No point risking Wellens and Roby especially with Wigan and Warrington coming up.

If everyone comes through OK I reckon we'll see something like this:

Eastmond
Makinson
Shenton
Meli
Foster
Gaskell
Lomax
Perry
Moore
LMS
Flannery
Wilkin
Puletua

Soliola
Graham
Magennis
Ashe

Pretty strong side and bench, maybe Royce will want Graham and Soliola to start but either way strong 17.

Roby and Wellens returning the week after could give us a strong side for the derby.

Be great to see Flannery back, I think it would be stupid to risk James Roby so soon.

Agree about robes, but not missed "mr Average" Flannery TBH.

Aslo, I don't know who suggested Eastmond at full back but they want their head examining in my very humble opinion. Against bratford I'd put in Makinson and bring in Armstrong on the wing or vice versa.(Armstrong's not injured is he?

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I wouldn't have Eastmond at fullback either. He wasn't any good there when we have tried him in the past. I would imagine Nathan Ashe will be played at fullback instead, assuming his leg is alright. Ashe appears to be the understudy. We should leave Makinson on the wing, let him get his bearings there as we are going to need him against Wigan and Wire.

Armstrong is back at Leigh. He played for them last week.

Fair enough. I forgot about Ashe!

Roby has been cleared to play Sunday according to Sky Sports News.

More than likely p1ss poor reporting of what was actually said.

Correct: on sporting life "sizzler" said
"I will give him until Sunday and if the swelling goes down and the numbness leaves his face, I will play him"

not quite - he is fit to play.

I was told today that the doc give him all clear as long as he's got full sight in the meaning swelling needs to go down.

do we need roby to beat the bulls
is it imperative we beat the bulls
does it affect our season if we do lose

any of the above YES then play him. otherwise, save him for the big boys.

like the selections but i would probably rotate eastmond and lomax for impact throughout the game, just a thought!

If Wello is out with a dead leg i would play Lomax at Fullback and move Eastmond to scrum half.

Eastmond went well when he played in the halves last time round.

Also Lomax needs to get game time at fullback because he has been groomed to be Wellos replacement, and played in that position at Salford earlier in the season when Wello was out with a knock.

If roby has been cleared to play by the doc and feels ok to play then he should play.

I think Sunday is a pretty important game as we've got Wigan and wolves up next which is possible we will lose.

IMO Royce will be looking to take 4 points from the next 3 games. The bulls is the game that's most easy to take 2 points. Wigan and warrington on the bounce will be very very tough.

Saints twitter page says that Roby is playing

The man's a machine and no mistake.

Noooo. We don't want to split Lomaskell up. They need as time as a partnership that they can get before facing Wigan and Wire.

Yes but another smash to the face could mean no Roby for the rest of the season. 2 points are important, but so is Roby when it comes to the playoffs and CC.

It's a matter of risk, but Moore is more than capable. It's not like throwing in a youngster, the guy has played hooker for Cas, Huddersfield and Saints. You need to use the squad not just the starting 13, if they can walk.

It's a good job you are not a doctor.

st.pete.
i dont see us losing to the pies.
we may lose to the wire, but i wouldnt bet on it and if we do lose it will be a lot closer than the other month.

Point I'm making, is 3 losses on the trot would be a disaster. We need to win 2 out 3 to keep our top 3 hopes alive.

Very tough cookie is our James.

Did Roby break his cheekbone a couple of seasons back and then played after about 2 weeks off.

He'll play a similar role at full back as he does at stand off, it'd no major change really.