[quote="number 6":10vt3f85]hope the club sent someone to Fev on sunday just to check out the state of the pitch! i know some people have said to play our spine, but if the pitch is like a paddy field, maybe hold back on most of the seniors, cant afford any serious injuries like our last visit to there in the cup![/quote:10vt3f85] https://youtu.be/HlJdHCMcR5Q?si=NRzS_Cf8BHNTN8vC Based on this video it looks pretty good tbf. As good as could be expected at this time of year certainly.

[quote="number 6":10vt3f85]hope the club sent someone to Fev on sunday just to check out the state of the pitch! i know some people have said to play our spine, but if the pitch is like a paddy field, maybe hold back on most of the seniors, cant afford any serious injuries like our last visit to there in the cup![/quote:10vt3f85] https://youtu.be/HlJdHCMcR5Q?si=NRzS_Cf8BHNTN8vC Based on this video it looks pretty good tbf. As good as could be expected at this time of year certainly.

Ligi Sao has to play as he’s so unfit still Make him play the 80 You need these games as a coach to see who’s working hard on what they did in training The video reviews can spot lazy players and we need to rid the team of laziness We need a complete discipline overhaul and once again these matches will catch you out if you drop off Not as in losing but the coach gets to see who’s bought in and who hasn’t Some players like Sao will see this as a breather match where as some like the Kemps will go hammer and tong I’d go with who hasn’t got a niggle as we do have a match the following week that really matters

For me I just wouldn’t risk Cust, Sezer, Asiata, Rapana or Hardaker. Playmakers and centres we just don’t have the cover. Had the Cross and Sneyd moves (or the Abdull situation played out differently) worked out it would be a different story but it is what it is. Hopefully we’ll either add in these positions mid season, or if we get off to a semi decent start it will just be better environment for the likes of Kemp, Charles and Westerman to come into. They have the potential I just think we need to start the season with the senior guys in these positions.

[quote="DSJ1983":1cq12g00]For me I just wouldn’t risk Cust, Sezer, Asiata, Rapana or Hardaker. Playmakers and centres we just don’t have the cover. Had the Cross and Sneyd moves (or the Abdull situation played out differently) worked out it would be a different story but it is what it is. Hopefully we’ll either add in these positions mid season, or if we get off to a semi decent start it will just be better environment for the likes of Kemp, Charles and Westerman to come into. They have the potential I just think we need to start the season with the senior guys in these positions.[/quote:1cq12g00] Cust and Sezer were non existent at Cas apart from one decent Sezer cut out pass we created very little Maybe leave out Asiata,Rapana and Hardaker for half the game but these two need some game time. Little point going into the Catalan and Wigan games with your half backs lacking game time they will be backs to the wall difficult as it is This is easy game time so get Cust running from half back which is what we need

I wouldn't play Cust or Sezer. Our season isn't going to be defined by how clinical and fluent they are in attack in game 1 of the season. You cannot play open, expansive rugby in the first month or 2 anyway due to the weather, it will be about completing set for set, and good kick chase.