Good. We'll need him on form. He looks very good when he's fit. Shame that's only for about 10 games a season.

Whiting is playing 6. Ellis will drop to the bench.

hope all the players coming back from injury have earned their place in training, disappointed to see Bowden make way if everything being said about O'meley is true

Heard that too. Completely the wrong approach for me. Leave Whiting at 13.

Think Westy will be our 6 for the rest of he year, he's possibly back next week as well, which is great news.

Whiting at 6 is an interesting one, people have been asking for this for a few years, so lets see how it goes.

We will certainly be more solid with Whiting there than Ellis IMO.

Interesting selection, one that will probably fuel the Ellis out rumours.

The reality is that Ellis has had some exposure at first team level and at this point is not demonstrating the all round skills he did last year in the Championship. There's an argument he won't until/unless he gets a run. The other argument is that we need to get back to winning ways and Whiting gives us more in the halves at this point. Disappointed with Ellis so far. Was really excited about him coming to FC but apart from his kicking game he's not offered as much as hoped.

Poor Whiting. Usual pre season stuff about competing for a back row place, usual reality of playing pretty much every round in a variety of positions with the current debate being FB or SO.

Remember whiting tweeting at some point last year that he hated playing stand off oops

PG wants rid and Millward wants him to replace Orr who is retiring.

Heard on radio it's Aspinwall to have a late fitness test.

Yeah heard that too, seeing as he has been on the web site saying he is fresh and fully fit must have had a knock in training?

Not taken a knock but because he had a groin problem is simply waiting to see how it reacts to a thorough workout.

Seems confident in himself that he will be fit.

The weather won't help. I'm sure it's only precautionary.

Russell at FB
Whiting and Crooks in the centre
Turner at 6

Forwards are going to have to play well because we aren't going to win it in the backs.