We would beat London and possibly another SL club but one thing is we won't roll over and submit

The mighty Leeds the same team which got hammered off wigans kids the same team wire hammered Friday .show some respect for leigh these lads are mostly part time so anything other than a big Leeds win and I would be really disappointed but be sure we would give London more than a game and in 3 years we will be giving you lot a game.

Yeah I thought about Handley but to be honest I don't know enough about the u19's to know whether he's ready or not, I only go off what's said on here about the lads and bits & pieces of info I pick up elsewhere. If he's ready then it's likely the best opportunity for a while to play him, and Ablett may well be getting a ban anyway for his kick at Monaghan.
I only left Watkins out simply going off McDermotts comments in the past about trying to keep him injury free, and I know it was a couple of weeks ago but he seemed to get a knock against Wigan and didn't seem too keen to go at full pace against Hull.

It's a good chance to try a few young lads and an opportunity for the other forwards (ie not Peacock & Leuluai) to prove their worth.

If an Academy back gets a game then it might be Josh Walters seen as though he was 18th man last week and has already been given the 28 shirt.

No-one is showing disrespect for Leigh, you yourself keep saying they're part time and right there you have the massive gap between SL & the Championships, not to mention the fact that Leeds spend more on their backroom staff/systems etc than Leigh spend on their first team. So rather than Leeds fans disrespecting Leigh, Leigh fans could be accused of disrespecting London & other SL teams.

Tony disrespects everybody, his own team, its players, the opposition team and players, RFL, SL, East, Miners, Ale, M62 - simply anything and everything. He is very consistent

I imagine Leeds could 'rest a few' although when we played Wigan St Pats in round 3, think we were full strength. Hopefully what happened at Wakefield a few years ago won't happen this time, as when we got there Neil Kelly fielded a 'weakened' Centurions side, we got absolutely stuffed !!!

I don't understand all this talk of resting players. Totally disrespectful to Leigh.

They are in form (you can argue it's only in the championship' but wining breeds confidence) and will lift again with it being the Cup and a chance to test themselves against SL opposition, given they have a desire to be playing in that comp with the new structure coming in.

IF we were playing with confidence and form ourselves, then yes, they'd probably give us a good game for 60 mins or so but IMO IF we play as bad as we did against Wire then Leigh could well cause an upset

I believe we need our top team out for this, both to best guarantee us getting through but also so those same players can 'right the wrongs' of the performance on Friday.

Please could you point out all these things that I have disrespected I would like to read what I have rote .

Kylie & JP have been working their off the last 5 games. They need a rest. Kirke, Bailey, Singleton & Mulhern should be adequate for Leigh.

Remember as well, we have a short turnaround to Huddersfield at home. It's vital we give our key players the rest they need for that game.

Jones-Bishop
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall
Sutcliffe
Hardaker
Singleton
Ward R
Bailey
Clarkson
Minchella
Ward S

Sinfield
Kirke
Mulhern
Delaney

I'm sorry! I just canot understand why anybody would shift the best [iRECENT[/i FB the club has ever had out of position to accommodate an inferior player in the same position !!!! For gawd's sake now treat Hardaker a senior player in a firmly claimed position that should be considered his own. Would you consider playing McGuire at FB? Peacock in the second row? Burrow (if fit) at hooker?

I wouldn't make too many changes.
JP and Kylie rested Bailey and Delaney to replace them.
Ablett either rested or banned and bring in Minchella.
Sutcliffe for McGuire with Sinfield to SH.

McDermott has never seemed that keen on playing a lot of kids at the same time, and the CC might be tinpot to some but not to Leeds. None of our current squad have won it (except Peacock with the Bulls), so I would expect them all to want to play to make sure of the win. As with every recent season, I fully expect the CC to be an absolute priority for our senior players.

Play our strongest lineup. There is a 6 day turnaround to huddersfield so no different to most weeks. Leigh game is more important than the huddersfield game at this stage of the season anyhow.

Actually, no it isn't.

What we have shown so far this season is we can beat our top rivals at home, but we are struggling away from home against them. Finishing above them in the league and having an home draw in the play offs, on that basis, is vitally important.

Can you imagine Wigan putting a full team out against Leigh. I mean come on, let's be serious here. It would be poor management to be that conservative.

Kylie is more than deserving a week off, with a physical Huddersfield week after, seems a logical time to give him a week off.

Alot of people seem to think 'oh its only Leigh so let Kirke play'. Regardless of the opposition you cant reward that performance (that verged on gross misconduct) with a spot in the blue and amber the week after. Surely?

Bookies giving Leeds a 28point handicap, surely you guys will be hammering that? Sounds too good a price to be true. Dont think Leigh fans are under any illusions of the outcome, to be within 28 at full time would be decent.

I didn't see the wire game but if it was as bad as described on here we need a major improvement even to beat Leigh. BM has selected strong lineups against weaker sides than Leigh in the past and I expect similar this week.
Whilst stating the obvious we cannot afford to lose this week, next week means little in the long run.

Having watched the game after the event, I would say the performance was not as bad as described on here. We didn't control the ruck very well and got punished. We seemed to lack ideas in attack too. I can't see eitehr being a major problem against Leigh, no disrespect to them

we should play a virtual 2nd string, its not about disrespecting Leigh, but more about some of the highly touted youngsters we have getting a chance to not only get some game time, but to step up and take control of a game, to be responsible for a performance and not be able to look at a Peacock or a Kylie to make that big hit or bust a tackle to change momentum, to not be able to look to Sinfield or Mcguire to manage the game but to do it themselves. Its an opportunity for them to experience the mental growth that comes from being the leaders and not the followers.

If the likes of Singleton, Sutcliffe, Ward are going to be the players we hope then they should be able to stand up in a game like this.

BJB
Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Handley
Sutcliffe
Mcguire
Mulhern
Clarkson
Singleton
Delany
Minchella
Ward

Bailey
Kirke
Ward
England

Ablett Grade C charge with early guilty plea available, so 1-2 match ban, probably 1. Would have rested him anyway as he's our only mainline player who hasn't been rotated.

There's a few who don't merit a place at the moment and a few who need to play themselves back to form/confidence (I'd include Briscoe and Stevie Ward in that). For me, Sinfield has to play hooker until Aiton or Burrow are back. R.Ward not ready for main hooker and just shoving a second row there doesn't provide any uncertainty as to what's going to happen from acting-half. Would hope to give JP and Kylie fairly short minutes assuming the game is going well, but with the option to bring them back on for more if it isn't.

Hardaker

Briscoe
Watkins
Moon
Hall

Sutcliffe
McGuire

Peacock
Sinfield
Singleton
Achurch
Delaney
Bailey

Leuluai
Minchella
England
S.Ward

Can you please play now of the above

We have a big game against one of the toughest packs in SL the following thursday. Kylie & JP are knackered and need a rest. Playing them & endangering the Huddersfield game would be lunacy.

Remember that a defeat could see us drop down to 4th (with Wigan winning their game in hand, and Cas winning in the league) and be only a point or two ahead of Wire. It's vital we stay in the top 2, and keep pressure on Saints & Wigan for the LLS.

Some players need to be trusted with minutes (Singleton, Sutcliffe) some need continued exposure in the first grade (Ward, Minchella, Mulhern), some need to turn in a performance to justify their place in the squad (Bailey, Clarkson & Kirke).

So rest Kylie, JP, Zak (if he's not banned) & Sir Kev. Achurch joins the injury list, Ablett can miss this one & be back for fartown. McGuire skippers in Kev's absence.

Play your u-19's. you will still win by 70 points, SUPER LEAGUE is that good.

Rest a few who need it but progression has got to be the priority.