Team for Salford?????

Riley
Williams
Blythe
Evans
Hellewell

Briers
Clarke

Wood
Higham
Cooper

Solomona
Mitchell
Grix

Subs
McCarthy
Ben Evans
Peasnell
O'Brien

Or do the sensible thing and scrap this stupid game altogether.

That looks thinner than CO-OP bacon
As poor as Salford are, they'd wipe the floor with us

I've gone for:

1. Brent Webb
2. Pat Richards
3. David Howell
4. Sia Soliola
5. Francis Meli
6. Brett Finch
7. Thomas Leuleui
8. Willie Mason
9. Danny Buderus
10. Tony Puletua
11. Luke O'Donell
12. Craig Fitzgibbon
13. David Fa'alogo

There can only be three from any SL team for the Exiles anyway - looking at current voting we will lose Hodgson, King and J.Monas. Therefore L.Anderson and M.Monas will be able to play vs. Salford.

Then hopefully McNamara will pick around three players from us for England.

Hodgson also seems to think on this Twitter that players will back-up, although I'm not so sure!

We won't be as thin on the ground for Salford as people are suggesting.

But isn't the three only from voting? Remember 9 are picked by the coach. Monaghan will surely be on the bench as their is no alternative 9 there. The only one you can be certain about (as it seems on the voting results so far) looks to be Louis Anderson.

We will, IMO. It's looking like we'll be missing; Hodgson, King, Joel and Michael Monas from the Exiles. Then, possibly; Bridge, Atkins, Myler, Morley, Westwood and Harrison from England if their is no limit on one club selection.

I'm not sure TBH. I also thought of that but assumed it was for team selection as well as voting. I suppose time will tell.

I agree though that if they want an interchange hooker then M.Monas will be selected.

Guess all the ones moaning about this ruining our game against Salford (oh FFS get real it might make it an even game) are the same people who moan about rugby league having no presence in the media and about players going to rugby union for the experience of international competition.

No suprise in this because its all the same narrow minded, can't see further than the end of their own nose, self-interested, biggetted(sp) rugby league fan that will cause the game to die by drowning in its own self-pity.

Did somebody really write to the RFL to complain, christ on a bike. They'll probably complain that the RFL didn't respond as well - guess what; they have things that are just a teeny, weeny little bit more important than your stupid e-mail of complaint that is on a par to the Wigan fan who complained about Morley and Carvell getting off their bans last year.

I love the idea and will be there supporting the concept, couldn't give a toss who wins and accept its on a Friday for tv.

I get your point but this isn't cricket or rugby union with centrally contracted players. RL has had a sub standard international game for it's entire history and the average fan is always gonna be more bothered about their club than England. Especially in a game like this.

Keep a free window to play it on a non Super League weekend and the negative responses will be far fewer and farther between. Potentially damage a club's chances of two points that weekend and their fans won't like it. Simple as that.

The fact that they are playing the game on a Friday night in Leeds, and then having a full fixture list over the weekend shows just how well thought out the concept has been!

Wouldn't it have been better to play the game on Thursday 26th May and force ALL clubs to play that weekends fixtures on the Monday 30th May (Spring Bank Holiday) thus giving all participating players the maximum recovery time. Sky would get their exiles game, then could back it up with a game or even a double/triple header of games on the Monday afternoon/evening/night.

Love the idea, just not the timing, i want to beat Salford, i want us to win the league, nothing small/narrow minded about that. This exiles game means nothing in the grand scheme of things whereas Wire winning the league would mean a hell of a lot more.

Yes i know it was a daft email but i don't care. Until we win the league then yes i am self interested and i won't apologise for it either.