Rovers 19 man Squad.

Adam Quinlin, Thomas Minns, Andrew Heffernan, Ryan Shaw, Danny McGuire, Shaun Lunt, Mose Masoe, Maurice Blair, James Greenwood, Ben Kavanagh, James Donaldson, Chris Clarkson, Tommy Lee, Rob Mulhern, Chris Atkin, Will Dagger, Jordan Walne, Danny Tickle, Justin Carney.

Jewitt and Scruton have both picked up injuries so are out.

Widnes also have injury problems, There squad is.

Wellington Albert, Keanan Brand, Greg Burke, Ed Chamberlain, Danny Craven, Gil Dudson, Alex Gerrard, Rhys Hanbury, Aaron Heremaia, Chris Houston, Ryan Ince, Jordan Johnstone, MacGraff Leuluai, Stefan Marsh, Joe Mellor, Tom Olbison, Charley Runciman, Matt Whitley, Sam Wilde.

We have a good record against Widnes at home, and it would be nice to win. If just to put a smile back on our faces. I think we should do it, but am expecting a hard contest (but then I was at Huddersfield).

I go

Quinlin.

Carney,Minns,Heffernan,Shaw.

McGuire,Atkin.

Mulhern,Lunt,Kavanagh.

Greenwood ,Clarkson
Blair.

Donaldson,Masoe,Walne,Tickle.

But I'm fairly sure that is not going to be the side.

It's about time Shaw was dropped it's no good scoring 1or 2 tries if your letting 4 in

Agree with this; I’ve not seen any academy games so maybe someone can enlighten me. Why does the coach seem reluctant to give Will Oakes a game or 2?

They've not won an away SL game for over a year so you'd have to be really bad to lose this one. Also, 6 of their 9 games so far this year have been at home and with their away form they will now struggle to make the 8

Personally, think there's a few who need to be dropped/rested. If just to give them the kick up the a*** to up there game. And who knows a shake up of the team might improve it.

We are, but you already know that.

I don't think you're bad enough to lose tomorrow though.

Tommy Lee starting at scrum half. Never in a hundred years would I have thought or wanted that.

I can’t make it today but surely this is a wind up

Unfortunately I'm at work, so am only getting bits and pieces.

But no, Lee is starting at SH, Atkin is on the bench. Dagger also starting.

Full side for you red.
Rovers.

Dagger,
Shaw,Minns,Heffernan, Carney.
McGuire,Lee.
Mulhern, Lunt,Masoe.
Tickle,Blair.
Kavanagh.

Atkin,Donaldson,Clarkson, Greenwood.

Thanks, I managed to escape the wife for a while & am listening to the game on radio. Unlucky for the young Widnes debutante.

Sounds like Rovers are handing over easy possession with schoolboy errors which they need to cut right out.

What’s with the strategy of playing Lee out of position at S/H for the majority of the game and keeping a natural 1/2 back on the bench until the 72nd minute? I don’t get it, it’s a waste of a rotation spot for me.

It sounded like a poor spectacle for those that went. The result could have been much worse had Widnes not lost all their bench with 30 to go. But any 2 points are welcome, lots of areas to improve on.

At this moment, the win is probably the most important thing .

Apparently Blair was outstanding, Carney played well.

Don't know where to start after that? Some rank amateur play and some really good stuff mixed in.The win was all that mattered. Made it much harder than it needed to be,Sheens will be fizzing after that id say? Stupid penalties,sloppy end of sets but a couple of superb tries. Lots to work on again but as a fan im happy with the 2pts..