I can't help thinking that we've been shunted to the graveyard shift of the midday KO because London are so utterly abysmal.

I know we've a CST-organised delegation going over from the motherland, so hopefully plenty of Dragons fans in attendance.

Early team news (possibly)

Saw this news on sky this morning. Brilliant quality player who is entertaining to watch. Hope he makes the squad will give an extra interest the london game. He has done well to overcome his surgery and hope carrys on where he left off.

Methinks it's a good time to bring him back; ease him in with a game against the whipping boys. Although it is such a massive derby, and you know the old cliché about form and derby games.

Hey lads the news is good for Scott . The no.7 jersey will be seen on magic weekend ( maybe a cameos) Laurant will ease him in. I'm nervous already, I wish I could be there but probs later this year.

Primarily, I'm glad he's healthy. Rugby is a distant afterthought beyond that, although we're all happy that he's on the way back. Good news all round after what must have been a trying few months.

Too right John, very trying but the support of so many people from Aus and England and France was awesome. The Dragons have totally had Scott's health placed first and we are very thankful for that. So lets play but don't expect too much too soon, after all it's not July yet.

I think its the boost his return will bring to players around him that might benefit us instantly.

Scotty will get all the time he needs to play himself back in, but just having him around will be great.

Here are the 19 players selected by Lo-n-Fresh to uphold Catalan honour in the Greatest Derby in Sport:

Renaissance Man, Big Zee, Tommy B Goode, SUPER SCOTT DUREAU!!!, Ian Hendo Henderson, Bulldozer, Sir Steve Menzies Campbell, Mr Anderson, Greg, EELLLOOIIII, Superkev, Number 69, Big Mickey S, Bad Boy Bousquet, JaJa, Lopini, Viiiiinnnnn-ceeeeennnnntttt Dupoooooo-ooooo-oooort (rat ta tat ta tat), Fast Freddie, Morgan.

Allez Dragons. We all eat horse, we all eat horse....

Les Chevaux de londres

Battle cruiser Bailey, Apples and pears Bishay, Rosie lee Bryant, Plates o'meat Cook, Old china Dixon, Barnet fair Dorn, TRAITOR FISHER, Khyber pass Gower, Weseal and stoat Grady, Rabbit and pork Howell, Scapa flow Krasniqi, Butcher's hook McMeeken, Pen and Ink Mendeika, Mince pies O'Callaghan, Raspberry tart Robertson, Cobbler's awls Rodney, Loaf o' bread Sarginson, Adam and Eve Wheeldon, Berkeley hunt Witt.


Altogether now... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo.....

A fleet of range rovers filled with Twicker rah-rahs is on its way up to Manchester for a pre-match ruck in the Trafford Centre...

maybe.

Good win, but at a cost with Louis out for the season.
If these injuries were all similar, I'd be concerned about something in the conditioning or training, but as they're all different, I guess we just chalk it down to experience and crack on.