I'm going with hope and genuine optimism with the new dawn.
Like you and most others, I'm not expecting a win but want to us back up the Catalan performance with the same level of performance, effort and resolve, do that and I'll be happy.

Much like going to France, the pressure was on Catalan and will be similar this week where the pressure/expectation will be all on Wigan as no one gives us much chance. Plus Wigan may well have one an eye on their trip stateside to Sin City with all the razzamatazz.

They've just opened another block of the West (guessing a padded seat area usually not on sale) and another block of the North stand due to demand.

Probably field a reserve team this week

Got to be careful there. The RFL have launched a compliance investigation against Salford for their squad selection last week.

Whoops forget about him

may get a decision by season end

that will send shivers through the whole of S/L

We can go into Friday's game with confidence. I don't expect a win but a decent performance and another strong defensive display and I'll be happy.

Cartwriight and Bourouh are big misses. I wouldn't mind seeing Hutchinson get a run out. Would be a great chance for him.

Yeh the 2035 season end probably

Interesting game coming up - you would think Wigan will respond from the defeat last Thursday but then a few may have eyes on Vegas. In fairness I didn't think we were bad against Leigh and was impressed with the quality for a Round 1 - both sides played a strong attritional game and we just made a few mistakes at key moments. Fingers crossed the ruck is a little quicker on Friday - I don't buy this perception that less whistle is always a good thing. Penalise slow rucks early and the game benefits later on.

Assume Miski will come back in, otherwise probably unchanged for us. I expect more ball movement from Wigan this week if conditions allow.

Like most on here I think we'll probably come up short. And then I think back to last season and the pile of sh*t were serving up and then lo and behold we turned Wigan over. It couldn't happen again - Could it?

Stranger things have happened. We have an OK record against them at home in recent years. Need a good start and the crowd getting behind the team.

Still, it would be nice if Wigan rested a few before their Las Vegas trip.