Quote: 4foxsake "What are people's thoughts on the training squad announced today, part of me is glad none of our players are selected as they're less likely to get injured, but on the flip side I'd certainly say a couple are worthy of recognition, especially ahead of some the names selected below. BJB and Ashurst for me have been stand outs all year and would have been worthy of a place.
Greg Eden (Castleford Tigers)
Luke Gale (Castleford Tigers)
Zak Hardaker (Castleford Tigers)
Mike McMeeken (Castleford Tigers)
Paul McShane (Castleford Tigers)
Michael Shenton (Castleford Tigers)
Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants)
Scott Taylor (Hull FC)
Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos)
Stevie Ward (Leeds Rhinos)
Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos)
Johnny Lomax (St Helens)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Mark Percival (St Helens)
James Roby (St Helens)
Alex Walmsley (St Helens)
Kevin Brown (Warrington Wolves)
Daryl Clark (Warrington Wolves)
Mike Cooper (Warrington Wolves)
Ben Currie (Warrington Wolves)
Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves)
Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves)
John Bateman (Wigan Warriors)
Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors)
Liam Farrell (Wigan Warriors)
Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
George Williams (Wigan Warriors)'"
I don't suppose if ever questioned they would answer why a certain individual has been picked, but for me half of them have a ? over them for one reason or another. You do have to have a nucleus, a core I suppose, but it hardly reflects current form does it?! Like has been said, BJB & Ashurst are very unlucky not to be in, maybe Johnstone would have squeezed in if fit. Fair point also about Salford's leading lights being mainly foreign as to why none of theirs, but all those Warrington 'stars' is just a joke.