For god sake how many chance does one man need!! SYKES IS NOT A STAND OFF!!

How can a player who isn't good enough to get in the squad, despite having numerous injuries, then deemed to be good enough to play out of position in one of the most important positions. We need someone who can control the game. Jefferies, despite kicking well to Whitehead, isn''t clicking with ball in hand. As another thread stated, he is hitting the first man far too many times when it needs to go to the backs.

For me it has to be L'estrane. There'll be too much pressure on Addy to play 6. Sykes is just a liability. in the centres or n the wing you can use damage limitation and maybe get somehalf decent stuff out of him like at Hudds, but at 6 he'll be having the ball every set of 6.

Also Langley best be 100% fit. If he's going in with an injury then i'll be fuming. there's a difference between committment and stupidity. Look what happened to Welham.

And just one last point why are we still playing players who are in the 19 man squad in the U20's??

For me:

1. Kearney
2. Pryce
3. Purtell
4. Lulia
5. Crookes
6. Jefferes
7. L'estrange
8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Manuokafoa
11. Whitehead
12. Bateman
13. Langley (If fit)
14. Addy
15. Walker
16. Elima
17. Burgess

Some coaches play a backrow forward at 6 when injuries occur, just to smash it up the middle and make ground and stifle the other teams HB's. I'm not sure if Mick Potter would do that or I think we should but I think it's a good option for teams to use. The full back can move into the middle and take the ball like a 6, the only problem would be he wouldnt be there to chime in as a link on the second phase. I'd rather play it simple and safe than play somebody that is likley to come up with a howler.

Fair comment, and you're probably right.
I'd suspect that Sykes will play for his goal kicking though, and if that's the decision, then he has to take some spot on the field, it's a matter of which. Defensively, in the middle of the field he's largely going to be tackling the man coming at him and not making the type of decisions he would in isolation at the back or out wide, though Kearney isn't the best defender either, so it wouldn't be like losing a Keith Mumby figure at the back. Full back or half, I dunno, maybe MP will go with the split again. Glad it's not my decision to be honest. It would be madness mess up the threequarters though, I definitely wouldn't do that.

Assuming langers isn't going to be fit, I'd like to see Addy at loose. We lose Langley's tackling and physical presence but get a very skilful runner and ball player instead; it's a win something lose something situation for me but hopefully we're no worse off, and we have Elima coming back which should be a boost, though it's unfair to expect too much in his first match back.

Exeter Uni has certainly come a long way in the last 5 years.

Back on topic, I'm going for a Saints win, partly because every time I tip Bradford they lose, and partly because Saints will be desperate for a win. Can see it going either way though.

Does anyone know which radio station will broadcost the match will miss first half whilst im on way home from work so i would like to listen in the car, i live near bolton BTW so need one that is in lancs area

Quote: broadybull87 "Does anyone know which radio station will broadcost the match will miss first half whilst im on way home from work so i would like to listen in the car, i live near bolton BTW so need one that is in lancs area'" WishFM are doing a full commentary. They are based in Wigan (but cover St Helens also) and I think can be heard in the Bolton area. They are online (www.wishfm.net/) and on radio (102.4FM).

Quote: broadybull87 "Does anyone know which radio station will broadcost the match will miss first half whilst im on way home from work so i would like to listen in the car, i live near bolton BTW so need one that is in lancs area'" WishFM are doing a full commentary. They are based in Wigan (but cover St Helens also) and I think can be heard in the Bolton area. They are online (www.wishfm.net/) and on radio (102.4FM).

Cheers thx never thought of them misses lives near their HQ

Team news: Sykes at 6

Walker, Whitehead 2nd row, Bateman at Loose

Elima and Addy on bench with Burgess and Heath.

good to hear the team being clapped off at half time

Good performance from Bradford

Foster worked on his defence before the season started. Back to school Jamie. Clearly Potter said target him.

wish the BCB commentators would decide whether Kearney or Jeffries is mom so far

great atmosphere ont radio

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