Having a week off seems to undercook certain teams. Not sure about us. I'd be more keen to have a stiff test every week and arrive at the final battle-hardened (if we make it).

I was wondering what conclusions SB had learned, it may well be a combination of factors but personally I suspect over confidence following on from our youngsters performance the week before May also have played a part. It may also have ensured that Wigan weren’t over confident.

I'd take a rest rather than play every week. Sending offs & injuries are more of a concern than players suddenly losing form. I don't buy the idea that we lost the Challenge Cup because of any rest. I reckon we lost because Wigan are currently a better team than Wire. We might beat them on a good day but all things being equal Wigan look the best team & that Junior Nsemba looks like the most dangerous attacking forward in Super League.

It's good to bring quality players through your club coaching system, but the flip side is that they are liable to be poached by the NRL. Fortunately Nsemba is so eye catching that he will more than likely move on pretty quickly.

Wigan will just produce another Nsemba - it’s why they’re where they are - we need the same mindset with our youth development. If we’re playing at the higher end of SL with home-grown talent that talent is going to be targeted by the NRL.

Great player Nsemba. Great story there too, he’s the nephew of Rigobert Song and Alex Song, both former Premier League footballers and Cameroonian internationals.

That's so weird, thats twice this week I've heard rigobert song's name

Tonight's 17, baring injuries in the warm up .......

CTW
Thewlis
Tai
King
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Yates
Powell
Harrison
Nicholson
Bateman
Currie

Musgrove
Philbin
Crowther
Walker

I'd have started Musgrove again