Just wondering how many people are heading over for this one? Wasn't there something about the tickets being for different areas of the pitch?

me as usual and a few others,lets hope for the same result and a good turnout of giants fans and hopefully a good welcome back for the lads!

will be there, always enjoy our trips to wigan.

£21 for adults.

£16 on giants coach.

3 of us heading over.

Is the world cup offer still on?

the world cup offer was only available until christmas eve i think.

What do you expect to be your starting 17 for this game? Seems like you've got some competition for places, do you expect it to be similar to how you finished last year or will the new signings be straight in the first team?

expect kaufusi and bailey to be in. Plenty of competition in the 2nd row though hard to pick between chan/ferres/taai/lawrence/bailey

other change maybe broughton on the wing

Hoping as many fans as possible make the journey! Giants to win by 12 I think! Coach going from newsome still places if anyones intrested. £15 setting off at 5.30pm

I agree expect Kaufusi and Bailey to be in. I think Ta'ai is unlikey to play having been delayed in NZ with the arrival of his little un. So from the Wire play off expect Kaufusi and Bailey instead of Ta'ai and Ferguson in the pack.

Backs same as last year or does Broughton come in? That is a hard call with no friendlies to judge from to date. I think Broughton has been bought to play, but Baloo is a fair man so Jodie may have to wait a little.

Only other question is fitness of Lunt, in if he is ready, but with two weeks to the next game no risks will be taken. Lunty is our best hooker by a mile but I expect Fooey to start v Wigan with Kyle Wood off the bench. It could though easily be Robbo at Hooker, Wood at 7 and Fooey off the bench.

So I expect:

Grix
Jerry
Leroy
Wardle
Murphy
Brough
Robbo
Kaufusi
Fooey
Koppy
Chan
Ferres
Bailey

Crabtree
Patrick
Lawrence
Wood

That is a very decent team with a strong bench and we still have Broughton, Lunt, Ta'ai, Mullally, Connor and Fairbank to come in. I think 3 of them would get into our best 17 if all on form.

Baloo is totally confident that Lunty will play.

Well time is counting down guys and girls! Who's going and how much are we looking forward to this! I can't wait! Hope we go down and are in good voice to back our lads! Prime time to play the double winning side of last year!
What squads we going to go for?
My guess or like would be
1 grix
2 jerry
3 Leroy
4 wardle
5 murphy
6 brough
7 robbo
8 koppy
9 Lunt
10 eorl
11 chan
12 ferres
13 Bailey

Bench
Wood (gives Lunt a spell, also cover in the halves if required)
Patrick (explosive prop to rest two out and out starting props a lot to handle especially from a Tiering pack)
Kafusi (bring a big lad off put a big lad on! Out and out big man will cause damage)
Bruno (defensively sound puts in some proper graft! Can cover loose, centre, second row)

Think I'd go with that, Murphy's defence could be an important factor and would give him the nod over Broughton.

Looks like Charnley will be missing but the boy Burgess has been getting rave reviews in pre-season and would not be surprised if he takes the shirt vacated by Richards and has a good season (though obviously a quiet game on Friday would be nice).

Patrick had a wow of a game there 2 years back and needs something to kick himself back into gear or could end up on the sidelines for alot of the season.

I can't see Broughton not being in the 17. Anderson was very complimentary of his work rate and speed at the Forum. He'll make a great target for Broughs deft kicking.