Could do with a couple of positive covid cases.

I’d sooner have increased line speed and a quicker play the ball together with a new coach.

If we are going to get a good hiding let’s do do it with a bit grunt rather than hiding from our inadequacies. I’m critical of where are the moment but I’m hoping that all 17 give it a go and leave nothing on the pitch. I’m fully expecting a loss by over 30 points but I’d take that before forsaking a game to any side particularly Saints.

An extreme long shot but a proper drubbing may just tip IL over the edge and bullet Lam. I doubt it but I can live in hope.

Hahahahahahahaahahahahaha

This comment is unbelievable.

I remember a while ago when people were slagging redvee I said both sites had its share of idiots. Exhibit A

Think about what you’re saying. You’re suggesting that because a doctor working for England (and employed by Wigan) deemed Lomax and Walmsley unfit LAST FRIDAY (Lomax wanted to play) but they are now both in the squad for a game NINE DAYS LATER, they should both be disqualified from World Cup selection. Really!? Read it again. Slowly. Then slap yourself in the face.

I'd rather slap you in the face for calling me an idiot you little tvvat

That’s cute.

But seriously come on, you can’t genuinely be suggesting Lomax and Walmsley should be left out of the World Cup because an England and Wigan doctor declared them unfit for a game. Seriously!?

Some of the stuff on here over this issue I haven’t agreed with but it was at least reasonable debate. You sound like a petulant child having a tantrum.

I can’t help but agree with the long necked one about this.

We’ll never know but is suspect part of it was Wane not wanting to risk a St Helens player as if the played and aggravated something then he’d be accused of trying to help Wigan.

Either way it’s not something we can pin on St Helens (as much as I’d like to)

I think it's just common sense.

I'll happily slate them for the lack of representation in the Exiles squad and truly believe that there's no smoke without fire i.e some clubs didn't want the match and didn't want to release players. It's not a long stretch to put that at the feet of saints, simply because of the amount of quality imports they have.

I'm not however buying into the England conspiracy. Wane wouldn't stand for it and would have made it known and why would Dr Brooks go along with it too? It's too tin foil hat for me.

I understand (to a point) the frustration about no Saints players being in the All Stars team but this England stuff is just crazy talk it really is. Lomax and Walmsley would have both wanted to play in that game and Saints wouldn’t have stopped them had they been fit. Otherwise we’d have stopped Makinson and Knowles playing too (Welsby in squad also).

To go on and suggest there should be punishment for Lomax and Walmsley is one of the most bizarre things I’ve ever read on these forums.

I’ve posted something similar at the same time

100% agree. I let off steam over it but my main gripe was always the All Stars team and the lack of Saints players. Really poor IMO but it’s been and gone.

Hastings FB again. Smith and Tommy in the halves.

This isn’t going to end well.

Hanley and his partner had a baby the other day so perhaps hasn’t trained? Born in 30th June.

Got a place behind the sofa to watch this one.

I finish work at 8pm,home by half past. If its not game over by the time I get in I will be amazed.

That’s fair enough but to continue playing our best half at FB when there’s so little creativity and cohesion coming from Tommy and Smith is sheer lunacy