This is going to be a tough one. As regards selection, I suppose firstly we have to wait to see who has picked up an injury this week. Only Lilley was mentioned on Sunday night, but that is fairly meaningless. They usually wait until Friday to reveal who is out of contention for Sunday.
Hard to argue with retaining last week's squad, unless Minchella is available.
Pelts, Keyes and Hitchcox all long term absentees and it's hard to think of anyone else to bring in apart from Chisholm, and who knows what is going on there?
Despite all the winter recruitment and talk of a big squad, there aren't that many options atm. I presume the prop forward who was on loan from Toronto has returned there? I am loath to criticise any player as they are all braver than me for crossing that white line, but he was certainly one of the more "disappointing " recruits of recent years.

Minchella will be back in. Think he'll rest Webster. Probably Gibson back in. If we're going to have any chance we need Lilley to be fit.

To be honest, much as feel we must be second favourites in this game, IF we turn up with the same physicality and spirit we've shown recently then anything, including us taking the spoils, is possible. There I've said it. Hostage to fortune now, I guess...

I have heard from a very good source Chisholm is been offered around to other clubs. From a club that has been offered him.

I have heard the same from a few sources, I imagine it's very similar to Lee Smith who was classed as injured last year when wasn't the case.

I wonder why.

It's not as if we have a glut of halfbacks already lining up to take his place. And he has just had a kid, so you wouldn't imagine him wanting to bite the hand? If these rumours are true, something must've happened.

I would presume he is our highest paid player and [uis[/u OOC at the end of the season too, but I hope we have a replacement lined up if he is off. Look what happened last time.....

There was chatter him at Batley that him and Kear weren't seeing eye to eye. But if you believed everything you heard on the terraces

If I hear JK and a player don't see eye to eye, I have to say I instinctively assume it's the player that's at fault.

Yeah. I can see that.

I've worked with bosses who I have clashed with in the past. I find the best way to get through it is to keep your head down and do as best as you can at your job, and give the boss no opportunity for making the situation worse. Not so easy on a rugby pitch though. Or with an enormous ego either I suppose.

It would be a shame to lose him but he hasn't been the same since the knee injury hopefully keys will be back soon I think he and Lilly will play well together