Aye, that's why I said might be fit for the derby, from what I heard he is by no means certain to be fit for it.

If not fit then dont risk, Rovers are now just a match to win this year, added spice yes due to the derby but points never the less...
Turner has more than proved capeable to infill , same with Tansey and whiting!!
no worries we now have cover

week off will do him good, and the fact that teams havent really been able to see horne and long work together lets face it nobody saw them at saints and to my knowledge they only played at saints and wigan and home to hudds? Hopefully they will have lots of ideas against the robins.

for the first time in years we have strength in depth so there is no point in rushing players back, turner has been excellent and should keep his place on performance alone. Horne upto the last two years had played every season virtually injury free from 16 years old, wear and tear over the years starts to show around the mid to late twenties.don,t want another paul sculthorpe situation arising were he played when should have taken a rest and look what happened to him.

well said Luce