I suspect your source is wrong, firstly, I dont believe IL would sack a coach, he has gone on record saying as much. Secondly, surely the players would want IL out as well then.

No RL journalist even has a sniff of this story, that tells you everything.

The team going forward has to be

Sam
Goulding
Joel
Carmont
Richards
Finch
Deacon
Coley
Tommy
Lima
Hoffman
Hansen
Lockers

Farrell
Mossop
Prescott
McIllorum

With things to be reviewed when Fielden/Hock are fit. Charnley, Roberts, Marsh & Tuson to be the main back up to that 17.

Sam has to play fullback, the style of rugby we play when we are firing dictates than Pat cannot play fullback as he doesnt have the attributes required. Lima has to start as he is a workhorse and Tommy needs to go to 9 permanently to give us more variation in attack and stop us needed to rejig half the team during a game.

Sounds a bit like Sam then - average at full back, fantastic in the halves.

With the exceptions of the injured/banned players i would go for the same team with Roberts coming in for Goulding depending on who is playing the better. Goulding is looking shakey at the moment but he did appear to injure himself after taking an high kick on friday. We are a champoin team and the coaching team needs to get the players back to the fast tempo defence; getting off the line faster than the other teams. The Catalans back were allowed to keep the roll on with the defence hanging back and waiting for them and then getting out muscled at the adavantage line.

3 of his 4 MOM performances last season were from fullback and he only did a third of the season there.

It's obviously something we'll never agree on though but like I said if Amos can get anywhere near his previous form he'd be at fullback for me with Sam moving to 6 alongside Finch.

I suggest you get a better source than Dennis Moran.

Looks like Madge went after all. If you want to know my sources I think you better ask before making rash guesses when you have no idea.