Agree re:Wells - thought he ran well last week. Burke hasn't impressed me at all yet, doesn't run or tackle his weight so give Wells another chance off the bench!

That's a good call given the length of time he has been out. Williams could come on after 25 - 30 mins with greys on then rotating Powell.

My only concern with that would be Gregson defending in the middle. He was shocking in defence last week.

I understand your thinking but you have to realise that the regular season is already over halfway through and both teams have so far played each other once and could expect to play each other at least another 2 or 3 times after Thursday evenings second encounter.
Last season Wire played Hull home and away within a week, work that one out!

It's hard to work out.

It's a real shame that both these games haven't been planned well at all. To have the first one just after Easter and the second a few weeks later in a Thursday has taken plenty away from what should have been two belters in front of huge crowds.

As you say there could be another couple of fixtures yet so hopefully they'll be planned better.

Agreed
Consideration ought to be applied to this fixture.
I'm fully awhere of the echoes that Sts v Wigan is the biggest derby, well I would argue that except for the recent dip in Wire form over the last 2 seasons the W v W fixture has been the more meaningful derby in recent times, as it is once again tomorrow.

I hate Thursday games with a passion but IF they have to be played they should only be reserved for teams that have not too much distance bewteen them, otherwise you are looking at very poor attendances, something our sport can't afford before someone tells me football do it with no problem.

regardless of the stats, i just thought that wells looked a good prospect (certainly once he fills out), and on that basis, with his time on the field likely to be minimal, it would be good to see more of him than burke, who offers little other than a solid, if unspectacular 15 min stint.
on the williams question; to me defence is key. i would rather start him, as gregson was badly exposed last week. i would prefer him to come on at 9 or 12 rather than 6, where he may be more comfortable (and hes always an option for 6 if george pulls up).

Great impact from Burke off the bench! Not.

How do we let that ugly old thug score with 4 men on him? Shocking.

Line speed is very poor when we don't have one of O'Loughlin, Clubb or McIlorum on the field.

Tautai 16-4 Wigan