Press conference at Salford tomorrow! Mar telling the truth to the press and fans. Will he announce Locke's contract has been terminated and he is signing for Leigh but he can't play against Salford?

I can see Wakey recruiting even more for the middle 8's,as I've said before Wakey will potentially be the stronger of the four SL clubs and injury free.

I expect you are right about recruitment but wonder about them being the strongest of the four SL clubs. Predicting injuries or lack of them for an entire club would seem to be impossible.

Not if your already resided to the middle 8's. Would you play your strongest squad in their remaining fixtures in SL? Which is more important to Wakey at this stage,the remaining SL games,or survival in the SL via the middle 8's?

Smith has not taken that option so far. He needs to develop an effective team and that is only achieved by playing together. His first time in charge showed an improvement and the Cats game he developed the team further. He will want to continue with this. Wakey are not in the same situation as some of the top teams have been in in recent
years when they have been able to rest players from a settled team during the run-in.

I think the appointment of Brian Smith at Wakefield was a real game changer. Ok he can't work miracles but he will bring some structure and organisation to their play and it might well be enough to keep them clinging onto SL status. I think Wakefield and Salford will still be the sides to aim for in the middle 8's but the bar has been lifted from where it was a couple of months ago.

Things might well change again if clubs pick up a couple of injuries to key men, for instance Widnes without Brown would instantly look much more beatable.