Carney can come up with errors but can easily destroy teams he takes some stopping and we've been found out on the edges a few times this season. With that new lad they've got we need to be on the top of our game, it will be a hard game.

Up the Trin

irrelevant now, he's out for 3 months!

We are now missing 3 of our starting 5 in the back line, - Minns, Heffernan, Carney with a net gain of vaivai.

Could have our prop/2nd row at centre again this sunday in james greenwood. Big advantage to you now, we have no size to get our sets started properly. Get your kicking game right and no penalties we wont make it up the pitch

1. We don't have one
2. Child, Hicks and Kendall will make it highly unlikely.

19 for Sunday
Tinirau Aona
Matty Ashurst
James Batchelor
Anthony England
David Fifita
Liam Finn
Scott Grix
Ryan Hampshire
Keegan Hirst
Justin Horo
Craig Huby
Tom Johnstone
Ben Jones-Bishop
Reece Lyne
Jacob Miller
Pauli Pauli
Tyler Randell
Bill Tupou
Kyle Wood

Comparing the two squads then we should be looking to repair the damage to the points difference that Salford did in this one. The Hull KR squad looks very weak whilst bar Kirmo we are at full strength.

Looks like the back line pretty much picks itself:

Scott Grix
Tom Johnstone
Bill Tupou
Reece Lyne
Ben Jones-Bishop
Ryan Hampshire/Jacob Miller (Can't decide but might consider giving Rocky a go at 6)
Liam Finn
Anthony England
Tyler Randell
David Fifita
Matty Ashurst
James Batchelor
Tinirau Aona

Kyle Wood
Justin Horo
Craig Huby
Pauli Pauli


Hirst to miss out for me along with Miller

Yep, I'd go with that but, I think we will go with Finn & Miller in the halves.
We just need Pauli to run at Maguire (he'll either wave him past of end up like Gale) and that should be game over

If Tommy Lee is involved I’d fancy our chances with 10 men ! He really is that bad.

He's average at best.
We lost both first choice hookers Lunt and Lawler. Carney is more destructive than you think but academic now he's out.

On the plus side for us Marsh isn't named, you've not faced Atkin yet, 7 try Moss is named (after his york loan although we'll see if that has any bearing in SL).

We've actually named a fairly youthful side with half a dozen experienced heads.

Both of us are due a win. We should have beaten Leeds last week (a totally ridiculous sin bin, a non existant penalty given in front of the sticks to them etc). The ref last week was appaling and took decisions from his touch judges over the headphone all game rather than making any himself. Still, had enough chances but Leeds defence was too good. We should have at least drawn away at Catalans apart from cheating Micky Mac in the last minute.

Doesn't change the results though. Fed up of great performances against the 'big' clubs and still not edging it. Also tired of influencial players being injured but hey ho.

A question - do you think Chessie's colours are now showing since he is no longer propped up by Kear?

No.
I'm sure that any half decent side would welcome Kear's input but, I think we're victims of our own hype.
Big talk pre season on how we'd improved on last years squad (with Pauli coming in) but, he's yet to show his worth (and hopefully it's still to come) and the fixtures ultimately, havent done us any favours, with a block of "easy" games followed by a block of tough fixtures, almost akin to a play off series.
Had a couple more of those tight reverses gone our way, we'd have been very, very happy.
As it stands, we're pretty much where you would any half decent Wakefield side to be, mid table and with a game in hand on most of the sides above us.

Mind you, if Rovers take the points on Sunday, it will all be Chesters fault



Have a good game on Sunday, just as long as you finish second.

Come on Trin !