Blessed is he who doth not expect.....
For he shall not be disappointed.

Feel rather the same.

That's deep.



We could really do with you doing us some favours for Wembley TBH, if you wouldn't mind.

I'm not suggesting injuring anyone, but you could hide their car keys or tamper with their alarm clocks so they miss the bus to London or something. Would that be too much to ask?

Squad is up on Bulls site

Addy, Ah Van, Bateman, Burgess, Elima, Hargreaves, Herbert, Jeffries, Kearney, Kopczak, Langley, Lynch, O'Brien, Platt, Raynor, Royston, Scruton, Sibbit, Sykes

Bateman and Sykes (** sigh**) in to replace Whitehead and Donaldson.

Can't say I'm looking forward to Sykes and Platt being our centre partnership against Wigan after their 'efforts' against Wire.

maybe something like this:

Kearney
Ah Van
Bateman
Royston
Raynor
Herbert
Jeffries
Hargreaves
Addy
Lynch
Elima
Sibbit
Langley

subs
O'Brien
Burgess
Scruton
Kopczak

Bateman had a good game for the U20s on Sunday. In a losing team he was our best player imo, Sykes who also played, didn't really have the aura of a 'first teamer' in a lower grade though, odd little bits, but otherwise pretty ordinary, as the Aussies would say.

Sounds like a job for Keith Booaza. Damo could learn a lot from him.

What position did he play?

Stand-off, though there was a bit of movement through the game.

Sam Tomkins, Darrell Goulding, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Paul Deacon, Thomas Leuluai, Michael McIlorum, Harrison Hansen, Joel Tomkins, Sean O'Loughlin, Paul Prescott, Jeff Lima, Ryan Hoffman, Eamon O'Carroll, Liam Farrell, Stefan Marsh, Josh Charnley, Jack Hughes, Gareth Hock.

Our 19 for the game on Friday. Maguire has decided to rest Andy Coley, Brett Finch and Lee Mossop for the game but both Paul Deacon and Jeff Lima who missed the win over Salford return. Also included is prop Eamon O'Carroll returning to the first team squad for the first time in over a year following a couple of run outs recently in the 20's side.

Sam Tomkins
Josh Charnley Joel Tomkins George Carmont Pat Richards
Paul Deacon Thomas Leuluai
Paul Prescott Mike McIlorum Jeff Lima
Harrison Hansen Ryan Hoffman
Sean O'loughlin
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Gaz Hock Eamon O'carroll Liam Farrell Daz Goulding

Good to see O'Carroll back, pleased for him. From what I've been told there were some doubts that it might ever happen, which nobody wants to see happen.

you know when your crap when gareth hock gets picked against you. until recently im fairly sure his games have been against the lesser lights. I cant believe the adulation this guy his recieving still, only in wigan would a convicted druggie be welcomed with open arms. Recreational or not the guy shouldnt be playing rugby. No better than an estate dwelling smackhead

Yes, but lucky for us we don't live in the fascist state you'd like. Hock was caught, charged and banned. So he's served his punishment and that's an end to it. That's how it works in this country.

Still doesnt make it right that he is deemed some sort of hero there does it. Any club worth its salt would have washed there hands of him but no not wigan.

And your club wasn't the ones inquiring about his signature when his ban was almost up? Ok then...

dont talk tish why would we want Hock when we have fabulous ball playing loose forwards like langley and donaldson and hargreaves ?