I was hoping this game would be the nearest thing in SL to an easy game - but Salford's performances so far make it now one of the more difficult.

having a few supporters requesting a ruby red ale on the next home game, we have chosen to serve our core beer Ruby League at the back of the northstand bar to see if this goes down well, a nice 3.6 abv

Count me in Snowy

From what I've seen of Salford so far they look a lot more fitter this year than they did last year.
Should be a cracking game.

We've had the advantaged of keeping our main spine of 1,6,7,9 and 13 together from last year so we're more in tune then a lot of teams we've faced. We've had to play the past few games with a makeshift second row with the likes of Huaraki and Murdoch Masila to come back having not played this year.

Most of if not all of our wins last year were against teams without one or both of their halfbacks missing (Lui was absent at BV last year).

Seriously man, stop creating fake news

That's not fake......maybe slightly exaggerated but every one of the mid season run had that scenario. I remember commenting on it.

Huddersfield home Brough was the only senior half. Leeds away no McGuire.
Wigan no Williams, Wire no Sandow.. Widnes no Brown. Saints last week no Smith.
Yes you can play only what's in front of you. But Salford should be at full strength so it should be interesting.

Moving away from the halves though, for the first competetive game this season, we should be pretty much at full strength in the front row.

Chester said in pre and post match St Helens interviews that Allgood will be fine for this weekend, and that England should be OK. He also said Kirmo would be fine too.

Only real notable absentees are BJB, Jowitt and Hirst I think

I dont think we have much to fear if we can replicate the defence and game management from the Saints game. We need to get a bit more oil into our attacking structures but we've had wholesale changes in the pivots so I suppose will take a little time.

I think Walker may have earned a promotion up the front row pecking order. If Allgood is selected he will have to be in nature like his name. No comment from me as I do not remember seeing him play other than in pre season when he got injured.

What a surprise you contradict me

It was a joke, fake news said in a Donald Trump voice

I'm not convinced that Smith is a loss to any team and McGuire likewise. Also do these teams not have more than one H/B in the squad.