The team that lost at home to Castleford at the end of the season was as below. How will the team differ for the Wigan game do you think?

Ratchford;
Lineham,
Goodwin, - Gelling?
King,
Charnley;
Austin,
Patton;
Hill,
Clark,
Cooper,
Currie,
Clark,
Hughes.

Interchanges ???

Worth noting that the team which beat Wigan at the Magic Weekend was;

Mamo
Lineham
Goodwin
King
Charnley
Austin
Patton
Hill
D Clark
Cooper
Hughes
Currie
Philbin

J Clark
Walker
Murdoch-Masila
Akauola

So, whilst the absence of Widdop is clearly a disappointment, it's not the team sheet that's the problem - it's about which team turns up on the night. Hopefully not the one from the back end of last season.

After last year's league capitulation i wait to be convinced. We have the manpower but the tactics need a kick up the booty.

If that's the Wigan team...who plays for Wire?

I have removed the confusion for you.

Just thought i'd cast my eye over the squad & apparently ,according to the club web site , Bryson Goodwin is still available at number 3.

Come on, we know there is a new one in development give them a bit of slack.

We are weaker than last year

How on earth do you work that out?

Whilst I was sorry to see Goodwin go I'm curious about Gelling on his day I think he offers something a bit different we might even get a ball or two to the winger. I agree with you Captain that we should be better off with the short term injured Widdop rather than the long term injured Brown. Hopefully we will see better form from Currie and BMM and more decent stuff from Philbin, Clark, Austin, Ratchford......

I think our first choice 17 isn't that bad, my reservation is strength in depth but that applies to most teams and banishing the form that we ended on last year

Keep the faith UR! Widdop should be massive for us. Gelling/Burrell should offer something different and Currie and BMM are renaissance men, the future is bright!

I'd have swapped Goodwin for Gelling everytime. Gelling has everything Goodwin has plus a good pair of hands.
Gelling can do the around the back passing too.
Definitely an improvement.
I'd put Keenan Brand in ahead of King too!

I definitely think you should give Keenan Brand a shot in place of King. King for me is your weakest link. I’m looking forward to seeing Gelling back in SL. He’s a potential match winner and a joy to watch when he’s on his game. Hopefully he’ll find some consistency with you. I notice Ratchford is named at stand off for your friendly game tomorrow. An experiment or a SL starter??

Whether it's a plan to play Ratch in the halves or not...
2 positives from it are...
a) if we get another hb injury...he'll have too anyway so the practice will do him good.
b)Mano gets practice time at 1 if a) occurs.

Ashton is starting fullback tomorrow which is interesting in what appears to be a full strength line up