is Jamie soward still over here on holiday?

We will do well to stay ahead of you given the games we both have to play. However, Wigan have named a very young squad for our game on Friday, so we may sneak a result

Just seen Wigan's 19 for friday and I think it is fair to say that our chances of a home tie have just diminished. Only 6 in the 19 were in the 17 at Wembley. No S. Tomkins, Charnley, Richards, Green, Smith, O'Loughlin, Hansen, McIlorum, Mossup or Farrell. Or Goulding - though tbf we was knocked out.

Even though it gives us a good chance of the 2 points (i still dont think we will win however!), it does undermine the competiition that Wigan dont really care what posiition they finish in now

Yeah, I know you're missing a few too, but you should have enough to see off that squad. I was going to say 'comfortably', but being Wigan they'll be well prepared and the kids will be hungry.

i just get the feeling that our heads are gone for the season now and they just want it over with - will be happy to be proved wrong though!

Although I will be saving my money now and not going to Wigan to see their Under 19's play

Yeah, I understand why they've done it (and others have done it before or after the CC final), but that is taking it to an extreme. If they'd just kept Smith [ior[/i Green and Farrell [ior[/i Hansen, it'd have been some sort of fig leaf.
I'm going to the Rovers-London game and I'm a bit worried that it might suit us to play our kids. I'd make the best of it, next generation and that, but it'll drain the occasion of any intensity.

That Wigan U-19's squad has effectively taken away any chance of 5th now. Wane really doesn't know how to respect the competition does he?

It might have made it harder! All the 1st team were still nursing hangovers yesterday so i would have preferred to have played them!!

Only because this squad was planned well in advance. I doubt they would have partied quite so long if they were all due to play on Friday.

This is the most shocking proclamation of the season.

My view on The Pie's squad is that they've got themselves into a position where they can afford to rest players which is down to their own hard work throughout the preceding twenty five rounds.

If we hadn't capitulated at Salford and respected possesion in numerous other games this season we wouldn't have needed to look to Wigan for a favour.

It's a squad game, Wane can select who he likes from that squad, I'd do exactly the same.