Can't believe I missed Lunt off. That has been amended as the Media suggest he will be available, he has taken Jewitts place.

I don't personally feel that Dagger is quite ready for the Step up. He was pretty Awful in all the pre season friendlies he played and was only average against a poor Catalan team. I feel it will be a year or 2 before he becomes a regular, certainly would'nt want to throw an inexperienced FB into the derby cauldron.

Dagger
Shaw
Minns
Salter
Carney
Quinlan
Atkin
Jewitt
Lee
Mulhern
Blair
Clarkson
Kavagnah

Masoe
Donno
Lunt
Greenwood

Moss (pull him from his loan),

Shaw
Salter
Minns
Carney

Quinlin
Atkin

Jewitt
Lunt
Mulhern

Donaldson
Greenwood
Blair

Kavanagh
Lee
Masoe
Clarkson

Has McGuire definitely been ruled out?

No. Kendall match ref Bentham VR also.

I forgot Scruton is back as well.

I'd probably keep him and McGuire for the Wigan game. I know it's a big game, but I'd rather them be properly fit for the season then rush them back for this game.

Quinlan in the half needs to happen he is sharp at 6 and Matty marsh will find it hard I think with him and Atkin not enough experience imo

what crowd do you think it will be, we have sold a record amount so should be a cracking atmosphere

Probably 10500. I think with our team pretty much decimated for Friday and you with your timely boosts, people wont want to turn up to see us get beat by you lot.

ha ha, seen to many derbies to get cocky, whoever plays for you will be up for it, think you might also have timely boosts,

Record amount? Surely you can only sell the allocation we give you (1600 + 800) and you will have sold that amount out every year since we opened the North Stand.

Or have we given you more areas of the ground?