Nobody can say this one isn’t must win ha.

Looking to be without Walker, Fusitua, Newman, Austin, Sezer, Tetevano, Myler, Holroyd, Walters, Johnson, Tindall, Edwards (non recallable loan). Likely that Bentley will be banned.

Sutcliffe
Briscoe Simpson Mellor Handley
Sinfield Leeming
Oledzki Dwyer Prior
Martin Gannon
O’Connor

Smith Donaldson Mustapha Thompson.

Field, Broadbent, ?? ??

How can we say must win with that team out!

It is a must win. Not a will win.

Martin should play Centre, Simpson can’t play 3 games in a week at 17 in a position where you’re tackling forwards all the time.

Lose it his and we are in the tightest spot I can recall since I started going in the mid 80’s

Can't wait to lose this one.

And if we don’t win (quite Likely?)

Really is backs to the wall now. Bare bones is an understatement. Id like to see Gannon starting in the centre, get him running a bit wider. Sinfield deserves another go. Broadbent has to play otherwise somethings gone seriously wrong with the player/club relationship. If everyone below is fit this is how id go.

Starting:
4 Liam Sutcliffe
20 Tom Briscoe
23 Jack Broadbent
21 Morgan Gannon
5 Ash Handley 

32 Jack Sinfield
9 Kruise Leeming

8 Mikolaj Oledzki
14 Brad Dwyer
10 Matt Prior
15 Alex Mellor
12 Rhyse Martin
17 Cameron Smith

Subs:
19 Bodene Thompson
24 Jarrod O’Connor 
25 James Donaldson
27 Muizz Mustapha

Are we going to be able to actually name a 21 man squad?

If muizz and broadbent can't get a run they might as well leave next week.

We’re so out of options it’s almost a case of playing players where they will do the least damage to us. With this in mind, Leeming must be hooker to give our undersized forwards any chance of getting a catchable pass. This means Sutcliffe must play halfback (I know), and Broadbent has to play fullback. Unfortunately this again is a totally new spine. I’d play Martin and Mellor in the centres, Simpson shouldn’t be exposed in this game, and I’d play Sinfield with Sutcliffe in the halves. He’s got an old head on young shoulders, but ideally wouldn’t be playing just yet but we’re out of options.

Broadbent
Briscoe
Mellor
Martin
Handley
Sinfield
Sutcliffe
Oledzki
Leeming
Prior
Gannon
Donaldson
Smith

Mustapha
Thompson
Dwyer
O’Connor

We don’t have any other realistic choices.

Likelihood is we pull the next two up from the crop.

Did Mellor come off injured in the second half as I don`t remember seeing him in the last 20?

I don’t really remember him in the first 60 to be honest

He got pinged for a high shot. That's all I remember.

‘To-lose’ or not ‘to-lose ‘
Not that Is the question…..

Walker, Fusitua, Newman, Edwards, Tindall, Myler, Sezer, Holroyd, Johnson, Tetevano, Bentley, Walters, Austin

Not a bad 13 that’s missing that one and if Mellor is missing too I have absolutely no words. Broadbent has to play if so.

We will lose this game, it’s perfectly set up for Toulouse.

I’m genuinely gob smacked at the amount of injuries we keep getting season after season. It can’t all bad luck.. something is not right with the conditioning or perhaps it’s just the poor quality of player we keep getting.. crazy. Wonder if we’re tempted to add to the squad if things don’t improve soon. Shot term I know but it’s paramount we stay up

Toulouse have been pretty poor away from home. If we work hard and defend well, keep our heads we should sneak a win

Is Levi's loan non-recallable? I was told he could return. If be cant whoever agreed to that wants to be severly punished ........i suggest the worst punishment imaginable. Make them us watch us attack!

Then, on current showing, I can't see where the next points are coming from. That's not to say we won't win any others, but this is without doubt our best shot. It would move us 3 points clear with a two game buffer and give some confidence (you'd hope). It's imperative we stay up. In this context, defeat would be near to catastrophic.

JJB will surely still be in charge Fri. They cant appoint a new coach Wed or Thurs and he take over immediately even if hes English. They will just obverse and advise really for Fri.

Lets see what this week brings.

I wonder what we’ll do in the halves assuming Sezer is still out. Could go broadbent at fullback, even tho he appears so out of favour and put Sutcliffe back there (not ideal).

Leeming is definitely the better option but that means 80 minutes of Dwyer…

Also hope prior and smith are back because Toulouse have a pretty big pack with actual props.

It probably will be JJB in charge still for this one but if a new coach is at least announced and in the picture that should help give everyone lift and raise their game

I’d be picking close to this team but Mellor at centre and Gannon in the 2nd row.