when compared to Hudds on Saturday!

LMS and Soliola.