SALFORD CITY REDS SQUAD:

Patten, Gibson, Gleeson, Moon, Veivers, Holdsworth, Smith, Jewitt, Anderson, James, Ashurst, McPherson, Wild, Neal, Adamson, Owen, Howarth, Paleaaesina, Boyle.

No wingers again!!!!

Agree with that. Bateman went well at 13 last week so let him and Addy have a run in the position while we're a prop down with Langley moving into front row. Hopefully one of them will cement spot and force a permanent move for Langlers to either 2nd or front row. I know Potter has said at forums that he sees loose as a third prop these days but personally I much prefer the extra options having a ball playing type player there gives us.

Kearney
Pryce
Purtell
Lulia
Crookes
Sammut
Jefferies
Hargreaves
Diskin
Manuokafoa
Whitehead
Bateman
Addy

L'Estrange
Langely
Burgess
Walker

All this talk about Langley at prop is a strange one. Over the last few seasons he has been injury prone playing at loose forward, how would he cope with bigger hits?

Second row alongside Whitehead this week, on the bench when Elima is back next week.

Hargreaves, Diskin, Manuokafoa
Langley Whitehead
Bateman

But he carts the ball up as much as any prop and tackles more than any, all in the same place as props, Eddie. He doesnt take any lesser hits than prop so your argument is kind of null and void on this one pal. He's practically a prop forward these days IMO. Not that there is anything wrong with what he does, he's very good at it.

Langley would be spelled more playing at prop than at 13 so using him as a prop could help him on the injury front he would only have to play 40-50 minutes rather than for 60. None of our other available backrowers are particularly suited to move up into the front row so unless we go with just three props then Langley is the obvious choice to fill in.

So do I to be honest, but then I'm from the old school, so to speak - which might or might not , be your excuse. If Potter sticks with the modern idea of a Loose then I guess Langers will stay there for the immediate, but if he moves, I can only really see prop as the destination, we seem to have too much quality in the SR to be honest, with Elima, Donaldson, Whitehead, Bateman, Olbison, Addy and Sibbit we seem 'suited' both for now and the immediate future to be fair.

I definitely feel that this game is a potential banana skin for us. We're all thrilled with the way the team have been performing in the last few weeks, let's hope they don't take their eye off the ball for this one. With a tough away trip to the KC looming and Easter around the corner we could really do with the 2 points from this one.

Salford are an improved team and will cause us plenty of problems if we give them space to attack us. In the highlights I have seen their right side look a little suspect in defence though, hopefully Lulia and Crookes will have some success tomorrow.

How's the odsal fog this morning?

Starting to clear a bit. It looks as if the sun is trying to burn through. I think it will clear by match time.

It's looking like shorts weather to me...

It is where I am!

Still in March and we have summer rugby, Odsal in the sun - the old girl will look resplendent!
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Gutted can't make game today (very rare)

Surprised at selection, is Purtell injured? Sykes did ok but didn't do enough to get back int eh squad.

And what on earth is Bateman on the bench for!!!!!!!!!

Anyway fingers crossed those two strange selections don't cost us.