Oh my lord you've been sniffing something very funky today.

That team would get mullered IMO and is far worse than we currently have (and nobby doesnt even select the main team)....added to that you'd need to clone aspinwall to get him on the bench as well as on the wing. The only players I would have out of that team that arent still here are briscoe and johnson.

IMO if noble selected our team properly (and had the ability to actually coach more than one out rugby) we would have a team capable of winning the league.....if we had a coach like anderson / mick potter / justin morgan etc. added to the team below I think we would be grand finalists at the very least;

Richards
Roberts
Goulding
Carmont
Ainscough
S Tompkins
Smith
Fielden
Leuleui
Prescott
Mossop
O'Loughlin
J Tompkins
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Hock
Feka
Pryce
Phelps

2 three quarters on the bench



No Hansen



Explanation please

sorry forgot hansen!!!!







replace either phelps or pryce with hansen then!!!

Pryce is clearly the house prob we have been looking for of course

why no o'carroll? hes been our best prop...

and McIllorum of course - always forgotten

How about replace Hansen for Mossop?

McIlorum for Phelps?

Eamon for Pryce?

Gives it a better balance

And we have a winner!

1.) PAAAAAAT
2.) Roberts
3.) Goulding
4.) Carmont
5.) Ainscough
6.) Smith
7.) Tomkins
8.) Fielden
9.) Macca
10.) Eamon
11.)Hansen
12.) Bailey
13.) Lockers

Bench:
14.) Tomkins
15.)Feka
16.) Hock
17.) Tommy

1- Richards
2- Roberts
3- Goulding
4- Camont
5- Ainscough
6- S.Tomkins
7- Smith
8- Fielden
9- McIllorum
10- O'Carroll
11- J.Tomkins
12- Hansen
13- O'Loughlin

14- Hock
15- Palea'aesina
16- Leuluai
17- Prescott

I'd play Ainscough with Carmont due to Carmont being very experienced and would take Ainscough under his wing, also more chance of being put away by Carmont rather than Goulding.

No, you've made a very poor team from eleven players we sold to other teams and six (Goulding, O'Loughlin, Fielden, J.Tomkins, S.Tomkins and Hansen) who still play for us.


I disagree, he had the potential to be a great player but has done nothing since he left. If he was as good as Leuluai he'd be chasing Burrow for an England scrum half spot.


I liked Orr to be honest, but he was replaced by Trent Barrett, a far superior player. I think Smith is a better player too.


Tickle was horrific in his last season for us. Ok he looked a lot better on Friday but we couldn't wait for his form would pick up. Bailey today > Tickle in 2006.


Briscoe is a good player but we hd Radlinski at full back at the time so he had no chance. Roberts isn't useless at all and you wouldn't be saying he was if he was English. Granted Mathers is terrible though, the sooner he's sold to Widnes the better.

RADLINSKI
ROBINSON
CONNOLLY
MOORE
BELL
PAUL
SMITH
COWIE
MCCORMACK
O CONNER
BETTS
HAUGHTON
FARRELL

You been on the ketamine again?

11 years ago

I cant make it on Friday for various reasons



Will i be able to listen to commentary on any local station via the web for this game, any help would be appreciated..

Radio Manchester will be doing the broadcast

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Having had a while to think about it i would like to see the following team.

Richards
Amos
Goulding
Carmont
Ainscough
Smith
TL
Fielden
McIllorum
O'Carroll
Hansen
Locky
Tomkins

Feka
Prescott
Hock
Tomkins

Richards has to start at 1 until Amos gets more games under his belt.

Wing centre partnerships os Roberts and Goulding with Carmont and Aiscough over the otherside enable us to ensure we have an experienced player in either partnership.

Halves pick themselves.

Props. I think we need to ensure that Feka and O'Carroll are not on the pitch at the same time, we need to compliment there style with a more traditional workman like Prop. I think we lose a little of this graft when Feka and O'Carroll are on the pitch at the same time.

McIllorum-even if Riddell is passed "fit" he is clearly not 100%, if it is an ankle injury this is going to hinder the mobility of someone carrying his weight and his stature, ground contact and power transfer to the floor from the body is crucial for an explosive option from dummy half, the ankle is one of the key joints involved in this transfer and needs to be 100%, especially when you consider the strain it is under with his weight. A week off and some good physio and cardio work should see him back and ready to take on Quins somewhere near 100%.

Backrow, Bailey is not worth a spot 100% never mind carrying a knock, Hansen and Locky to second row to take the sting off what will be a half decent Cas pack, Hock to come on for impact. Tomkins to have a free role at 13.

Finally Tomkins on the bench to enable McIllorum to be spelled and allow TL to move to "impact" hooker at around the half hour mark depending on the flow of the game.

Never going to happen but it is something i would like to see.

Thanks

Fully agree with that.

I expect Coley will be back involved this week and Tomkins or Ainscough will not be in the 17.

Disagree - Can't drop Ainscough or Tomkins for the reasons in Jonh's posts.

I too expect Coley back with Prescott dropping to the bench. Noble-mentality.

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Pyrce could feature on Friday, according to Noble. I would much rather see Ainscough however.

Where does it say Pryce could feature?

A fit-again Pryce would certainly give Noble extra options with Mark Riddell, Cameron Phelps, Phil Bailey and Pat Richards all doubtful for Friday's home date with Castleford Tigers.

It sort of implies it.