Draw for next round Tuesday morning on 5 live. Home draw versus Salford I predict just for ironys sake. 3.5k today not bad for cup game,notice the normal plebs taking pot shots at attendance conviently ignoring own cup attendances in previous campaigns.

Just looked at odds checker and we are 100/1 same odds as Widnes.wont be taking that bet but interesting. Some strange betting on lance Todd winner so far.

We need the challenge of SL opposition. You can feel the complacency creeping in.



Mostly frustrating again today. Thought Sheffield were a bit grubby 1st half & ref just lost his marbles before HT.



Never had Jordan Cox down as the pantomime villain.



Abdul was very good & our kicking game was much improved.



Shame about Quinlan but Moss needs to come out of his shell & now he'll get his chance.



What's with Greenwood? Injured or not interested? A shadow of last seasons player at the moment.

greenwood wants to join his brother in oz

last season Greenwood and Clarkson played in the inside space created by Walker and Tilse.

Blair and Marsh didn't carry the ball so the second row had more work to do and became more noticeable.

This season Abdul and Ellis are playing in that space so Greenwood and Blair are further out with limited ball.

The vast majority of their work is in defence covering our half's when they go out of position.

How about Toronto away? nice trip & live on TV if not able to travel.

Jordan Cox was always more pantomime horse. The kids an idiot and proved today why he'll never make it at the top level, no focus and total lack of fitness (played 10 mins today either side of HT). Saying that our own idiot decided to rise to the bait and copped a yellow.



I thought Greenwood played well today, doing a fair bit of hard work.

Aren't Toronto playing CC "home" games in Manchester?

Maybe I'm being too harsh on Greenwood, he just doesn't seem to be carrying the ball with the same energy.

I don't know but why would they not play in Toronto?

Its generally below freezing this time of year in Toronto

Just remember reading it somewhere

They don't have a home game scheduled til May

Leigh away!!

Nice easy one for us then.... I'd have fancied us giving them a decent game here but they look a different prospect at LSV

It will be a good test see where we are

A lot can happen between now and the weekend the games are to be played.

Leigh are full of enthusiasm in their first SL season, and doing well. We could do with them going on a losing streak before we face them, but I can't see that happening. Would have preferred Huddersfield, but such is life.

Away at Tolouse on Monday followed by away at Leigh on maybe Sat = rough patch.

Will Leigh rest players going into this? If they fancy a shot at not being in the middles we may be better if they are still going well and decide to prioritise the league

So Featherstone at home, Toulouse and Leigh away in 9 days. Now we will see how good our fringe players are.

If we wanted to test the squad then this is a test.

Our game against Leigh and Salford v Toronto look tasty games.I think drawing Leigh away has positives and should be seen as a free hit . We need to see how our pack fares against a big experienced set of forwards.dont particularly rate Leighs back division and I feel we have better 1 - 5 . Half's fairly even I'd say but their pack is certainly bigger,saying that it's a dad's army so maybe couple of rays of hope. Leigh rightly will be favourites but we aren't without a chance I'd say?

Yes City of Manchester Stadium next to Etihad

Should give us an idea where we are at although we will be missing two of our better players.... agree on the backs the game will be won in the forwards but although Leigh's pack is aging it is has a lot of experience crucially

No we (Leigh) can not afford to otherwise we will be out. Neil Jukes will pay you the respect you deserve, no doubt about it for me.



He will field his strongest line up IMO as he especially at Leigh will expect one tough old encounter. He knows his stuff.