a win would lift us off the bottom and with a boost going into the cup game next week with a new coach

expect to see jacob wardle on the wing for this one poss with mellor or wood at centre.

be good to see him get his chance, bits ive seen of him looks a good player

hopefully gaskell comes through the warm up this time!!!! partners rankin.

mamo second game on the trot can he go the season without an injury?!?!! noticed he is very very shaky under the high bomb, jumps for it and knocks on alot, widnes will target him

I think id go:

Mamo
Wardle
Wood
Turner
McIntosh
Rankin
Gaskell/Russell
Seb
O Brien
Clough
Lawrence
Taai
Hinchliffe

English
Smith
Leeming
Mellor

Dickinson & Russell/Gaskell to miss.

Very young back line. Wonder how Mamo will cope at the back-good job it’s not on the 3G pitch!
Still no Wakeman?!

Gaskell won’t play he’s done after last Friday

Done as in injured? or simply wont be picked for pulling out before the game?

Won’t be picked

dont think thorman was happy with him pulling out 90 seconds before kick off last week.

said in comparison to murphy who wanted to get back on the field after a torn groin ... found out whos up for the fight!

that the end of gaskell then?


rankin and russell in the halves it is then

I’d say so, bear in mind Woolford worked with brown and potter who won’t be singing his praises, still got 3 years or is it 2 years left on deal and can’t see anyone taking on his salary

He has pulled out just before a game at least once, if not twice before right? Time to force him to move on. Hopefully he is still too young to be able to just see out his career sitting on the sidelines with us for two years.

he has a contract till end of 2020 i believe

What a shambles to give him such a long deal. Thewlis quote was that he was one of the hottest talents in British Rugby League and we had fought off competition for his signature. That was gaff 150 and still Ken believes ,he must have plenty more money to waste

And yet when Anderson Wanted to sign him from saints brown wouldn’t let him come to us....

No instead he sent him on loan to Salford then got rid of him to bills, someone may correct m but did he play a single game under brown?

He must have played at least one as he is down as having scored. It wasn’t many mind, which is probably why he ended up at Salford- you would be pretty peed off as a young player if you got the opportunity for regular game time elsewhere, wanted to go, but your coach blocked it then didn’t play you!

Can you explain dj why gaskell is in the 19 as you say he wont be picked