Your right I'm not unhappy,just annoyed with the RFL with the scheduling,they knew who was in the challenge cup and yet we get a short turnaround for Saints who the sky muppets think are the best team in SL,agree with the we may have a slight advantage being able to see what team Hull put out for the Cat game but Imo we should be on a level field with no advantages full stop.

What has us playing Saturday got to do with the RFL? 2:00pm on a Saturday seems more like the clubs choice than the RFL, which begs the question why didn't we play on the Friday like we have done before even when not on Sky?

This could be the time to regret slack performances during the regular season which led to defeats in games we should have won.

Absolutely correct NA

Hull win, we have to win to stay with them.
If they lose, we only have to beat them when we play at the KC to go top so rest players.

Play a strong team regardless of Hull’s result and keep the momentum going.

If we rest key players against cas they will beat us, to be fair they are playing that well at the minute that they could beat us anyway. I know that there is a potential to pick up injuries but for me playing a team that's beaten 1st and 3rd in the last 2 weeks is the perfect rehearsal before Wembley. I would play the strongest team against cas but give big minutes to bench players if we are in control.

Do both rest players & play our best team. Start with our best team & rest players in the 2nd half when the game is won (or lost).

I wouldn't mind seeing Patton, Lineham, Penny, Bailey, Cox, B Evans, Wilde, Johnson, Philbin, Julien all get a game. The only position we would have to play both front like players is Hooker unless Morgan Smith gets the nod.
I went to harlequins before the 2012 CC Final and bumped into Ben Thaler in the hotel after the match. even he said we had enough on the park to beat them.
We were just not interested. It was all about the week after. I dont see this Saturday being any different. After the CC Final we have 6 (hopefully 6) very intense games to play so this would be the time to rest before the final push.
How far off is Dodds from being fit to play?

End of September according to Richard Agar.

With Hull playing on Thursday our 18 will be picked before the Hull game has been played.

From an fc fans perspective catalan could be missing a few players for Thursday night

Broughton carney doubtful
Horo defiantly out
Taylor could be banned or not even allowed into the uk!

Could persuade radford to make a few changes

Rest: Clark Sandow Gidley Ratchford Hill.

True, but FC will have named there squad by Wednesday so that could give us an indication

Who would you replace each player with?

Fringe A teamers.
If any of the above do damage in training, I want the fringe player to have a SL game in them the week prior to the final.... Patton Johnson etc

A result against Cas means naught against being at full strength in the CC final.

Strongest available from here on out for me.

Every game counts whilst we're still in for finishing 1St the gf n cc every game as important as the next.

If we had won just one of those we should have won (Cas at the Magic Weekend Hudds Away) we would have had the luxury of being able to rest.

Strongest team for me. Confidence and momentum go further than a few days off for some and not others.

I can't understand why we should jeopardise winning the challenge cup against finishing either 1st or 2nd after round 30!!??
It makes nil difference!!! Doh

No1 priority is to win the cc. We can worry about the top too after we get beat in France.

Quote ="rubber duckie"I can't understand why we should jeopardise winning the challenge cup against finishing either 1st or 2nd after round 30!!?? It makes nil difference!!! Doh No1 priority is to win the cc. We can worry about the top too after we get beat in France.'" Finishing with "the Hub cap" yields £100K in prize money, so there is a difference. Source www.rugby-league.com/article/315 ... d-in-super

Quote ="rubber duckie"I can't understand why we should jeopardise winning the challenge cup against finishing either 1st or 2nd after round 30!!?? It makes nil difference!!! Doh No1 priority is to win the cc. We can worry about the top too after we get beat in France.'" Finishing with "the Hub cap" yields £100K in prize money, so there is a difference. Source www.rugby-league.com/article/315 ... d-in-super

Not significant a difference to jeopardise winning the cc.
Nil, Little or £100k worth, with a multi-millionaire owner...it is only collateral!

Why should you have won us on magic weekend?
Oh! I see, little ole cas shouldn't be challenging the might of the wire ......arrogant prick

Grammar at its best.