Whitehead struggled defensively at centre on Sunday I felt. I said early in the 1st half that it was only a matter of time until Webster got the better of him.

I don't know if Crookes is any improvement though. Perhaps he should be given the chance to step up though. If he can't make the team in our current situation then you have to assume he isn't rated by the club and will be moved on at the end of the year.

with squad named certainly looks like one of whitehead/crookes is going to be playing a spot. bateman would have been an option as hes played for u20's but not in squad. has olbison played any in u20s? Think whitehead had his chance last week and was too weak positionally. might as well give crookes a go in his natural position.

If we're going to do anything much against Wigan then we've got to get on top of them in the forwards - that means playing our best and strongest pack.

If we go with Lynch, l'Estrange, Hargreaves, Elima, Whitehead and Langley, then we're going with something close to our first choice starting pack. And that's what I'd do myself

Starting Crookes in the centre is hardly likely to be weaker defensively than Whitehead, who was obviously given the runaround positionally last week. So for me its

Royston
Ah Van
Platt
Crookes
Raynor
Briggs
Jeffries
Lynch
L'Estrange
Hargreaves
Elima
Whitehead
Langley

Kopczak, Diskin, Olbison, Sibbitt

Its not your forwards that are the problem its the backs! I remember the days when the likes of Vainikolo, Hape, Vaikona, Withers etc etc used to smash teams. If Bradford could sign some good quality backs for next season then you would be a force again IMO. I rate the likes of Lynch, Hargreaves, Elima, Whitehead and Langley. But the likes of Platt, Raynor, Royston etc are average.

Tell us something we don't know!

But we're not going to be able to do much about it between now and Sunday. At least picking our strongest pack gives us some sort of foothold in the game. Small crumbs, I realise, but what can you do?

I think this game will be a lot closer than what some people think to be honest. Whats happened to Halley, is he still injured?

Isn't the world due to end today (again)? That might be our best shot - just bring forward the kick-off to five minutes to six and bank everything on the first score?

I feel so sorry for those in the USA that actually believe the hype, those that have sold their homes and possessions

This person wasn't called Ian Millward by any chance was he?