I hope you beat Wigan, but I can't see you beating the mighty wire!

When I saw you had posted on this thread I thought you may have got some new banter. Turns out your still the tiresome jellyfish you always were. Boooo!

Not really out for that long,neither god news for other SL teams such as bradford,The Wire will manage though im sure.

St Helens hooker James Roby is remarkably in contention to face Bradford on Sunday despite fracturing an eye socket last week.

The 25-year-old suffered the injury in the first half of last Friday's Engage Super League victory over Leeds, although he played on until the 74th minute.

He was promptly ruled out by England for Friday's International Origin match against the Exiles but Saints hope he can still travel to the Grattan Stadium two days later.

Coach Royce Simmons said: "He has got a fracture, but it is a very small fracture.

If he can play on Sunday he shouldn't have pulled out of the England squad. Mind you there is plenty of history for Saints hookers pulling out of international fixtures, he has clearly learned from the master.

Boom boom. He was released from the England squad by the England doctor and passed unfit for Friday. He was assessed by the Saints doc for Sunday and it was decided that as it would take the same force to break the bone further it was not an issue him playing, providing the swelling and bruising had subsided.

Saints aren't the villains here, nor is Roby. It's those pesky RFL employed physicians again.

The RFL should have ruled him out completely for this week.

That's a very good point. I can see there being a problem re this.

Im not bothered Saints will win and England will lose regardless and he doesn't get a rest.
Let him be

Not possible. This would cause a huge restriction of trade law case.

The RFL (England team) can rule him in or out of their own match, but they can't rule him out for any period after that. Or why not rule him out for the following week or the next or the next.

Maybe the RFL should assess all clubs injuries and rule players fit to play for their own clubs or not.

I'm sure Tony Smith would love the RFL to decide who can or cannot play for Warrington because of an injury.

Personally I'd give Roby a rest against Bradford as Moore is more than adequate to fill in at hooker, and roby has had no rest so far this season.

Huddersfield have spelled players so there is no harm in doing the same.

But in the end a club should be able to pick who they like to play for them, whether that be Roby or Bob the builder. THe RFL just need to take care of managing the overall game not micro managing every issue.

Royce Simmons and the Saints doctor said Roby was available for both England and club selection this week

McNamara and the England doctor decided not to select Roby, they could of if they wanted too.

England decided not to play Roby, not the other way round.