Don't think Mcintosh will be fit.



Mitch to wing, Lovodua to centre, Lane to LF, Longstaff to SR?

Think you would have too, first time in years of having a pass I might watch it at home.

To be honest even with lack on of numbers I would keep Houghton out the side this week as he was out on his feet after 30 mins and the short turn around I can't see him being recovered enough. If he plays I can't see him being able to do more than a 15/20 minute spell any longer and we are asking for trouble as if Wakey have any sense they'll just pick him out like St's did and tear through.

If he has to be in the 17 due to lack of numbers then Hodgson has to spell him but just think Lovodua and Balmforth should play 9 on Friday.



I'd also have Severs as an option for the 17?



All depends on who is back as still very sketchy on whether we will have Ma'u, McNamara or Griffin back

Blood some of the youngsters.



Rather a youngster with effort and desire than seniors who have big Bank balances not giving a toss showing no fight



Put litten, Balmforth, barron, Laidlaw and Severs in let's see what they can do with he view of moving some mentally weak seniors on at the end of the season



Staveley can play loose forward, very highly rated yet still hasn't had a sniff of action

Surprised there were not more players banned for impersonating rugby league professionals.

RFL Disciplinary not fit for purpose,

even JC cops a ban..

( that was a joke for his fans on here ).



Flip side, wakey are likely to be missing two keys players Batchelor & Tanginoa

I have the same enthusiasm as the players for this one.



We're coming off another heavy defeat and Wakefield a good win.



Can't see us winning this. The game is still meaningful for Wakefield, whereas us, season is already over.

We've seen enough from the players that they don't care.

Litten, Barron, Lovodua, Wynne, Mitch

Smith, Gale

Sao, Houghton, Taylor, Longstaff, Lane, Fash



Satae, Laidlaw, Johnstone, Balmforth



As a worst case scenario?



Griffin and Ma'u may come back into contention?

Paul King looked in decent nick.

Impact sub maybe?

Maybe at 9?

Can’t have too many of those on the pitch at the same time!

PM me please!

Surely now is the time to never pick Johnstone again?



Won’t be here next season and offers absolutely nothing that an academy player doesn’t.



At least picking some academy players will give it a bit of interest because watching the same lazy lot just doesn’t appeal.

connor and evans banned ,but batchelor gets off scott free.what a complete joke the game is becoming,also some of these awful rules we import from the nrl,the sooner we have rid the stupid 6 again rule the better,its ruining the aussie game ,now doing same here.sts also copying the nrl having a trainer nigh on permantly on the pitch.all we need now is the captains challenge coming here.what a tedious rule that is.

Wakefield are paying $2.45 off the level start and FC are big favourites.

I only bet once a month, if that, but blimey I just can't see how we are favourites???

They're giving Wakey 9.5 start for even money!



We are in a mess and won't have the motivation Wakey have BUT this is the type of game we win as the players do just enough to not get fired.



Catalans big favs v Salford which I find interesting as well.



"Gamble only what you can easily afford to lose"

You bringing Severs in?

You could have dragged somebody out of the crowd to do what he did on Sunday.

I'd bring anyone in, he didn't make one run on Sunday where he was tackled.



When was the last time you saw any player make 0 runs in a game where they played a few minutes?

Changes in the 17 need to be made and should have been made long before now and not just because of injuries/suspensions. With no realistic chance of making the play offs its time to give the reserve squad members the opportunity and lets be honest they can't do any worse than the so called senior pro's.



To do nothing or make minimal changes due to them being forced upon due to injury/suspension beggars belief and as Einstein said "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" and for me that sums up the current Coaching set up as the only real time BH tried something a little different was Leeds away when we looked a far better team.

Tbh in your team I wouldn’t have Lovodua at centre.



Rather Mitch at centre and the other young winger, Martin, play.



Choice then is Severs on bench and Balmforth or Lovodua as interchange hooker.

Wakefield also know that if they win, then they are basically 99.9999% assured of SL safety - that's motivation.

We have none.

When Leeds beat KR then the players knew that was the end of the play off hope and they are focused on Mad Monday

Need to view last 4 games as a mini season.

Playing for respect & provide some hope for next season, not to mention the finance of members renewing.

Do feel for AP as he continues to provide the cash to succeed. It seems to me there is an ongoing power struggle between player power & the coaching staff ? Maybe all need changing if our DNA hopes to evolve to match Saints etc ?

Never need to change the players - just the Coach

the last great coach we had was Brian Smith

and he worked with what he had

He hung around for ages!!! He was a rookie coach, Junior Kangaroos wasn’t it?

Made ordinary players play well above themselves,one of the players I knew said he made you feel like the best player in the world after a chat with him.He said he gave you a job to do and you had to do it, bit different now, like headless chickens

Pearson is part of the problem here.He deserves better but there is little point having this fantasy island idea that suddenly seven or eight of our promising younger players will become S/L stars and catapult the club into a top team.May be his dream but it aint going to happen.

You need first a strong confident first team squad so you can drip feed younger players into the team.Doesnt happen the other way round.

It also wont happen under this current coach.

No reaction from the Chairman.Seems to me he has given up and wouldnt surprise me if he puts the club up for sale