Mossop and Lima should be automatic starting props for at least the next two years and hopefully longer.

I have serious doubts about Lauaki but even if he does play to his potential, I feel he's best used as a substitute.

I agree. Lima is a workhorse forward who can play long minutes. He's the closest we have to someone like James Graham in my opinion. He's often the hardest working forward so he should be starting games. I don't see much about Lima that makes me thing he would offer impact off the bench, especially if Flower is the other prop on the bench.

Lauaki looks to be a typical impact player. He tends to drop off defensively if played for a long spell but he could be very handy coming off the bench. At the moment Mossop and Lauaki look like the players most likely to provide real punch up the middle so I don't think both should be starting.

we only have 3 available forwards also no kevin brown i would say with the problems we have its probs the best time to play you as could be still some rust but im not looking forward to this game as a giants fan i think a similar scoreline to last season could come

thats a shame

Any win, any how. I feel it's vital the team get off to a winning start. The last thing we need under a new regime is to lose our first couple of games, and for doubt to creep into the players minds, that now that Madge has left that the good times over and whatever success we've had has left with him.

hey up guys, does anyone know what stand we're in on sunday as we cant seem to find any information only admission details ?
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I'm worried about our options at #9.

Not a massive Mcilorum fan I have to say.

Tommy would be the best option but who would go to HB then?

How much are you being charged? Its £19 to sit behind the sticks and £20+(depending on what area) to sit on the sidelines.

If we have 4 forwards on the bench then Lockers would probably go to HB. I'd rather have Mellor/Powell on the bench to come on when Leuluai goes to hooker personally.

In the big games like Sunday is I think we'll probably go with Leuluai at 7 and McIlorum at 9 due to the experience that brings and thats fine by me but when some of the games come round you'd expect us to win (Widnes, Wakey, Salford etc) I really hope we give plenty of opportunites to guys like Russell and Mellor.

I'd love to see us play a few games with Russell at 1 and Sam back in at 6. They'd be electric on the same pitch and looking ahead 12 months I think the logical solution to Tommy leaving is to get Tomkins back in the halfs because it's easier to find a quality 1 then it is to find a quality 6 or 7 imo.

you're both in the north

blimey, season's not even started yet..your quick off the mark this year !!

and there's 8 of us coming actually

oh hahahaha stop it you little buggers my sides are splitting

ive given my complimentarys tickets to 2 hudds supporting pals... thats 10 now