So its a week to our first game of the season, we usually only send the 20s to these types of games but seeing as we dont have a 20s team anymore(!!!) i think we need to include Smith and Green in most of our pre season games, the centre spot is an obvious position that needs testing aswell. Against Leigh id like to see us line up like:

1. Murphy
2. Burgess
3. Thornley
4. Hughes
5. Richards
6. Green
7. Smith
8. Taylor
9. Tomkins
10. Prescott
11. Gelling
12. Lloyd
13. Tuson

14. Dudson
15. Spencer
16. Burke
17. Lauaki

Dust off some cobwebs with a few of the regular first teamers. Typing that out makes me even more worried about this season, usually we have been able to put out two completely different starting 13s that would put up a decent fight in Super League but this year, not including just a few of our biggest names, I struggled to get one full set

If (and I hope it happens) Joe Burgess continues to progress the way he has over the last two seasons we could move Charnley to centre and put Burgess on the wing. That would certainly, along with Green, add a lot of pace to the back line, although I do expect Burgess to be Pat Richards eventual replacement.

FB Murphy
RW Burgess
RC 17 Thornley
LC 22 Gelling
LW 5 Richards
SO 6 Green
SH 7 Smith
P 8 Lauaki
H 23 Logan
P 20 Dudson
SR 4 Hughes
SR 25 Lloyd
LF 12 Farrell

S 15 Flower
S 16 Tuson
S 21 Taylor
S 24 Powell
S 26 Crosby
S Burke
S Hampshire
S Williams

It would be great to see some of your 1st team players at the LSV , and would be a good first outing for your lads , i know a few of my Wigan friends are hoping the same , i just hope Mr Wane sends a strong squad and we can raise a few much needed funds .

It will be the under 19s.

Personally I hope (and assume) it will be the reserves so it's a closer game and they give it some in order to impress.

Can you pay on the gate.

According to Wane in todays League Express Taylor, Dudson and Logan Tomkins will play along with Spencer and Crosby. The rest will be from the younger end, but I expect Murphy and Powell to be in the side.

I think the halfbacks could well be Powell and Hampshire.

as i am wigan fan living in lobby land send the best first team wigans squad.wigan win 70-0. keeping the lobby fans quiet for a good few weeks

Sounds a bit sour last season we spanked your Reserves by around 40 points , and WILL do so again on Sunday if you send boys to do a mans job , as for Lobby ?Ive been to 2 family Do's recently at St Judes Rugby club , with all my Wigan relatives gobbling the Lobby strange that , as for myself , ive never eaten Humble Pie .My prediction Leythers again by 40 if you send the Boys .

Good call Ian c, whatever team we send I'm sure there will be plenty wigan fans there to swell the attendance, lets hope it's a good occasion...... For both sets of fans