Is this game on TV ? Strange if not tie of the round.

No it's not. Fev v Cas and I think it is Widnes v Saints?

I agree that on history and derby appeal it would be a strong contender. On current form it is saving our face in front of a national audience, thank the Lord for small mercies.

Thank the lord Im at work with the displays of late.

We will give Leeds a good game on Friday I wont be that shocked if we turn them over then get beat by Salford

I think Team should be:-
Mathers
Fox
Collis
Sykes
Cockayne
John
Smith
Amor
Aiton
Raleigh
Kirmond
Lauititi
Washbrook
Subs:- Wilkes, Wood, Southern & Walshaw. Please be competitive

Tony
Fox
Collis
Sykes
Cockayne
John
Smith
Amor
Aiton
Raleigh
Southern
Kirmond
Washbrook
SUBS:- Wikes Johnson James Wood

Tony

Fox
Sykes
Collis (Walshaw if Collis not fit)
Cockayne

John
Smith

Amor
Ellis
Raleigh
Aiton
Kirmond (Trout if Kirmond not fit)
Washbrook

Subs : Wood, Johnson, Wilkes, Trout (Mariano if Kirmond not fit)

i would like to see cockayne start at fullback, cant help thinking he is wasted out on the wing.

and wood replacing smith at scrum half,

1 Mathers

2 Fox
3 Collis/Mellers
4 Sykes
5 Cockayne

6 Smith
7 Wood

8 Amor
9 Ellis
10 Wilkes
11 Southern (if fit Ali but only if 100%)
12 Washbrook
13 Alton

Raleigh/Johnson/Wildie/Kirkmond

I might consider Cockayne in the centre and Mellars on the wing. Hopefully Ben could help stiffen up the defensive and the added height of Mellars could work out well under kicks, both attacking and defending.

Mellars is too slow for the wing. He's big enough for second row though. Give him a run there instead.

Have you been drinking ?, we may get turned over by Salford, but there is no way (even if you see pigs flying over a blue moon) that we will beet Leeds on Friday.
I sincerely hopei'm wrong and will still be there shouting for the boys but.....

Having seen the job Leeds did on London, where they were excellent out wide, we need someone who can defend Hall and although he's probably six inches shorter, Cockayne is probably the best we've got, so Motu at FB for me.

As much as I'd like to say we can pull of a shock victory, I just can't see Leeds going out of the Challenge Cup in their first game, it's not in their script.