There is no need for O'Brien to be playing 80 minutes against Oldham! Not suggestion Oldham are mugs but if Vila or Lumb can't get a spot in the squad against Oldham that is concerning.

Or even Baile.... He was good enough to play in the MPG

My thoughts exactly. Lumb and Halafihi would go fine. We've got a huge game away to Batley the week after. The Oldham pitch could be exceptionally heavy.

Agreed. Would've liked to have seen Lumb get another chance off the bench.

Glad Clough is back.

Purtell is out injured for the foreseeable future. Blythe will provide the cover.

Why is Adrian Purtell out injured for the foreseeable future?

Surely if he had sustained an injury the club would have published it via the T&A?

I hope this one isn't called off!

From squad i'd go with...

Richie Mathers
Omari Caro
Kris Welham
Matty Blythe
James Clare
Lee Gaskell
Danny Addy
Paul Clough
Adam O’Brien
Tom Olbison
Jay Pitts
Kurt Haggerty
Rhys Lovegrove

Mitch Clark
Oscar Thomas
Alex Mellor
Dan Fleming/Steve Crossley

Dale Ferguson to miss out along with one of Fleming and Crossley. Think Fergie needs to be played carefully due to past injuries and throwing him in against Oldham which should be a fairly straight forward win might not be best thing for him long term.

I think mid way through game, I'd like to see Thomas in at halfback and switch Addy to hooker to give OB a rest. I think you could interchange those three at will.

It is a surprise though not to see Vila and Etu getting a shout so far this year in games like these.

Etu was in shop before Leigh game. Said he'd been injured and was close to being fit.

I would like to see OT at full back again... I think he offers an extra threat in attack compared to Mathers.

Although bullinenemyland your suggestion also makes sense.

I heard that Nobby Naylor has prepared his side for taking on the Bulls defence by using life-size models of Jelly & Blancmange, though I think that is a "trifle" OTT!

Reading between lines of today's t&a articles it sounds like Clough isn't ready and Fleming is definitely playing. Assuming match isn't called off.