Nathan Brown after the Wire game said that Lomax was going to be the 1st choice FB from now on and Wello was likely to play at LF.

And we are missing FOUR prop forwards.
Remember 2003?
First choice halves?
Who would that be?

First choice fullback?
Lomax has only played there when Wellens was unavailable.

Don't you look silly now.

Seriously, I give up.

We will be without 4 of our 6 senior props. Perry, LMS, Lafranci and Walmsley really ought to outmuscle Flower, Taylor, Crosby and Burke, games aren't won on paper but I'd only call us slight favourites

Without the bickering it's true we have 1, 6 and 9 missing. At the moment Wilkin is first choice scrum half (available) and Lomax is first choice Full back (unavailable). The loss of Roby needs no discussion, that's obviously a huge loss.

I'm looking forward to seeiing how it will go, we're missing our main creative players and attacking threats (including TP). However, you're missing your main grunt men which provides go forward to get in those good positions.

It's an interesting conundrum really, will we win the forward battle but not be able to do anything with the possession? Will you lose the battle up front but be able to score that game winning try through the use of your creative and attacking players?

Either way let's hope for a top game of Rugby League and a bouncing atmosphere.

Nathan Brown quotes on the BBC sports site that he is not bothered about the Derby match as it is only classed as two points gained or lost.

You used Perry and outmuscle in the same sentence?



I am not doubting that you are also missing players, but I think you'd agree that you'd rather be injury hit up front rather than in all your key positions?

We should - We've got a heavy back row these days, too, with Soliola, Manu and Flash.. Two thing may/will/could stand in the way of this a)over the last couple of seasons you've completely out enthused us in the derby and b)with no recognised hooker, I worry that poor dummy half service will negate our extra strength.

A really don't know what'll happen. I've got a bad feeling it won't go our way, but nerves before the derby are what it's all about!!

I will be very surprised if Lomax does not play.

You could be playing stand off this week.