Sunday 29th April 2012
Carnegie Challenge Cup


[iSALFORD CITY REDS v LEEDS RHINOS

KO: 3pm

Ref: Mr Steve Ganson

TJ J Cobb
TJ G Stokes
IG G Towey
IG S Mikalauskas
RR J Bloem
TJ Coach F Hawley
TK G Kershaw
MC N Robinson


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TEAM ???

PATTERN, BROUGHTON, MOON, GLEESON, WILLIAMS, HOLDSWORTH, SMITH, JEWITT, GODWIN, McPHERSON, ADAMSON, NERO, WILD Subs: ASHURST, SIDLOW, OWEN, GIBSON

A little shake up is needed !!

You wouldn't have any replacement props on the bench? Really?! Sidlow is not a prop but could do a job if he had the bottle to run his weight.

SIDLOW has been playing 20's, and by all accounts going well, hopefully a promotion to the 1st team would inspire him to better things. Big unit that potentially could do a good job in the front row !

Sidlow may have let himself down with a poor performance at Whitehaven.
No reason why he cannot make up for it,though.

Good to see Jamie Bloem progressing through the referee ranks.

I look forward to seeing Sinfield dish out a gob full of abuse to him.

Reckon ticket queues could again be a problem on Sunday with ST/Membership cards invalid for this game.

I look forward to another victory in the CCC as we had at Whitehaven when Steve Ganson was the referee.
I won't enjoy us conceding the penalties we did there but won't object to a forward pass being spotted in the last minute,if we have the game won by then.

I agree Sidlow has potential to be a top class prop but wouldn't be putting him there against Leeds.

[iNow that Shannon McPherson has been ruled out for a few weeks or maybe longer!

I feel the time is right now for Adam Sidlow to be given his chance and not on the bench he needs to start games and be made to feel wanted..

Over to you now Adam this is your big chance.[/i

McPHERSON out for 3 weeks with medial ligament damage.

my revised team would be

1 PATTERN 2 BOUGHTON 3 MOON 4 GLEESON 5 WILLIAMS 6 HOLDSWORTH 7 SMITH 8 JEWITT
9 GODWIN 10 NEAL 11 ASHURST 12 ADAMSON 13 WILD

SUBS 14 PALEA'SESINA 15 HOWARTH 16 SIDLOW 17 NERO 18 OWEN

Swap Sidlow with Neal and Owen with Howarth (his defence has been shocking in the last few weeks) and I'd agree with that. James has been poor so I wouldn't have him in.

Has Adam not had enough "chances" already to prove himself and always been found wanting. Don't get me wrong he's a great lad. You look at him and think " yeah he has the makings of a great prop" , but for whatever reason he just doesn't seem to have that oompf! Now if Sidlow had Jewitts agression I think he could be awesome!

Agree but prop HAS to be his position surely.

ON THE OUT COME

SALFORD CITY REDS ... 9/2



LEEDS RHINOS ... 2/9

DRAW: ... 25/1

Does anyone know if season ticket holders get a ticket for this game?

No no and no.

Is that a no then?

Salford (from): Patten, Broughton, Gleeson, Moon, Williams, Holdsworth, Smith, Jewitt, Godwin, Neal, Ashurst, Adamson, Wild, Sidlow, Paleaaesina, Nero, Howarth, Gibson, James.

Leeds (from): Webb, Jones-Bishop, Hardaker, Hall, McGuire, Leuluai, McShane, Peacock, Ablett, Sinfield, L. Smith, Delaney, Bailey, Kirke, Clarkson, Griffin, Moore, Singleton, Lunt.

Leeds have sold 1600 tickets according to the stadium employee I spoke to today.
Could`nt get an East Stand ticket due to them trying to fill the West Stand first.

Would imagine, as Singleton has just signed Dual Registration with Dewsbury and I think McShane is still injured, that we'll go with:

1. Webb
2. Jones-Bishop
3. Ablett
4. Hardaker
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. McGuire
8. Griffin
9. Lunt
10. Peacock
11. Delaney
12. Clarkson
13. Bailey

14. Smith
15. Kirke
16. Leuluai
17. Moore

So I think we know where Ryan Boyle fits into the plans (unless he's injured) I don't think we've got any another forwards in the squad who are fit to put in ahead of him!

What an effort from Fev that was.It's got my challenge cup juices flowing for sure, now only if we could show some of that same effort and sheer grit against Leeds we may have a chance........ Well we can all dream can't we, it is the cup after all.

C'mon Saaallllfffoorrrd

Taken from the Southstander.com

[iTravel safe, enjoy the game, and if you have any sense at all, avoid parking in the official car park unless you want to still be in Salford into the early hours of the morning.[/i

Interesting 'pre match' write up worth a read...