Look, he targets me for rational and supportable objective half time appraisal, from the ground I might add, and has just called 2 women "hapless dolly birds" whilst sat at home. I think there's some lazy casual misogyny in there. The reality is that we pulled out a very special 2nd half performance and I'm glad I was there to show my appreciation. I love this club and what Radford is building.

Not sure what's gone on with Turgut. Seems out of favour.

As long as we do the business ourselves that game is win win. We either go ahead of Cas of we go within 2 of Wire again. Wigan also have a tough trip to Wakefield after a rough couple of weeks. Things could get interesting.

My team as long as no one else pulls out would be:

Shaul
Faraimo
Scott
Tuimavave
Miloudi
Kelly
Connor
Paea
Litten
Taylor
Minichiello
Downs
Green

Fash
Masi
Washbrook
Lane

I just think Scott has more about him than Logan, and Downs did well in his last game v Widnes. I would like to see him have another chance.

not a bad team, but downs imo like lane isn't big enough at this level, never seen either of them bend the line, both put the effort in, I would try turgut, toss up between scott and logan,

Think Lane will play
Agree i would give Turgut a chance in the next couple of games but for me if he makes no impact knowing he has gone down the pecking order and i think he is out of contract end of the season then he should be released.
Right centre is a problem.Logan tried hard but his defence was very poor.
As you say toss up between the two unless Harris is recalled and Connor moved back to right centre

forgot about harris, that might be a good call

Obviously disappointed the cup run is over, but what a set of memories it gave us! Despite the loss today, our players ran their blood to water for their teammates & club, I’m proud of em.

If we can keep that attitude & get some more bodies back, we can do some real damage at the business end if the season.

You should be concentrating on beating Salford we need a favour we're shooting for 10th spot

God I hate being nearly right every time

Bookies have the odds against you, and Radford has said we'll struggle physically on Friday, but you never know.

Those odds must be from earlier in the season. There is no way you would get 5/1 for Widnes now.

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Quote: Mr. Zucchini Head "Those odds must be from earlier in the season. There is no way you would get 5/1 for Widnes now.'" Indeed https://www.oddschecker.com/rugby-leagu ... ish-bottom

After today, I think we’ll struggle next weekend, as we have after Cup games in the past but Harris back in and Turgut who should be raring to go, think we can still do it but Lee Radford has got his work cut out. Minicello gave his all today, Manu didn’t seem to be all there. Washbrook got sinbinned against Fev for exactly the same thing so he should take a rap for that. Hope Bumpy eventually gives Radford some praise for today instead of redirecting his past failures onto Coffee Girl.

I’ve just looked on odds checker and it is quoted as current. Which is ridiculous - nobody else is shorter than 100/1 either.

Opportunity for some no-lose betting there! Although iirc correctly bookmakers can renege on a bet if odds are obviously offered in error. I wonder if Widnes and or Rovers should have those numbers reversed? But that would seem too short, tbh.

Betfred have Rovers at 6-4 and Widnes at 11/10, which seems much more sensible.

Yes we do. The theory is that when we are stretched we use a "wrap around" defence, the winger shoots out to try to rush the centre into a mistake/poor pass and the next defenders in push out to the winger. Sometimes we do it when there is no real need to, but when you are defending an overlap it really is the best way to deal with it, you have to pressure the ball carrier otherwise you will just get picked off.