You'd hope either Cust or Hampshire will start at 6, fair play to Shorrocks for putting his hand up but our points for have just dried up, really need a half back at half back

Peet will have to decide which of Cust and Hampshire is most ready for the cup game next week so maybe they will both get some game time. Its an important 2 points but the absolute be all and end all. The bench still a big issue with Mago essentially a passenger at the moment - I think we can add him to the list of poor front row recruits Radlinski and co.

Reserves play at Robin park at 17:30 before the game.

Hampshire should get 80 minutes under his belt in that game.

In terms of making ground and cutting out his errors, he’s doing better IMO but defensively he’s an accident waiting to happen. His lack of intent and willingness to bend his back is so so poor. Satae walked about 20-25 metres last week with Mago pawing at him.

KPP was worse, completely gave up and fell off him. Amazed he will be in the NRL next year.

The thing is, he’ll switch on and commit fully to it and go ok IMO, because to me this move has been on his mind for ages and he’ll know he’ll need to be at his best. It’s frustrating watching him for us this season. One week it looks the penny has dropped and he’s putting himself about, but then the following week, he’s back to pawing at people in defence and shirking the tough carries in attack. You look at him from Wire away, to last week at Hull and it’s chalk and cheese. That can only be an attitude thing.

There's glimpses of something there but like you say, not nearly enough consistency. Would love to be wrong and he makes something out of it but seen nothing to suggest he will magically change his attitude in a tougher playing environment.

Could this be our last game at the DW?

Ever?

For a good while perhaps. I've not looked at our fixtures, but we're away after this for two weeks right?

Are we confident Latics will be around in 4 weeks or so time?

Will the DW even have the new pitch re-laid this season? ie Has the job already been paid for? Potentially might not even happen if not.

Would we not just buy the lease? The council own the land so the stadium lease won't be sold to anyone other than WRL.

I don't know, but if we did - how long would it take? Begbies wouldn't sell the ground separately to the football club - why would it be different this time? Even if they entertained the idea, it wouldn't be the 1st option that they pursued.

I guess it's a convo for the Latics thread. My original post was just a throw away comment that it could be a while before we play at the DW again.

Well that depends if Latics are in administration or not, and if Begbies are the administrators. Even then they may have a different opinion this time.

The stadium can't be bulldozed and used for houses or a supermarket so it's pretty worthless really to anyone apart from a new buyer for Latics or WRL.

Even under administration WRL would still be able to play there just as Latics would.

Just seen the training pics of Cust. Both arms strapped up. Surely that must be hindering him playing. What’s the deal? I know he did his elbow in the CC but is he afraid he’ll do it again or is it a problem area for him?