Don't know if we have the players available but would love to see 3/4 dropped just to make a fe cking point. Would be more but haven't the players available. Not sure who will be back. Litten Barron should be given a chance. Sao back. Give Balmforth a bench spot. Start lovoduo at 9. Servers in for lane. Mac at 7.?

Wouldn't surprise me if Fash & Mitch were both banned for this game.

Connor
McIntosh
Wynne
Mitch
Barron
Smith
McNamara
Evans
Lovudua
Sao
Longstaff
Ma'u (if he is back) or Lane
Fash

Satae
Severs
Laidlaw
Balmforth

Something like that. I'd rather not play Lane but second row is a real problem area atm in terms of numbers.

High shots? Can't remember anything particularly bad but my attention did waver tbh.

Mitch dump tackled Makinson after he offloaded to Hurrell for the 2nd try of the 2nd half.

Looked to me like Fash did a crusher tackle midway through the 2nd half right under our posts.

Yes, I remember the Fash one now. Be a shame if he cops a ban, one of the few who is consistently on it 100%.

Mac doubtful according to BH, sounds a bad one for Walker, my biggest issue is we know JJ is going next season so why are we not playing Balmforth or Hookem of the bench. Agree on Laney he's badly out of form. Barring suspensions I'd go

Connor
Barron
Mitch
Griffin
Wynne
Smith
Gale
Evans
Mint
Tag
Ma'u
Longstaff
Sao
Subs
Satae
Fash
Balmforth
Lane

To be honest I can't see much improvement and Hodgson doesn't in still any confidence reading his comments about the short term around. We are coming up against a side that we tend to struggle against at the best of times and Wakey have shown desire and a will to win and work for each other whereas we just show very little in anything other than capitulation which we seem to have mastered.

Team selection will be the same predictable one, give or take changes only due to injuries/suspensions.

I don't even think I have the energy or desire to go and take to my seat on Friday night.

I'll definitely be turning up more out of duty than desire.

Houghton picked up a knock, sounds awful but him out might force a hooking change and hopefully not Johnstone.

I'd have Lane over Longstaff, think he is too lightweight, 2 drives and 5 metres yesterday.

I'd drop Mcintosh too, think he has been pretty poor all season

Can we recall Shaul for this one?

Houghton passed his HIA

Excellent another 80 minutes of him at hooker. Even uis defence looks shakey these days.

The bloke was out on his feet yesterday, it's inexcusable how Hodgson uses him.

Especially as the bench contained....two hookers

Not confident at all. I'll see how I feel later on in the week....

Exactly after 25 mins Houghton was out on his feet and it was criminal that the Coach left him out their and continues to do so. If you watched wherever Houghton tried to go in the line to catch a breath St's just pinpointed and exploited him and just went through like a hot knife through butter, yet Hodgson still persisted on leaving him out. I'll give Houghton credit for trying to keep going but the time has come for him to tell Hodgson he can no longer do 80 mins. He is at the stage the same as Ellis was were when he'd played 80mins he needs more than a week to recover otherwise he's a liability in the defensive line and in one that already brittle is just giving opposition teams a field day.

It's not new either as Hodgson has done it almost every time since he took over as Coach, even the oppostion know that Houghton will be out on hios feet after 30mins even more so in the energy sapping heat.

This is another reason why I just don't see Hodgson as the right guy for the job as Head Coach.

Not sure how any hooker could be expected to do 80 mins by themselves against Roby and Lussick, especially in that heat and with a forward pack that were slowly plodding back to get in the defensive line

I won't post in full what I've been told but its fair to say it sounds like it's been an explosive day at the training ground

You can't say that then not follow it up with anything



Hope a few home truths were exchanged

More details please, probably needs to happen, let's see how the players respond?

If he plays for Wakey, put all your savings on him scoring a try.

If he plays against us it tells you all you need to now about how we are run. He's our player and should play against us. Seem Simm and Sts.

One day too late.

AP is far from a happy man and he didn't hold back from letting them know it. No player is safe from being shown the exit door if what's been told is to be believed.