shame, i would have preferred to beat a full strength wigan side

not really, it looks like we will have a backline of
Murphy, out of position at full back
Leroy & Jerry, but possibly on opposite sides
Jamie Foster!
and an academy lad Sam Wood in the 3/4's, with Connor also out of position at 6.
i would say the backs are going to be a totally unknown quantity, our entire left side is decimated, which leaves us vulnerable in defence.
as for the pack, yes, we still have Rapira, Hinchliffe, Lawrence(unless he plays in the backs) and patrick, but we also have 3 young lads possibly making up the numbers there.
i'd say that we are likely to be missing at least 7 who would be in the starting team tomorrow, i hope we keep it close and give a good account of ourselves, and you never know, ol big gob himself might just get too carried away and motivate us even more
i would rather have Wigan's injury problems than ours!

Tonights result at Salford hopefully will keep us focused.
Huddersfield's injury list is much deeper than ours and you would like to think with the 2 squads listed we have a strong chance tomorrow for a win.
Hopefully SW will use Saints poor attitude tonight to avoid any complacancy on our part because Huddersfield have a point to prove after last seasons play offs.
I think we will see Burke replace Sutton from last week's squad but other than that I don't see any other changes being made.

I feel sorry for Gildart. I thought he played really well last year and now he has just been dropped.
I would much prefer to play Sarge at full back and have Gildart at left centre. I'm not really sure what Tierney has done to deserve selection ahead of Gildart at the moment. He never ever seems confident under a high ball, we just have to be thankful that Brough isn't playing tonight.

Spot on!

How many chances does Tierney need to get at Wigan. He has far many than others in the past

I tend to agree, but we are only one game into the season and I'm sure Gildart will feature soon enough.

I can recall Tierney playing at Widnes once and playing on the wing away at Salford last year. I'm sure he's had one or two other opportunities in between but he's hardly been given chance after chance after chance.

I'd go Sarge fullback with Gildart centre but Tierney hasn't exactly been given an extended chance to shine at any point.

I would strongly recommend not to swallow architectural coatings.

George Williams a late withdrawal, with Nick Gregson taking his place in the 19....

Great game to make his debut in, good luck to the lad.

Gregson not in the squad, disappointing.

20 mins gone, Flower and Lockers off and we concede the very next set. Awesome.