Ashton
Bullock
Clark
Currie
Drinkwater
Dudson
Dufty
Green
Holroyd
Mata’utia
Minikin
Philbin
Ratchford
Russell
Thewlis
Thomas
Walker
Whitehead
Williams
Wrench

Williams in the 21 but I doubt he will be in the 17.

We are playing the best RL Team in the world & we are short of 5 forwards from our pre-season squad & also most likely missing one of the best attacking players in the game. It is going to be very difficult. Hopefully our fans will carry us through on a wave of positive encouragement.

Williams first day back at training today and targeting the Wakey game.

We have to play how Saints play , in yer face ,front foot rugby.

And lots of forward passes

Similar squad to the team that took the field against Hull FC to win 7/7 in terms of players missing

Dufty; Russell, Minikin, Ratchford, Ashton; Williams, Drinkwater; Mikaele, Walker, Vaughan, Currie, Nicholson, Mata'utia

Interchanges

Clark, Bullock, Kassiano, Maguire and Harrison all missing from the team that day and we blew Hull FC away in the first half. Ok Hull were poor back then and Saints are a different proposition now but there were similar numbers missing but still managed a decent performance. Would be good to see us heading back towards those levels.

Though I think a few players need to be sat out, I just can't see Thomas or Whitehead coming in. Assuming Williams won't play the big question is who will replace him, my guess is it will be Mata'utia, but I'd probably prefer Ratchford (and I'm no fan of Ratchford in the halves). I think it would make more sense to have Whitehead on the bench to spell Holroyd, but we're probably likely to see Russell on the bench and moving the team around to accommodate Holroyd having a rest (a problem for us atm - consistency in position).

I'd guess we will line up:

Dufty

Thewlis
Wrench
Ratchford
Ashton

Mata'utia
Drinkwater

Vaughan
Clark
Dudson
Currie
Holroyd
Philbin

Walker
Green
Bullock
Russell

should be a game for dufty to try and get back some personal pride.

A list of excuses followed by blaming the crowd. You could have waited until after the match Daryl.

If the team show effort and desire the crowd will get behind them.

I agree.

I'm not a booing type, and can't speak for others that do, but a fair proportion of the half time unrest may have been aimed at Kendall rather than the team, (we weren't given anything by the man in the middle).

Yes we were poor in execution but for all the ineptitude and basic errors of the first 20 minutes, Kasiano's binning galvanised our efforts for that middle section of the match and into the second half until Myler's try. IF only we could have fashioned something in attack instead of fluffing our lines, a score by us at 60mins would have given us last quarter.

Apologies for the thread drift

Right or wrongly, I don't think Alffi's selection will be too far out - unfortunately.
Not really got much else to play with.
And whilst I hate the complaining about missing players it's difficult not to think 'what if'.

I wonder what the 'page number' on the 'Powell Out' thread will be up to by next Monday given it's at 121 as I type. Me thinks maybe 130.

Given where we are now I just want to see effort, desire and minimal 'stupid' errors.

Well, Saints are missing Batchelor who has been superb for them and Makinson, who is key at getting them on the front foot.

Our kicking game needs to be A1 with or without Williams and Hurrell is a major weakness in defence which we'll need to exploit.

Will be a tough ask, but will be tougher if we don't meet them head on with House of Pain intent.

Missing Sironen as well. 3 quality players. We’re not going to win but like Wires71 says as long as we put a shedload of effort in I’ll be happy.

William’s is at Wimbledon and ruled himself out against Saints.
To add he said “it’s a must win game”

We need to win the 1st set of 6 arm wrestle ... Even when we were playing well, when it came to playing both Saints and Wigan we lost that first set of 6 and then ended up playing the next 25 mins in our own half. ... For me the key to the game ( or at least the first half ) is to not start the game by allowing the opposition to start their first meaningful set on their own forty or the halfway

Could be we didn't really miss the ones who were missing & at least we had Big Tom then playing for a gig Down Under.

It’s all we ask, win or lose if the effort is there they will be applauded. When it’s not then they get hammered, our eyes are not painted on we can see the difference.

Exactly if they give their all and look gutted after losing the crowd will not boo.

If they look like they are going through the motions and all smiles at the end of a hammering then they will get booed.

I can promise that they will not be booed on entering the field at 8pm so really it's in their hands as to whether they hear boos or not.

If we are getting a right good thumping come half time say 24-0 would I be wrong in hoping this horrible lot put 50 on us..maybe then we may see a reaction from the hierarchy..would anyone be wishing this if it was to happen

You would like to think so but I very much doubt it, it’s not in our recent history if ever to do things fast. Likely with new signing announced he will be here next season also.

I can never ever hope to see my team thumped. Just doesn’t sit right with me.

Is it true Wrench is 18th man and Minikin starts? Embarrassing stuff, if true.

If that turns out to be true and Wrench isn't injured then that is the final straw for me. Minikin played himself out of contention against Hull and should only be considered if there were only 17 fit players.

If true I know what he's thinking but yet again it's dull, predictable, cowardly coaching.