Price is responsible for the team selection.

Let's see who snaps Patton up for 2021 hey?

Fair point but he cops the blame for whatever happens..as some have pointed out we have a few weak links on the pitch and some off it..which I won't name but my jack Russell as a better rugby knowledge..

You didn’t name him Matty did you? :-0

King played well tonight and was more aggressive than i've seen him before. I've got no issues with him.

It's interesting how pressure on a position place gets a positive reaction.
I've always said competition for a jumper is healthy.

Reading Price’s comments from last night he should of gone elsewhere already. Don’t look like he will get many chances this season.

He got lucky last season with the misfortune to Kevin Brown.

We know he is behing Widdop but is he now behind Ratch in the halves?

Planning to watch a few Reserve games this season and went to Sale at the weekend as I was in the area. Very heavy underfoot especially in the second half so not an easy game to assess and certainly not many standouts. However, you would have thought Dec Patton would do well at this level but, goalkicking apart, he didn’t impress and is still delivering passes straight in to touch. Expect he will be out on loan sooner than later unless there are injuries to Widdop and Ratchford.
Kabula wasn’t impressive either and looked less than fit and quite cumbersome. On a positive note though Eribe Doro got through a mountain of work, did more minutes and is far more athletic. I think he is still only 19 and needs to fill out a bit more but could make it at 13 or prop. Josh Thewlis showed some class but conditions not really in his favour. Brand scored a try from a kick through and was pretty solid.

Given that Price put out our best team against Salford, I would expect that Patton won't feature against Wigan, either.

I'm not expecting Hughes, Widdop or Latu to play. Not sure what was up with Hill but Price was certain he would play. No doubt they'll think long and hard about Ashton as Wigan away as your SL debut is a biggie - but I think that he'll start. Burrell did enough to make the 17 so I think that it will be as per Salford but with Hill starting and a bench of Philbin, Akauola, Burrell and I'm going to say Walker. Mamao plus one other to make up the 19 (normally I would have said Widdop or Latu put in there to keep the opposition guessing - but that's very risky this season with the new ruling on late changes)

Positives from the opening weeks of the season:

- Didn't let heads drop when down to 12 men against Wigan
- Nilled the Saints
- Matty Ashton looks like a real find
- Currie showing positive signs of re-emergence
- Widdop getting back to fitness
- Ratchford signing a new contract

We’re effective at kicking penalties