Houghton will be 8 weeks according to the Mail, plus we have:
Connor (PCL)
Watts (hamstring)
Faraimo (head/jaw)
Minchiello (ankle)
Green (recovering from operation?)
Tuimavave (hamstring)

Not the best start to the season injurywise, 7 first teamers on the sidelines. Would have hoped we'd get Carlos and Faraimo back for Cas, but with them adding "jaw" to Faraimo's injury sounds like more than just concussion.

Also on Facebook that Scott Taylor's having his appendix out...

Going to resurrect the Middle 8s thread in a minute.

Can you think of another thread resurrection if injuries do for us and we don't have as successful a season as the last couple?

Graham!!!!! There’s supposed to be an amnesty!!!

Graham!!!!! There’s supposed to be an amnesty!!!

Is that the same injury houghton suffered against wigan last season? Him missing 2 months was why we didn't finish top 2 IMO

Was this amnesty verified at the International Court of Justice at the Hauge Smithers?

Houghton is the biggest worry, I'm not sure Hadley is the answer, I'd giveAbdul a go there next week to see how he goes, spelled with Washbrook. Or even Connor if fit.

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Worst case scenario

Shaul
Hakim
Griffin
Logan
Talanoa
Kelly
Sneyd
Paea
Abdul
Bowden
Manu
turgut
Hadley

Masi
Fash
Washy
Litten

Realistically I'd except only Houghton, Taylor, Wats and maybeConnor to be out for the Cas game, adding in Carlos, Faraimo Green and Mini ab to the above side

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I don't like that they've added "jaw" to Faraimo's injury though, sounds like more than concussion. Hopefully Carlos not too far off, but no idea what's going on with Green and we were, rightly, pretty conservative with Mini last year.

Saved you a job

Still inspires nostalgia.

Quote ="Mrs Barista"Sunday night gift from me, 1 year and 10 months ago x https://i.rlfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=592878'" What exactly is the point in this other to antagonise? If i have a go back you spit your dummy out. Why dont you go back to your Hetherington/Rule/Doom on us all if they leave posts or have you conveniently fogotten those?

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Jesus, [iprecipices, Sir Clive Woodford, and Pearson being part of the problem.[/i

Nostalgia and comedy gold.

Just a bit of Sunday evening banter Seb.


I'm sure we've all made t!ts of ourselves on occasions.
Just that some are way better than others at it.

I certainly have.

Best to admit it, otherwise you look an even more massive tit, or a pair of titties.

I enjoyed James Rule's shows "Hear the facts not the rumours", although went off him a bit when he responded to my suggestions that the coach was important and we should get rid of Agar with an alternative opinion. I still don't know what would have happened had Kath not taken over the club when we were hours from bankruptcy, but at the time, and with no alternative ownership options forthcoming, her money helped keep us in existence, surely? And we won the cup, hurrah! Obviously Pearson coming in properly resurrected, rather than sunk, us. Do cheer up. If you can't laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at?

Back to the *actual* topic...!

These injuries are precisely why we have a squad with the depth we've got. Admittedly, there are quite a lot of injuries all coming at once, but we can't control that so all we've left to focus on is what we can control, and use the squad we've got.

The young players that make up the majority of our squad depth will now have the perfect chance to stake their claim and prove what they can do. It could be the making of them.

The good thing is that Radford's given Fash, Masi and Turgut a fair few games last year (think Fash did about 20 games in 2017?) plus loaning Hadley to Wakey in hindsight was invaluable. My view is that we invest more in our first 17 proportionally than some squads though, so injuries in that group have a bigger impact on the whole; just my opinion.

Occasional tittery is pardonable, but repeated mammary recidivism deserves all it gets.

Agree about the youngsters being given game time having a benefit for us now.

My main issue is using Hadley or Washbrook out of position slightly at 9. Could have been the perfect opportunity to have blooded Jez Litten this weekend if he'd have been part of the tour squad. I think he should be used (either at the start or off the bench) in rotation with Hadley/Washbrook at 9 to see how he goes, and then promote him to more minutes if he stands up.

Washbrook and Hadley may be required in their more traditional back-row roles with the players we have out.

I wouldn't play Washy there personally when Hadley has a massive engine and did well for Wakey there. We have more depth in the forwards with Masi, Turgut, Fash, Downs and IMO it's just too early for Litten to be facing up against Parcell, McShane, Roby etc week in week out.

Litten is out there