Only just made it at your place.

Saw Hudds coach with their cowbell earlier in the week. Hopefully he's disposed of it.

Plus Cudjo, Fergussen. Wardle, English, Holmes, Walne.

Apart from Kershaw all those are recognisable names, that squad is far more experienced than ours with 4 or 5 inexperienced academy players in again.

Can’t see us winning this one, too many key players out. As long as they play their hearts out like they have been doing I’ll be happy.

Up the Trin

that's going to win us trophies - tried hard but didn't win

I'd really like to but I'm too tired to explain.

I am not doubting our character at all and am really enjoying how hard we are trying .

but the fact of the matter and the conversation we are having re the top 5 - is that the injuries we have got has ruined I believe any chance we have to make top 5 this year ...the cup game against widens now is worry to I think - .

I hope I am wrong and when the players come back if they do - we are not to far behind 5th but I think the horse would of bottled.

I think we still have the personnel to beat Widnes but I hope the coaching team have a more confident outlook than the previous two years cup games.

Forget about who’s missing it’s not as relevant on the day than who wants to win. Hudds always want to beat us, don’t know why they just do. On there own patch they are favourites, all home teams should be favourites with the odd exception.

This will not be close to our strongest 17, which imo is one of the top 4 in SL but it’s not rubbish. We need a bit of luck a commodity we have been missing this season and the same spirit that saw us beat Leeds over Easter.

Hudds are not Saints who imo are along with Warrington the two teams this team can’t beat, at least on papers. If they want it then two points are a possibility in this game, can’t ask for more than that.

All I can say is good luck lads, relax, enjoy and play your hearts out and see what happens.

I think it gets a bit silly, all this we have more players out injured than you, and therefore if we win it's brilliant, if we don't, it was to be expected.
The fact is, we have a squad of players, who may not be out preferred ones taking the pitch on the day, but they should all be capable of stepping up. As I see it, they certainly have stepped up and I reckon they'll give Huddersfield a game and are good enough to snatch the points.

Sorry but I don't see it quite like that. Yes they should step up but to make out that a team doesn't lose something with the loss of the sort of players we are missing doesn't hold water. Of coursre we are weaker, as are all teams with a large injury list. Teams that don't get lots of injuries tend to do better than those who don't. Look at Saints now and then see how they would go with a few key injuries.

I haven't been to Shudds for years, but I'm making one in with the lad tomorrow - can someone remind me which empty stand they bung us in so I can buy off their website?

Ta.

Chadwick Lawrence Stand, it's the one with some Rugby League fans actually in it.
If you cant find it, just walk inb the opposite direction to the cowbell

A bit of a contradiction there old boy don't you think?