Quote ="nantwichexile"Good to see McDermott naming the exact same team I would have selected.....Lilley partnering Sutcliffe at HB, Burrow at hooker (obviously to be replaced next week by Faloon) and Golding on the bench (no doubt to be brought on at HB himself at some stage) posting.php?mode=quote&f=17&p=18289149# Hardaker Briscoe Watkins Moon Hall Sutcliffe Lilley Galloway Burrow Cuthbertson Ablett Ferres Delaney Golding Garbutt Singleton Keinhorst'" .....but I wouldn't have instructed them to play [uthis[/u way

Quote ="nantwichexile"Good to see McDermott naming the exact same team I would have selected.....Lilley partnering Sutcliffe at HB, Burrow at hooker (obviously to be replaced next week by Faloon) and Golding on the bench (no doubt to be brought on at HB himself at some stage) posting.php?mode=quote&f=17&p=18289149# Hardaker Briscoe Watkins Moon Hall Sutcliffe Lilley Galloway Burrow Cuthbertson Ablett Ferres Delaney Golding Garbutt Singleton Keinhorst'" .....but I wouldn't have instructed them to play [uthis[/u way

22-0. Shocking so far. Briscoe and Galloway have gone off injured too.

Briscoe and Ablett isn't it? And now Golding is down.....could be a very long afternoon

Oh well, at least we had last year.

Surely questions must be asked about the pitch!!!? Otherwise it's an awful coincidence for THREE to leave the field with similar injuries. Next week is looking a very ominous proposition now ....

What an absolute disgrace, effectively lost the game before half time against a bottom 4 club, we're trying to bed in new halves and decide to show up and defend like this

Maybe a bit premature to label Widnes (or Salford) a 'bottom 4 club' .......

You're right, more like bottom 2.

Not really concerned about today's result, it happens, but i'm very concerned about the injuries. Next week could be fun with half the first team missing.

No Widnes injuries though but 3 similar injuries in such a short space of time does seem unusual.

Good thing it's only a glorified friendly ......

. The real trophies to be won are still a long way off. Leeds will come good - with valuable experience gained for the younger lads - for at least the GF. How's about that for (unexpected) optimism

Ugh!! Hope Leeds can play for a little pride....and keep it down to 50

Injuries, my @rse! They are saving themselves for next week.

Today's game and result is an irrelevance.

That is pretty conceited and arrogant of Golding to believe he would have been selected ?

Golding is the false flag of the operation.

I bet the Hunslet and Fev chavs play next week after miraculous recoveries.

Lovely stuff....over 60 now? ...and Leeds bottom of the table

..... The turning point of the season?

Clearly all eyes on next week and a fired up Widnes side at home at this time of the year with all to play for and this is the consequences.

Cant say im overly fussed, just hope we don't have too many key injuries off the back of the game.

AFAIK, the RFL have been collecting data on knee injuries on the artificial pitch since Widnes started playing on it. I'm not sure what they're going to do with it, mind....

Cant believe how bad we were today, no leaders and a lack of pride in the shirt clearly, Burrow has to step up as captain and Hardaker has to up his responsibility as well, we may just have to hang on until the real leaders in our squad return from injury

If that were indeed the case that the pitch at widnes injures players then surely the widnes team would be severely depleted most of the season as obviously they play on it every other game! I cant buy into that one im afraid!!!!

Hardaker was prob upset at losing the kicking duties........and who are the 'real leaders'? (Unless you're on the bring back Sinfield - and Peacock - campaign of course

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Maguire and JJB for start, and our likely future captain in Ward
All three bleed Leeds and I think if those had played theres no way we would have lost so badly

We've got a long road ahead then .....who's due back first? Are you saying Burrow, Hall, Delaney don't 'bleed Leeds' ?

None are really leadesr though, the three Ive mentioned were all potential captains
think its Mcguire first who wont be back till after easter I think, like I said the others will just have to dig deep until then

If the I pitch is so bad and causes injuries.....how come widnes don't have a backlog waiting to see the pyshio? ?
You backward hillbillys \/

Small victories.....Lilley kicked 2 from 2 including a touch line effort.