Hearing things like this from Wigan are enough for me, regardless of the result, it's enough to put a pleasant smile on any tiger's face

Phil Kinsella has tweeted that Charnley is playing v Cas.

I hope you're right! ......starting first thing Monday morning

Few interesting selection dilemas this week. Would expect Bowen to play, don't think either Thornley or Gelling did enough to displace Goulding or Sarginson so would expect those back in, Charnley for Manfredi (we basically have 2 backlines now).

It'll depend on Pettybourne's fitness what the changes in the forwards are, and there's one spot up for grabs from last week with Burke going to Bradford, and whether we go for a 2nd hooker/utility player or 4 forwards.
My guess would be:

Bowen
Charnley
Goulding
Sarginson
Burgess
Green
Smith
Taylor
McIlorum
Flower
Bateman
Farrell
O'Loughlin

Crosby
Clubb
Hughes
Tomkins

Pettybourne for Hughes if fit.

We'll definitely need to improve on last Sundays performance to get anything against Cas, I hope Matty Smith's been putting in extra goal kicking practice this week !!!

I thought that, but apparently Wane said this morning they're going to check on him later in the week.

philkinsella ‏@philkinsella 3h
Eddy Pettybourne in with a chance of being in Wigan squad for Cas squad. Decision later in week

Where did you get this from? We were only given a allocation of 1,000 tickets in the first place

Direct from a board member. He stated it.

Got tickets and looking forward to my first visit to Wheldon Road. Good to see Cas going well, so should be a great game.

As good as the young wingers are, I agree that they need to be eased in to the team, so I'm looking for Josh to be back and raring to go. We haven't been firing on all cylinders yet, far from it, so I'm hoping that this is the week when everyone clicks and we prove a bit too hot for Cas to handle.

Wigan to win by a minimum of 16.

you'll be made welcome! well, ish

enjoy the day out and the classic cas atmosphere Xscape/junction 32 if you're coming early is the place to be - straight off the M62

I'm really looking forward to playing Wigan this weekend and testing ourselves against the Champions

I hope your fans come over in large numbers and make plenty of noise, and may the best team win

Why is there all this talk of tickets?

It's not all-ticket is it?

Also, do kids not get a book of away tickets this year?
I've only just realised that Aoife didn't receive one.

You collect the voucher book when you go to the ticket office.

Cas 10-0 up.

Carney sin-binned for punching Bateman - great consistency on show from the refs as usual.

Sounds like defence is pants. Always the same when Lockers is out.