Wakefield have a top-8 pack and bench this year (Amor, Ellis, Johnson, Southern, Lauititi, Washbrook/ Aiton, Wilkes, Kirmond, Raleigh). However their back division looks about the weakest in the league. And as for their coach...

are we only going to play 17 player i though Luke Ambler would have got a place on the bench it dont look good

if he cant get in the boxing team

Surprised they're not giving Buderus a run out

Our backs for me are ok. We sighned crus top try scorer (Mellars), a couple of other decent backs. I agree that our forwards are stronger by some way but think there are a couple of clubs with weaker backs. Salford being one club.



Backs are : Mathers, Tony, cockayne, fox, Mellars, Collis, Morton, Walshaw (high hopes), cowling. Starting backs are decent but a few injuries and backups a touch inexperienced at SL level.



I just want improvement and think the squad should see that. I don't expect us to be up with Leeds but to bridge the gap some would be nice.

Adam will you be able to text me score updates squire?

On his day he's a gamebreaker and a real 'big-match player'. Smithy's still got that potential and he's still pretty young, but I've heard (from good authority) that he had the highest body-fat index in the club last year. Guess it might be down to how much desire he shows in getting over this.

Resultsw not being terribly important in these matches, seeing (or rather hearing, since I'm firmly Midlands-based this year) how Hood, Ward and Singleton look in a senior team.

No excuse





I will be travelling up from Nantwich with my young lad..... The inclusion of the afore said 'kids' (you also forgot Chisholm

) is incentive enough for me to attend.



I am presuming it's pay at the gate and a 3pm ko ??

11:30 KO

My wife will be 37 weeks pregnant by then. Unless it's to Bethlehem on a donkey, there will be no long-distance domestic travel this year. True story.





Plus I very rarely travel for proper matches these days, so no way am I doing it for a friendly! I think it's important to be consistent.

Bandwaggoner

ive seen enough of all 3 to say they wont let anybody down , hood been in great form all last season, and will be ready for the battle , singleton ready but slowly slowly with a 19 year old prop , all ready played super league and never put foot wrong , ward avnt seen much of im due to his injuries, but watch im for england academy at 2nd row great 2nd half for the lad , making half breaks for fun , so very intrested to see how they perform on the day ! these kids are our future , so no rush , and let them develop without to much pressure on them !