I agree. I like the energy Thompson brings off the bench and the uncertainty he creates in the oppositions defence with his runs.

Hadley IMO is the type of player who is more suited as a starting 2nd rower. Good engine, very strong and dependable in defence and willing to do the hard yards. Obviously he has Mini & Manu in front of him at the moment. He certainly brought stability when he's slotted into that right hand side.

Warrington:

4 Ryan Atkins; 33 Ryan Bailey; 9 Daryl Clark; 32 Jordan Cox; 11 Ben Currie; 16 Brad Dwyer; 3 Rhys Evans; 1 Kurt Gidley; 8 Chris Hill; 29 Benjamin Jullien; 18 George King; 2 Tom Lineham; 22 Gene Ormsby; 20 Kevin Penny; 6 Stefan Ratchford; 7 Chris Sandow; 10 Ashton Sims; 14 Joe Westerman; 27 Sam Wilde

Noticeable absentees are Russell and Westwood.

1. Ratchford
2. Lineham
3. R.Evans
4. Atkins
5. Penny
6. Gidley
7. Sandow
8. Hill
9. Clarke
10. Sims
11. Currie
12. Jullien
13. Westerman

14. Cox
15. Dwyer
16. King
17. Bailey

Wilde and Ormsby to miss out

It's going to be a cracker Hull by 8

I'd tend to agree. I think we have more quality spread throughout the squad but we don't have the star man in sandow that you do and, ultimately, it's players like that who win tight games which is where we're likely to fall down later in the season. If we did pick up a quality half then we'd certainly take some beating

Spot on Jake,we are a quality half away from being the real deal.
Maybe if Sandow breaks our line several times and runs us ragged the club may change their mind about Carlos being the answer to a running 6.
The difference in team performance when Sandow,Danny Brough,Lui,Brown,Campese,Carney and Roberts make when they are playing is significant and is what we are clearly missing.

I think this will end up tied, really nothing in it. Going with 22-22.

... and I'm down in Winchester on Friday evening, no chance of seeing the game locally, they'll all be showing the Euro 2016 opener. Guess I'll be following on Twitter.

listen to Radio Humberside on your phone

Sandow gets a lot of the plaudits but the underpinnings are from Gidley.

With Westwood (and Hughes) not playing your 2nd row edges ours.

Should be a cracker

Feeling the optimism draining away a bit looking at Wire's teamsheet. Oh well.

If Sandow breaks our line I fail ymy see why you would single out Carlos when there are other d fenders there also missing him.

What of Sandlow has an absolute blinder of a game but we still win?

Brough has been available for. It's of the season, as has Lui, they don't seem to have had the major impact of ou refer to.

If ere are clearly missing such a key player, just how have we made it 12/13 and to the top of the league?

Your glass is not half empty, it's positively bone dry.



Back on topic, Westwood is a bit miss for them.