I am completely comfortable with that

Looking forward to the game even if some of our big guns are missing. It'll make a refreshing change to go into the game as possible underdogs. Expect it'll make a better atmosphere than a 40 point clobbering would.

If the young lads like Hampshire, Tierney, Burgess and Williams are selected, that's a bigger reason to go to the game and give them our support.

Seeing Hampshire is possibly the only thing that this games got going in it's favour.

Exactly.

Much more excited about the game if we do indeed have a good few missing. It should make it a superb game and its a great chance to see what these guys have got.

Its actually a 3 week and 1 day break we dont play after widnes until 24th June (monday) against warrington

Thets the reason for MM op i think

From what ive been hearing you dont want to play on the widnes pitch if you have an ankle or knee nigling injuries

Whatever your team it will still be decent, your kids are of high quality, i look forward to a good game and hope you travel over in good numbers.

If we do pull a couple out of the exiles match then there can be no excuse about fatigue at the end of the season. The majority of the big name players will have had a little mid season break. Add in the rotation that's been going on amougst the forwards, Richards being given rests and injuries to both halfbacks, meaning they've been freshened up and we'll not be able to play that card.

I hope we put that issue to bed this year.

A pile of injuries this week, I’m not saying they are all made-up they’re not, but I think the up-coming Exiles debacle may have something to do with some. After all look at what happened last year after Tommy’s absence. I wouldn’t blame SW one bit if there were a bit of smoke and mirrors with some of these injuries. At least I hope so!

The squad has been named and contains no Tomkins, Richards, Green, Smith, McIlorum, Flower, Dudson, Farrell or O'Loughlin. We've got Tierney and Hampshire lilely to debut and Greenwood and Williams also in there. We also have Gelling making a surprise return.

Even with all that we still will field a reasonable side IMO and we stand a fair chance of victory.

I'd line us up-

Tierney
Charnley
Goulding
Thornley
Gelling
Powell
Williams
Mossop
Tomkins
Lauaki
Hansen
Hughes
Tuson

Subs
Taylor
Crosby
Burke
Hampshire

Greenwood and Spencer to sit out for me.

I'm probably looking forward to this game more then usual tbh.

Looking forward to it myself, should be very interesting... Others will be chucking themselves in T'cut....

This is similar to Leeds Away last June - numerous injuries and lots of "kids" playing. That night was probably the best performance of the season and a record away win against Leeds! Some of those kids are now establised squad members ( Hughes, Crosby). Our pack on Friday will be arguably stronger than the pack playing against Leeds, although the backs without Sam and Richards will obviously be weaker.

The performance of our hookers and halves will be crucial, but Wane will definitely have everyone fired up, so let's show the rest of the RL world we can win even with 8 regulars missing!