Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:54 pm  

I think our best bet may be starting with LMS at loose and work horse second rows like Wilkin and Flanagan. Soliola and one of Masoe/Walmsley coming off the bench for impact.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:00 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

I think our best bet may be starting with LMS at loose and work horse second rows like Wilkin and Flanagan. Soliola and one of Masoe/Walmsley coming off the bench for impact.

I agree, try and soak up Wigan's opening attack.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:03 pm  

BackrowSaint wrote:

I think our best bet may be starting with LMS at loose and work horse second rows like Wilkin and Flanagan. Soliola and one of Masoe/Walmsley coming off the bench for impact.

Who's your other starting prop?

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:06 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

More of a long term prospect, he played in the pre season friendly v Leigh where IMO he didn't have a great game, looking slow in defence and getting tackled by the FB when he had a man in support. Since then he didn't go on the training camp to Florida, then got dual registered to Workington, now he's on loan back at Leigh. Yet to make his SL debut, probably one to look out for next year at the earliest

Only if he gets he performs in training!!

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:09 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

Who's your other starting prop?

Errrrr maybe something like:

Walmsley
Roby
Richards
Wilkin
Flanagan
LMS

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:14 pm  

Lomax
Makinson turner jones Dawson
Hohaia Walsh
Walmsley Roby LMS
Wilkin Soliola
Wellens

Masoe, Richards, Greenwood, Flanaghan

Walker and Thompson to miss out. Backs pick themselves.

Same tactics as vs Leeds, drag them into a fight, focus on defence, and draw out a win however possible. Hopefully a few missing for Friday will be available for Monday.

The crazy thing is in the last few years we'd be close to full strength for that pack! I'm not convinced about lms as a prop, but needs must - and at least he has a bit of fire in his belly.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:20 pm  

We will be fine after Micky Mac gets sent to the changing rooms

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:33 pm  

TheSaints87 wrote:

Just seen they don't have Crosby who IIRC was motm against us this time last year and an excellent young prop.

Strange one this from a Wigan point of view, unless he's injured, he's head and shoulders better than Dudson and James.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:40 pm  

apollosghost wrote:

Strange one this from a Wigan point of view, unless he's injured, he's head and shoulders better than Dudson and James.

Do you play Wire on monday? Perhaps being rested? Haven't seen Dudson play this season but James hasn't impressed.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Good Friday derby. : Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:42 pm  

TheSaints87 wrote:

Do you play Wire on monday? Perhaps being rested? Haven't seen Dudson play this season but James hasn't impressed.

We have Bradford on Monday, Dudson has been a bit of a liability