Re: Semi Final v Salford : Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:53 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

We're not playing well enough for anything to be easy. If Lui is out there's more then enough quality in Carney and Dobson to take it to Wigan. Murdoch Masila would be a big blow but unless it's pretty serious the panel have a history of going easy before big games. What did he do?

Dobbo and carney have been awful as a pairing, bmm was put on report for 2 successive high challenges

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Sun Jul 23, 2017 1:39 pm  

It's incredible how far Carney's star has waned when you think about it; from Origin half-back to 'barely Superleague standard' in just a few years. A waste of a real talent.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:24 pm  

Fozzysalforddevil wrote:

Dobbo and carney have been awful as a pairing, bmm was put on report for 2 successive high challenges

Fair enough but they'd still make me worry. Dobson seems to play well against us and Carney you know has the quality to win a game when his heads in it.

Fingers crossed BMM is available. He's been great to watch this year and the game deserves the best players to be available.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:07 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Fair enough but they'd still make me worry. Dobson seems to play well against us and Carney you know has the quality to win a game when his heads in it.

Fingers crossed BMM is available. He's been great to watch this year and the game deserves the best players to be available.

Agree with all of this. It's not often we get 2 sides with their best players available going at it hammer and tongue. Hopefully both sides will have a strong squad available and give us a great game of rugby league.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:27 pm  

Bigredwarrior wrote:

Lui is a key player for Salford and would be a big miss if he's out, as would BMM. The Wigan team that was beaten by Salford at the DW stadium earlier in the season was as folows:

21. Lewis Tierney, 36. Tom Davies, 32. Liam Forsyth, 5. Joe Burgess, 35. Liam Marshall, 39. Josh Woods, 16. Sam Powell, 8. Frank-Paul Nuuausala, 33. Josh Ganson, 19. Ryan Sutton, 20. Willie Isa, 12. Liam Farrell, 11. Joel Tomkins

Interchange: 17. Taulima Tautai, 23. Nick Gregson, 24. Joe Bretherton, 26. Romain Navarrete

To be fair the lads gave a decent account t of themselves against Salford when they were in good form. However, next week's Wigan side won't look anything like that and it'll be interesting to see how Salford go against a far stronger Wigan. I'm not saying it'll be easy but I do fancy Wigan.

After how the Salford players celebrated at the DW I hope we put them to the sword and embarrass them this weekend.

Whether we've got the form to do that is another matter.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:44 pm  

Fozzysalforddevil wrote:

Your probably playing us at the right time. We're riddled with injuries losing lui and possibly bmm who got put on report its a tough task to beat you boys, although no excuses. Cant see anything other than an easy wigan win

What's wrong with Lui? I think he's been excellent this season.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:46 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Farrell sounded 50/50 in his interview before the game last night when I watched it back. He also didn't seem too sure in his Wigan Evening Post column but fingers crossed.

If they're both fit I'd go-

Tomkins
Davies Gelling Gildart Burgess
Williams Leuluai
Sutton McIlorum Tomkins
Bateman Farrell Lockers

Clubb Tautai Isa Powell

Nuuausala much improved last night and it'd be a close call between him and Tautai to miss out but I'd just edge for TT. He himself needs to get better though. He's been nowhere near his best these last couple of months.

Interesting! Another player told me that Faz could have played on Friday.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Mon Jul 24, 2017 7:02 am  

Sweaty Betty's wrote:

Interesting! Another player told me that Faz could have played on Friday.

That sounds more promising then. Hopefully Farrell is just keeping people guessing. There's no player in our squad that I'd rather have on the team sheet in a big game then Farrell.

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:06 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

That sounds more promising then. Hopefully Farrell is just keeping people guessing. There's no player in our squad that I'd rather have on the team sheet in a big game then Farrell.

Lockers!!

Re: Semi Final v Salford : Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:33 am  

NickyKiss wrote:

That sounds more promising then. Hopefully Farrell is just keeping people guessing. There's no player in our squad that I'd rather have on the team sheet in a big game then Farrell.

Agreed, he is seriously underrated. Next captain for me.