Amos Roberts, George Carmont, Pat Richards, Tim Smith, Thomas Leuluai, Stuart Fielden, Mark Riddell, Iafeta Paleaaesina, Gareth Hock, Phil Bailey, Sean O'Loughlin, Joel Tomkins, Andy Coley, Harrison Hansen, Michael McIlorum, Paul Prescott, Martin Gleeson, Sam Tomkins, Shaun Ainscough.

No Long, Cayless or Flannery for Stains

19 for Stains:

1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Matt Gidley, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Leon Pryce, 9. Keiron Cunningham, 10. James Graham, 11. Lee Gilmour, 12. Jon Wilkin, 14. James Roby, 15. Bryn Hargreaves, 16. Tony Puletua, 17. Paul Clough, 18. Kyle Eastmond, 19. Chris Dean, 20. Gareth Frodsham, 23. Maurie Fa’asavalu, 28. Matty Ashurst, 30. Jonny Lomax.

I must be the only Wigan fan thinking that they are beatable

Yes you are

No Pryce?
McIlorum and smith to miss out?

I know

OMG I was convinced that Long would be ready to torment us once more on Thursday night.

I still don't think we will get a win though

I'm betting McIlorum doesn't feature and Noble will put Gleeson to 6, Tomkins to 7 and Bailey to 3.

and Riddell play the full 80?

McIlorum or Smith to miss out - with either Harrison Hansen or Phil Bailey to miss out as well.

Drop Smith and Bailey.
Go with McIlorum and Hansen.

Smith and 1 back rower for mine, although I'd be tempted to push Bailey or Hansen forward and lose Coley.

Hmm, still not got much confidence. Wilkin did such a rubbish job at Stand-Off on the weekend after all



If we turn up and give it the best we can play e.g. vs Bradford, we have a hope

Just good see Gleeson mentioned as part of our squad.

Thought Coley had a good game against Barrow.

I'd go with

McIlorum
Feka
Coley
J.Tomkins

on the bench.

In that case smith and coley to miss out?
bench:

Feka
Hock
McIlorum
Hansen

My inkling is he'll play Hansen and Bailey for their defence and drop J. Tomkins

Both Roberts and Carmont were taken off on Sunday. It'll depend if they are fit.

Why Hansen? Doesn't offer anything over Tomkins or Bailey imo.

So do I.

Personally, I prefer Tomkins.

He must think Roberts will be okay because I couldn't imagine how we would line up without him and Carmont given the 19 man squad he has named. I'm pretty confident Roberts should be okay otherwise he would have named Pryce in the 19.

Worst comes to the worst and Carmont isn't fit:

Richards
Roberts
Bailey
Gleeson
Ainscough
Tomkins
Smith
Fielden
Riddell
Prescott
Hock
O'loughlin
Tomkins
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Leuluai
Feka
Coley
Hansen

I also heard a whisper that Hock simply didn't turn up for the Barrow trip ?

How true this is I don't know. I know its been said he had the flu.

If he simply didn't turn up and the flu is a cover then I'd drop Gaz Hock regardless of what he offers to the team.

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Not much between Tomkins and Hansen but I think Tomkins just edges it.

He makes more metres forward, more offloads and more breaks. Has made less missed tackles, errors and penalties.

But there really is little between them.

Heard this rumour as well. Apparently this one isn't true.

pretty much the same team that hammered Wakey 2 weeks ago, and the majority who took Leeds apart at weekend.

Expect Wilkin and Pryce at half backs, with an otherwise full strength backline. Graham, KC, Hargreaves, Puletua, Clough and Roby in the forwards. Bench of Eastmond, Frodsham, Faasvalu and Ashurst.

Lomax and Dean to miss out.

Hopefully not.

Cant see Joel missing out therefore I'd go with:

Richards
Roberts, Gleeson, Carmont, Ainscough
Tomkins, Leuluai
Fielden, Riddell, Prescott
Hansen, Tomkins
Lockers
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Feka Hock Bailey, McIlorum

he needs completely cleaning out the minute he gets the ball. Bit like ' off the ball hooper' used to do for them on lam.

It won't happen cos we have no balls at the moment but we really need to get in there faces and mess there game up for us to stand any chance of not being walked all over again.