On that note I really hope your source is talking rubbish.

So thats a midget on the wing for saints to bomb all day, a midget at full back who is yet to have a good game for us and Vialeki Mk II on the other wing!

Oh crap W

Well at least Ainscough will give everything he got, hope he has a blinder against Gardner.

And nobby wont drop bailey due to his 'great defence' that people seem to have no dificulty running around this season,

I would go with a pack of

Fielden
Riddle
Prescott
Lockers
Hock
Tompkins

with feka mossop and Coley as interchange players

and smith (cant defend but an option).

Oh please Phelps at fullback?

He's been out injured for weeks so why would Noble throw him straight in at fullback against Saints?

Even if Richards is injured and doesnt play we have plenty other options than bringing Phelps straight in (i dont think Nobby is that stupid):

Roberts
Goulding
Gleeson
Carmont
Ainscough

Roberts
Pryce
Gleeson
Carmont
Ainscough

Roberts
Ainscough
Gleeson
Bailey
Carmont


Sounds like aload of BS too me.

Sounds like BS but we will miss Richards massively if he doesn't play.

I'd say we'd miss his goalkicks especially but i don't really think we'll be having many attempts anyway

same phelps who wern't in the 19?

if richards aint fit it wouldnt surprise me to see pryce on the wing and roberts full back

You can call a player up from outisde the 19 if needs be though so that wouldn't stop us naming Phelps as it wouldn't stop Saints naming say Long or Cayless if they make miracle recoverys.

Oh, I do hope so.

dont shoot the messenger - i double checked last night that i had heard it right and i am afraid so



it is a strange choice but unless richards passes a late fitness test he wont be playing . gutted. feka and prescott on bench

Who's your source ?

Richards fit to play.

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Wondering if the players have been recalling the Millenium Magic embarassments . . . can't face that again today

Ive also heard that Pat is injured and phelps is playing FB.

Thats not good, he's your best player IMO

Source?

phelps at FB?

anyone want to buy a ticket?

But on the plus side, its supposed to clear up and be a clear night by kickoff

Fingers crossed that Phelps at FB is wrong.

If not I fear a long, long night for us

If Pat's fit then we'll give them a decent game IMO.

If not, well I fear the worst. Pat Richards is crucial because he's solid at the back, is an excellent goal kicker and even when it comes to kicking for touch, from a penalty, with the amount of distance he puts on the kicks and drop-outs also.

hes our most important player imo

If i look down at the teamsheet tonight and it starts with-

1-Phelps

then i really fear for us. He isn't a bad player and if needs be he'd do an ok job for us on the wing but at fullback! he hasn't played for weeks and will be very rusty.

It's not a position to be settling back into especially against the best side in the country at this moment in time.

Yeah, I basically agree with that.

Paaaaaat is injured and misses out.