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Any news on the injuries? Should we be worried?

Frightening, with a squad of 27, that we are already struggling to raise a team!

Deeply concerning if true we have injuries

I hear we struggling for backs and jukes don’t want to risk some other players which I think the lads need as much game time as possible together to gel before first game of season.

It’s hard to criticise this decision in the big scheme of things, as the healthier the team is at the start of the season the better. But it is worrying that we cannot field a healthy 17 less than a month away from our first game.
It is undoubtably the correct decision and I just hope that it means we will be fitter throughout the season because of this.
It does though have me very worried about how fit and durable our team will be by the business end.

What puzzles me is we are scheduled to play Wigan at the LSV and Saints the following week, now the question is , Are we expecting all these injuries to clear up in a week?Or are the Wigan and Saints games in jeopardy as well?As we are only 4 weeks from the new season starting, I'm not to worried myself, if in doubt , keep yer greasepaint dry in its pot, an owd Clowns bit of Soothsaying.Don't worry.

I counted 10 players to capably cover the 5 slots, most folk I know are suffering with the plague, the hit outs v Saints and Wigan will see us right for the big one v Toronto, especially with the contact work done in pre season against SL teams

Tad of the old smoke and mirrors in Bongser's humble opinion. After reading the elation (errrm) posted hereupon when the Donny fixture was announced, of the opinion that there will not be much Leythe ticket dosh being handed back tomorrow. Lot's of bending over backward in the press release to appease the Dons for telling them to keep their moat. Mr Huyton, at least, will be delighted that the new away kits will not be sullied.

All will be well come the Glorious Fourth.

Are you saying theres an epidemic in camp? So soon!

I don't actually see stated that we are stuggling to raise a squad..

Unless of course you know different.

Doncaster CEO Carl Hall's statement, which was included in the official statement released by Leigh:-

[iDons Chief Executive Carl Hall said: “We are obviously disappointed to lose this game, which would have been a really good test for our lads and a good match for the fans, but understand [uLeigh have some injuries and cannot send a side as a result of this.[/u"[/i

There were people at the club who knew the week prior to Christmas that this game would not go ahead. A decision made by the coaches I believe , worried about the prospect of picking injuries up in 3 friendly matches especially around half back.

For that reason, I never purchased a Doncaster match ticket but thought why agree to play it in the first place ?

So, maybe 'unable' to raise a team, should read 'unwilling'?

It's not for me to say Alan but my take on it is it was since thought 3 warm up's is perhaps one to many.

What is not in question is that I was advised before Christmas not to get a ticket for Doncaster though. At the time I thought it a tad bizarre.

If your
Going to watch micky play against Wigan then he only playing a cameo roll

I actually thought that would be the case Monty. I'll still bi theer tho.

Gutted I thought we would base all our moves around him for the season and that he would be playing the full 80 mins in this key pre season game

We didn't know that the MPG would be his last competitive fixture, if we get 10 mins in 2 spells to thank him for all he has done for RL in the NW then its up to us fans to let him know how we feel about his career and to end it properly

Believe wigan as asked for four 20 minute quarters for the friendly it’s not kids game even though they will prob play the kids should be doing two 40 minutes I hope we don’t go for it

4 quaters. I thought that ended at under 9's. Surely the Wigan kids arn't that young.