Btw, did you know that "Not room to swing a cat" refers to the bosun on a ship finding the space to swing the cat-o'-nine tails on punishment duty. Furthermore, said cat was kept in a (got it in my head though maybe misremembered) velvet bag. Therefore "To let the cat out of the bag was to start trouble or punishment for another. Off topic, I know. Just saying.

My owd Dad , Charlie Snr was from Bongs

he lived in Cumberland Avenue.

Agreed.

Brown and Higson on the wings for me. Tonga and Armstrong at centres. Why play everyone out of position in the back line aside from McNally? Brown is a tall guy and big for a winger in general. May be useful contesting carney in the air, and hopefully keep him under wraps!

Carney isn't in the Salford 19 man squad.



And why would you leave Dawson out?

A few players under performed last week, Tickle, Hock, Remi but that's more reason to pick them this week.



Armstrong and hood to miss out for me, ten minutes either side of ht Micky off Riddy at 9 Paterson in the halves or even McNally at 6 or 9 brown to full back Dixon at centre.



Surprised no smith

I'd put Smith on the bench to spell Mickey

How come he can't spell standing up?

He can spell standing up , it's Mickey he struggles with

Salford will probably line up as follows:



1. O'Brien

2. Evalds/Johnson

3. J.Griffin

4. Sa'u

5. Caton-Brown

6. Lui

7. Dobson

8. Kopczak

9. Tomkins

10. G.Griffin

11. Murdoch-Masila

12. Hauraki

13. Flanagan



14. Kenny

15. Burgess

16. Mateo

17. Krasniqi



Well that's what I'd go with anyway.

To suggest so many changes to positions like that, is preposterous.

Not if its part of the game plan and everyone knows their role gives higham a 30 minute rest

Agreed, it was just a terrible last 7 minutes or so....

Smithys job , then leave him on running at a tired defence on Mickeys shoulder

Smith isn't named in the squad so unless we're playing mind games he ain't playing

Well i don't think we'll see that plan when hood can just interchange with mickey.

Just leave riddy where he is. he's working well with drinkwater. Nothing happens when riddy plays at 9,so that's out of the question for me.

In reality I think that's what will happen, with Dixon missing out. But it's not what I'd do

I would go with....



McNally

Higson

Brown

Tonga/Armstrong

Dawson

Ridyard

Drinkwater

Weston

Higham

Hock

Maitua

Hansen

Paterson







Subs:

Hood

Dixon

Acton

Hopkins

Brad Fash gone back to Hull ?

Fash was at the London game in the club suit so I guess he is still with us.

On the feature of them training this week, on LCTV too.

I sort of get the feeling that Salford will use McNally as bombing practise..

Not too concerned about that McNally is usually reliable under the high ball.

I just think we need some size out wide, when we played super league opposition it was visibly apparent that we were giving away a stone and a couple of inches man for man in the centres and on the wings. Not too worried about how the pack will hold up, just hope we can implement the pressure building game plan that wins games at this level. Kicking game needs to be spot on.

I don't think size on the wings is too much of an issue with Dawson and Higson.