They have to win the final, nothing less will compensate for throwing first place in the league away.

Which village has lost it's idiot?

If we lose next weekend it's going to be carnage on here.



I think some of it is justified. Beat 2 relegated teams and we go into the final in top spot. Instead we go into the final with the season in danger of collapsing.



Fair play. Rest peacock and leuluai, they're old stagers. Mcguire too. But sinfield has just had a few weeks off with suspension and burrow had a lay off earlier in the season. Do they really need resting? Play those 2 and we win the game.



Oh we don't want a key player to get injured, in that case you might as well select none of the starting 13 you want for wembley.



ffs.

Not sure you read my post correctly Ant 1

Burrow (groin) and Sinfield (heel) had injury concerns. The only players rested that I didn't hear about an injury concern with were McGuire and JJB.



Might be just "interview talk" by McDermott but he said 4 or 5 of those missing were concerns for the final......but probably just saying that, should all play I imagine. Would however raise questions about how many of the 3 league games between Wembley and the Playoffs they'll play in.

i doubt any were injured it just fits in with his agenda

Come on.



Oh well in that case, woe betide our dreadful luck, key players dropping with niggly injuries just at the crucial moment.

At least it will get you in the record books as the only team to lose to london this season,be a good quiz question for the future,so try and remember the answer.

Quite a lot of teams have lost to London over the years .



Which team lost to London ?



Errmmm ... Loads .

Ah well I suppose you know their injury status better than the coaching team.....how silly of me





Nice to know McDermott has an "agenda" too.



I too doubt any were 'injured' enough not to be able to play a game of rugby today. But more than likely had knocks which could have been aggravated (even if they didn't they could've picked up one). Seem to remember JJB taking a bad knee injury into a make or break playoff game last year and it being criticised and now people want players with knocks playing against London just before Wembley.



You couldn't make up the knee jerking hypocrisy lol.

It is annoying and I am more annoyed this time round than after the Bradford result

Well probably because on paper the games we have left are more challenging than the last two against the two relegated teams. Common sense would tell you that the games you would have been most sure of winning were the ones against Bradford and London - both were lost. By a similar adage, it gives little reason to think that they will win at Wigan or beat Saints, who are amongst the teams they have in their remaining games.



Pretty simple really.

Ive corrected it to make you feel better.

Well we have canned in the league, so get them all out there for the final and have them on the treatment table until the playoffs...



I think it probably is 'just talk' to justify them not playing today. 92% sure they will play on Sat. He can't exactly come out and say "yeah, none of them are playing cos London are rubbish and we have the final next week and we are the mighty Leeds so can beat anyone, regardless of who we put out - so everyone, chill your boots because London are so rubbish that we will win regardless of having a team with about 26 appearances between them all. Oh, and with Bailey and Kirke and Clarkson involved, obviously."



It is easier just to say "oh, they have knocks" and to quantify (and 'justify it') "knocks that make them doubtful for the final". Really? What are these 'knocks' then that are so precise that you know might keep them out a fortnight, but so imprecise that you can't say what they actually are...?

Except the teams to play Saints & Wigan will contain



Joel Moon

Danny McGuire

Rob Burrow

Kylie Leuluai

Jamie Peacock

Jamie Jones-Buchanan

Carl Ablett

Kevin Sinfield

Brett Delaney



Some might say, 9 of our 13 best players.