Quote: sergeant pepper "I don't want to sound overly negative, but that's a bad starting pack imo.
It performs above its station & has potential, but i think a neutral would look at it, especially going into the derby, and think it's undercooked. Add in Partington and Shorrocks on the bench and where's the point of difference? Faz aside, where's what consensus would class as a top forward?'"
It’s a bit of an Adrian Lam pack but there’s not much else we can do. We’re shy of Ellis and Pearce Paul and the outside back absences mean we’re probably going to move a second rower to centre. The only other option would be to pair Miski and Halsall and I can’t see us going down that route.
It’s a bit deflating that Hardaker absence because it’s thrown up a few problems (who plays centre, who kicks goals and then what you do with the second row after shifting people around) but I still think the players will give it a fair crack.