Friday evening kick off @ 7.35

On paper, this may look like an easier fixture than most but, although well beaten by Wigan, Salford were right in the game until the sending off around 70 minutes in.

Difficult to know whether Chester will or should make any changes after the KR win.

Barring injuries, I go with the same 17, who all put in a great shift on Friday.

Cant wait and lets hope that we get The Rocket Stadium rocking !

Come on Trin !

Cough cough Wigan

I'd go with the same team unless Huby is fit.

We played well but I think we'll have to keep improving to beat Salford. Hull KR were not great with ball in hand which gave us the chance to pull away. Salford will make it a tough battle I reckon.
Still a Trinity win though

I thought griffin was sin binned just before half time and Wigan scored only one try whilst he was off, who was sent off in 70th minute and according to the Sky write up the score was 40-6 in the 68th minute

Hoping for a good performance from the lads! Can't see the fixture being as close as it was last year so i'll say wakefield by 18.

Absolutely got to cut the penalty count, if we do that, Salford will do really well to come away with anything.

Having watched the Salford/Wigan highlights, if Salford defend like that, especially down the right side, Johnstone may get 5 or 6.

Another Must win in my opipion!1 I get to watch this live on Saturday morning great stuff!

so I will have some of my unreal opinions on players after that....

we have to win all our home games against teams we will be battling out with for top 8.

lets go boys!!!

its only week 2 but how interesting could it be. Would expect cas to beat Wid so they will both be on 2 poins
Saints should beat cats so saints on 4
Wigan or hull win putting one of them on 4 ( a draw would be great }

Hudds or wire on 2
Leeds to beat KR leeds on 4
Wakey win on 4

Great start

Think the league this season will be the best yet in terms of competitiveness, I think it is harder to predict a winner in most games and as Phil Clarke said there are in his opinion 6 teams who you could make a strong case for winning the GF. I am not sure which 6 he refers to but he is right.
Salford have some really good players and maybe the departure of Koucash and the `perception ` from outside that they will struggle will galvanize there players and staff and result in a backs to the wall attitude, similar to the attitude that has served us so well over the years.
I honestly think that this could be the year that SL produces competitive matches every single week which the big 6 wont like so it will be all change again for next season.

One game at a time lampboy.
To steal McDermott's philosophy, it's all about qualifying for the end of season stuff and having a fit squad when the money games come around.
Having said that, we look to have a stronger squad than last season and we just need some luck with injuries and a favourable cup draw and who knows.
And whilst I'm dreaming, some positive news on the stadium front wouldn't go a miss either

Your occasional obsession with how good the opposition are interests me. I've no wish to belittle Salford they look capable of beating us if we are not up for it.

However who are these really good players? I can't see any who are really good and no more than a dozen or so who I'd call good.

I'm not getting carried away Trinity is NOT a team of superstars but player for player we have quite an edge over Salford IMHO. It's not a must win game for us and it's not a given but it's certainly a should win.

Personally I think last season was as good as it will ever get for competitiveness. The 8s both Super and Middle were quite open for a change with even Huddersfield starting way down in with a shout to scrape into the top four early on after the split.

It may well be premature but I think there will be a more notable shift this season. I think the bottom four will be notably lacking in quality compared to the top 8 throughout the season. I say this to be proven wrong in 6 months time but I think the bottom four will be Catalans, Rovers, Salford and Widnes. Choose your order for bottom four as you see fit.