Can't be bothered. I'm going to the game, I expect a defeat, possibly a comprehensive one. Damage limitation & continued green shoots please.

Who's joining me?

Yep, I'm stupid enough to go, I will be debuting my new horrible shirt.

I expect a cacophony of awfulness.

Although, it could be worse, I at least haven't chosen to "holiday" in Warrington for the weekend.

Unsure on if this journey will be worth making, child as the ref and the chance of a certain ginger centre getting a start is putting me off at the minute

If the Dead Kennedys had been from Manchester, this would have been a great name for a song.

bel cambio di nome.

Can't make the trip but I fancy a narrow win to Rovers (not putting my shirt on it). Non of the teams this year have ripped up trees yet.

Good point. You've got to believe any result is possible at the mo. Wakefield should have beaten Sts last night. Leeds were dire in the first half against the dark side on Thursday but sublime in the second, when Hull were 5 grades below even the brown cacky stuff. Cas putting 40 plus points on Wigan.

I don't think the dark side were that bad, more the fact that Leeds were on fire & all thier 50 50 plays came off. Leeds have a settled side with only one change. Us, FC & a few other clubs are on a steep learning curve as the results this year are showing. FC should have beaten the wire & they held them to a single try, I think we have nothing to fear except ourselfs.

Rovers need to smarten up down the middle if they are to beat Warrington. Larroyer made a big difference last week against Wigan but how do Rovers deal with Clark. We don't have a player anywhere near him in our squad. If we can stop him tearing us apart down the middle then we have a chance.

Looking at the squad, even though Carlile is included I think Chester will go with the 17 that faced Wigan. The question for me is will Horne be able to repeat his heroics in the 9 role? I've no concerns over French John, he is coming along nicely, his stamina will develop as the season progresses but it is obvious we are in desperate need of a lead 9.

I wonder how much mcshane would cost us from Wakefield he would be the perfect foil for French John, and a realistic target before anybody says so would Cameron Smith

I don't think we should be rushing to find a hooker unless there is another Clark out there. What we lost with Josh was a quality defender in the heart of the pack. We do appear to have three very good playmakers on the pitch so all we need is someone to get the ball away from the ruck. I would let French John & Carlile find there feet & develop & we have seen Grahame Horne can be put in there to bulk up te defence if needed.

McShane showed us up the other week, his link with Godinet especially, so yes he would be a very good signing. Not so sure Webbo would allow him to go but Wakey's chairman might be receptive.

If there is no one else available, I would go for Kaye at Fax. He played solid against us in the friendly, ran rings round Carlile (who doesn't), and against Leigh the other week he played exceptionally well.

I don't know about anyone else but Maurice Blair looks as though he could take on the 9 role; he has all the skill sets and has presence about him.

However, as far as I am aware there is no panic to bring someone in. I know Connor Robinson is very highly thought of and has started light training. Maybe the coaching staff are biding there time for when he is available for selection. IMO Cockayne and Horne are not the answer - stop gaps maybe.

Agree with all of this, apart from Blair I think we should leave him in the back row, he is going well in there and we would be short of options at the minute without him there, I also think with the injuries were short of options at prop a injury to walker or allgood and we would be in trouble

Only dipped in and out of the commentary, but sounded like Rovers had a decent crack at it, but are maybe still a bit rough around the edges.
Bottom, but having played 3 of the 'big 4' in our first 4, I'm not too worried. Just need to cut down on the errors and make sure we get some results against the other teams 'chasing 8th'.

Gutted, but at least it was close. The effort was there from the boys.