Chris71 wrote:After seeing the 21 man squad I'd go
Litten Swift Sutcliffe Scott McIntosh Trueman Clifford Taylor/Brown Dwyer Fash Savelio Lane Cator
Satae Brown/Taylor Staverley Gardiner/Lovodua
If Taylor is declared fit for the game then he has to start, if there are any doubts with him then Gardiner comes in to the 17 in place of Taylor. Same with Staverley if he is 100% then time for him to come in to the 17 in place of Lovodua. Cator can move to 9 to spell Dwyer with Fash can filling in at 13 if needed rather than using Lovodua as the interchange 9. I'd probably still go with Staverley and Gardiner even if Taylor makes the squad, though think Smith would likely leave one of them out in favour of Lovodua. Just feel having Gardiner on the bench allows TS to rotate the forwards a little more, particularly if there's a slight question over Taylor.
seems strange to include Shaul just wonder if he will give Litten a break this week
i think Balmforth must not be ready for SL- we have to trust TS on that else h'ed have been in. Big step up from Newcastle plus its a very responsible position to play (not that they all arent). Therell be reasons
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Yeah been told bench is Brown, Lover, Shaul and Gardiner, so I'm guessing Satae and Fash props. Tag out, I reckon reason Shaul plays is purely to do with the Salary Cap.
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I can’t be bothered to search for it, but I have a vague recollection that the threshold might have been raised slightly since then.
I don’t know how much academy players or first year reserves earn, but if a club has to shell out say £5k or £8k to have a lad run out for a few minutes in a late season game it might not seem like great value for money.
So not so much the cap as the wage bill. Players outside the top 25 don’t count on the cap iirc.
Dave K. wrote:Would Staverly playing affect the salary cap, seeing he has already, although that was in the cup.
There was a rule (that was suspended during the pandemic), that any player earning less than £15k wasn’t eligible for SL.
I can’t be bothered to search for it, but I have a vague recollection that the threshold might have been raised slightly since then.
I don’t know how much academy players or first year reserves earn, but if a club has to shell out say £5k or £8k to have a lad run out for a few minutes in a late season game it might not seem like great value for money.
So not so much the cap as the wage bill. Players outside the top 25 don’t count on the cap iirc.
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number 6 wrote:Hope I'm wrong but I think we have too many first choice starters out to get the the win today
Pretty much my feelings for today, without Taylor, Sao, Houghton and Carlos on top of no replacement for Evans and letting the most consistent performing SR go in Griffin. It’s a big ask as that’s half a starting 13 missing.
The bench looks scarily weak and lightweight
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