.... we've 6 players who haven't played for 6 months, so rusty.

Just seen a Wakey fan on Twitter saying Chester must go if they don't beat us, in response to our squad announcement.

Chester is getting a lot of stick this past month. Hard to defend two heavy billing defeats even despite missing the 11,12 players for both.


To be fair I can’t think of a more unlucky coach. We have had a horrendous injury crisis most of 2019 and it’s just continued into 2020. That’s the only thing saving him imo.

Still his record isn’t great and something needs to change soon.

We'll beat Wakefield so your pessimism is somewhat wasted, AP does need to act no matter what, we can't go forward as a club with Last in charge, it simply isn't going to work, some senior players need to be let go as well, not kept on for nice fat contracts for another year or so based on who you used to be/being friends.

Said Wakey fan is an idiot.

Very even game IMO, probably the hardest game to pick to far as both teams have had a lot of adversity, players unavailable and are out of form.

I’m looking forward to it (Might not be saying that by halftime) hopefully see some of the fringe and young players and hope they can step up.

Biggest worry for me is the centres, Lyne and Tupou are big strong players and it would be tough for Scott and Fonua.

I'd feel more confident with Connor at centre, but not sure if Last thinks Mcnamara is ready,

That was Chris Green, sitting on a warm up bike

The new changes to salary cap rules for this year explains the sudden availability of Scott and Bienek.

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Wise decision targeting the cup because the new points percentage system pretty much makes it mathematically impossible to get in the top 4.

Just been announced Wakey have lost another player with now 9 stood down and 2 staff members due to Covid for Hull game.

That’s not including the injured players. We are down to bare bones now and 2 young players Bailey and Aydin are now given their SL debut through necessity.

Hard to see anything but a win for Hull. It just keeps nosediving for the trinity. Probably doesn’t help that the whole club has just come out of isolation and been unable to train until the start of this week either.

I’m glad the games on though and still looking forward to some rugby,

Lots have in fact changed.

Reading between the lines (well, the HDM) it sounds likes Jones could well have been suffering from coronavirus, as he has only recently returned to the training ground, but could be fit for the cup game.

And we have now got the Duckworth/Lewis method of determining where we will finish, should this sorry state of affairs finish prematurely.

I think the win percentage is in regardless of a premature finish, unless ive misunderstood. But if you look on bbc website the table shows Catalans at the top!

I’m really looking forward to seeing our lads playing against Wakey, seen a few of these kids in the reserves, and also saw a few of the Wakey kids, as their reserve side was made up of young kids, we seem to be pinning our hopes on the cup, perhaps the right decision, time will tell.

Your right it’s just not cricket

I think it is the right decision, to get to a win percentage of 70% which is currently needed to be in the top 4 we'd need to win all 10 of our remaining games (assuming we fulfil them all) so its all or nothing on Sunday.

I may be a bit cynical and i know there may not be an alternative but the points percentage system is open to abuse as it will get to a stage were its not convenient for a team to fulfil a fixture as they will have nothing to gain.

Looks like Scott is playing tomorrow

That was released today
Scott was in the 21 for warrington so the clubs must have had a heads up on this last week

It should be like watching a nines competition game with a high scoreline for both teams

I think he will play with Connor on the bench to come on for Albo so both get half a game before Sunday.
Cam Scott has a decent defence and has bulked up a bit so no worries for me at centre
In reality this game means nothing so i would give as many of the younger players a run as possible

No change there then, can you imagine the Challenge cup final, the 79th minute, both teams are level, then one team gets six again three times on the bump.

As it stands no more or no less likely than before.

Agree if everyone plays 20 matches but now the SL have opened up the possibility of completing the season by playing 15, I'd say its less likely.

Yesterday we had 10 matches to make up 6 points. Today we have 5-10 matches to increase our win percentage from 40% to somewhere near 70%.

Its irrelevant either way cos we're garbage

I just meant that it's not really correct to say that it's now impossible to make the play offs. It's as possible (and as unlikely) as before.

As does the Sky Sports SL table

Team news

Wynne, Swift, Fonua, Scott, Faraimo, Kelly, Connor, Bowden, Houghton, Fash, Lane, Savelio, Cator

Interchange: Satae, Matongo, Buchanan, Brown