I agree that the props in particular are not performing - so what I don't get is why people seem to think that dropping Brough and re-jigging the halves and hooker and LF will significantly improve matters! It won't!!!!
We need to get back the same aggression in the forwards we showed last year in the Challenge cup against Leeds and hopefully we can do the same to St Helens

we have not seen the best of bailey yet because he has been played out of position due to injuries to other players, he played where anderson wanted him too against wigan..seemed to fit in perfect that night!

drop brough?

ok he is not having a great start to the season but wont be happening... do think he needs to get some more goal kicking practice mind!

would love to see connor given a chance either at full back or centre..when are we going to throw the young lads in otherwise...early season and we know he can step up. i dont think he will play, ferres likely to go centre like he did last season at widnes.

anderson has not got his best team yet on the pitch but im sure he will do come the end of season after all these warm up games



just hope we perform tomorrow as the club are putting in a big effort with the heritage day...normally we have a stinker when the club pushes something and gets a good crowd

Why make more than one change? For me We have a Centre injured so we put a player in at centre rather than swap a second row to centre then have someone else in at second row. That's how to blood youngsters, strength in depth isn't gained by swapping players around- think that mistake has already been made this season already- and it shows.

i agree, but its what anderson did last season with ferres. i would of put murphy straight back in

Ferres did go to centre - and if I remember wasn't great there. Connor deserves his spot- the young saints lads proved last night how positive it can be to give them their chance!

I think Baloo should start sending a message out to the senior players by putting the youngsters in and basically saying " if you don't start performing then these kids will get a chance".
I don't mean all at once of course i mean every week put a couple in and see how they go and how the seniors respond. Would love to see Jake Connor, Kruise Leeming, Josh Johnson et al given more game time, the players aren't performing at the moment so why not give them the stage to perform.

Id go:-

Grix
Broughton
Connor
Cudjoe
McGilvery
Brough
Robinson
Kafusii
Lunt
Kopczak
Ferres
Chan
Lawrence

bench
Fuey
Crabtree
Bailey (to come on in halves, Robbo to hooker and rest Lunty)
Taai

That's a strong line up. Interesting idea with Bailey into halves, shifting Robinson to 9 to spell Lunt. Maybe too disruptive to structures and make up of the pivots during game?

Swapping wood and Robinson position wise would also be an option.

But could understand PA reverting to brough/Robinson and Lunt/wood combos.

Either way, I think if we can hit our straps we have enough to beat wire. Regarding centres, I'd definitely go with Connor. We need ferres in the pack.

Robbo is happy to play either 7 or 9 he's said he enjoys playing both positions- but he doesn't like playing both in a game as he feels he has to concentrate too much on what position he's playing when he's swapped. Before the start of the season he said to me he hates friendlies because there's so much swapping and changing he doesn't know where he's playing.

Everybody ready for what I think it's the biggest game of the season so far?
A win today will bring a huge confidence boost to our season.
The team that ended our cup run and our season will be ready for battle.
I hope whatever team is out there can out play them today and give us all a win we've been wanting for what seems like a lifetime.

he had a great game scored first try for me at 25/1 !



hope to see a performance like the one at wigan and home to leeds today