Ivor,

I've decided to go down for the weekend now so don't need a lift.

Thanks for the offer though and I'll see you down there.

Hotel booked for Friday and Saturday night £84 based on 2 sharing

Anyone need a lift?

Taken from Giants Website today:-

GIANTS TRAVELLING SUPPORT INVITED INTO JESTER CLUB

Huddersfield Giants travelling supporters for Saturdays clash with Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop are invited to the Quins pre-match ‘Jester Club’ prior to the sides engage Super League Round 20 clash.

Any ticket holder for the match can have a sit down choice of one from 3 lunch courses, including a vegetarian dish, plus free tea and coffee for only £8 more per adult and accompanying children (U-12) @ £4.00 a head. They will also have an exclusive bar up to the beginning the second half.

Huddersfield Giants and all Rugby League supporters are welcome to pay on the door, first come, first served, where all paying customers will be served on a rotating table basis, (up to a maximum 300 in total for any match). No pre bookings or reservations.

There will be exclusive pre match interviews with players from the Harlequins Super League squad and special guest appearances. Everyone will have a chance to get their hands on both Huddersfield Giants and Harlequins merchandise, exclusive to the Jester Club, if they choose to participate. There will be a host of special match day information for home and away fans alike.

Young, old, new, RL enthusiasts and families from Harlequins and Huddersfield Giants are all welcome. Any Match day ticket holder can pay £8 for an Adult, £4 for Children (U12) on the door, for entry and food, first come first served, plus some fun and a warm welcome pre match. Credit Cards can be used.

To ensure you have your place, Harlequins advise that supporters should arrive early

Sounds agood deal to me. My party are already booke din for pre match food at The Stoop. The quality and value is as always excellent. I spoke to a few people who ate in the Jester Suite at the Cup game and they thoroughly recommended it.

I will now tell you a story if you promise not to laugh.

My trip to Quins thsi weekend is as always full and is not just a trip to see the Giants but also a weekend holiday as well. For the return journey on Sunday I have booked a trip on a canal barge in Warwickshire. The barge is decorated in Claret & Gold ribbons and balloons and has draught beer and toilets so what more could you wish for. I sent the cheque off 2 weeks ago as arranged and all is well in the world.

I have just taken a phone call from the Barge owners to tell me that it was stolen yesterday, complete with tables, chairs, fully stocked bar, crockery & cutlery - the lot. If any of you driving back up North on Sunday afternoon drive over a canal look out for 48 Giants fans paddling canoes and looking for our boat we have paid for.

Sorry, thats just a classic and you have to laugh...

Cant see there being much market for stolen canal barges though, surely?

Harlequins sign Ryan Esders on loan from Hull KR for a month.

19 man squad announced, Brown and Aspinwall are back no Lolesi though.

[iBROWN NAMES 19 MAN SQUAD FOR QUINS CLASH

Giants Head Coach Nathan Brown has named his 19 man squad for Saturdays trip to face Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop (3.00pm).

The 19 man squad is as follows:



1) Brett Hodgson
2) Martin Aspinwall
3) Kevin Brown
4) Paul Whatuira
5) David Hodgson
6) Liam Fulton
7) Luke Robinson
8 ) Eorl Crabtree
9) David Faiumu
10) Darrell Griffin
13) Stephen Wild
14) Simon Finnigan
15) Paul Jackson
16) Keith Mason
19) Michael Lawrence
20) Scott Moore
21) Leroy Cudjoe
24) Shaun Lunt
33) Danny Sculthorpe

[/i

Bloody hell, who do you drop from that squad?

So thats more or less your strongest squad?

Nathan Brown is quoted in the Examiner earlier in the week saying Kev Brown will not play this weekend but that his ankle isn't as bad as first feared.

Aspers, Cudjoe, Lunt, Finnigan, Fatz, Lawrence are all maybes to be 18th man depending on what Brown is after IMO.

No, still missing two of arguably our best 2nd rows

I'd drop that bag of 5hite that we have on loan from wakey for a start! I don't rate him one bit and would rather have crabtree, jackson, mason and griffin all play than him. And if brown is out then thats the 17 sorted.

Are you a Wakey fan ?? you bloody sound like one

three is you include Jammer.

You'd have been singing his praises if Robbo caught that offload last Sunday.

You asking for 7 days in the cooler?

Go on i dare you.

I'm no wakey fan and have not said one decent word about him since he joined. I don't rate him and think we would be better off blooding one of the reserve/academy lads.