It’s usually about Friday when you begin to think that maybe just maybe they will emulate the team from our first season that beat Saints at Oakwell or the victory when our winger scored despite his shorts hanging round his knees. It is then that you remember they may not have been the best individually but they were a team unfortunately our current squad, in the majority no longer live up to this standard. It could be complacency, bad coaching but whatever the cause they are failing the supporters.

I hope they watched the Leeds game so they may learn what it means to have pride in the shirt they wear and a desire to fight for the supporters who will carry on supporting long after they have left. They may be transient Trinity representatives who have a choice where they play unfortunately the supporters do not.

I will probably make this my last season regardless of the outcome but it will not stop me being a Trinity supporter despite what Vastman might think and that why I am angry we are in this position again.

Even then we nearly threw it away by conceding a last minute penalty.

Saints squad for the trip as follows.



1. Jack Welsby, 5. Regan Grace, 6. Jonny Lomax, 8. Alex Walmsley, 9. James Roby, 10. Matty Lees, 12. Joe Batchelor, 14. Joey Lussick, 15. LMS, 16. Curtis Sironen, 17. Agnatius Paasi, 19. Jake Wingfield, 20. James Bell, 22. Ben Davies, 23. Konrad Hurrell, 24. Dan Norman, 27. Jon Bennison, 28. Lewis Baxter, 29. Dan Hill, 31. Taylor Pemberton, 34. George Delaney.

Shame we are missing so many players.



Really hoping we can pull a special win out of the bag.

Shaul

Kershaw

Taufua (needs to be in the centre if he is going to see any ball)

Hall

Murphy

Miller/Walker (likely Miller, but would happily see Walker given a go)

Lino

Arona

Hood

Whitbread

Batchelor

Ashurst

Crowther



Bowes, Tanginoa, Fifita, Bowden

Jack humpty back Welsby is quickly becoming my least favourite player.

Lynton Stott with the drop goal was it?! The winger was Wainwright in 2004, the season when when we nearly got to Old Trafford, well kind of if we hadn't been robbed by the pie eaters who knows what might have been!! When was the last time we actually pulled off a genuine shock win against one of the big boys??? I also seem to recall beating Saints under Harbin with a team of kids basically? I may have been dreaming......

Evans is in the squad for us but has been given a starting spot for the reserves.

Bowes isn't in the squad.



Personally i'd be leaving out the 'couple of guys we are checking', why risk them in a game we highly likely won't win? It's a short turnaround to the Cas game (and they have a 7 day break) so i'd get them right for that rather than make things worse. I'd guess one might be Lino as he wasn't fully fit last week, so play Walker instead. Batch can kick the goals. I might be tempted to rest Hall for a week as well, he's looked a little jaded in the last couple of games. Lets see if we can get a tune out of Gaskell in the centres for a week, we've tried him everywhere else. He might just raise his game against his hometown team. Freshen things up a little, maybe give Battye a run, let Kershaw make his comeback etc. Try something a bit different in what is essentially a free hit of a game.

Just how much sarcasm is there in....Batch can kick the goals?! How many kicks at goal are we gonna get like?!!

Wishful thinking i grant you but you've got to plan for all eventualities!

And just imagine if it were 4 tries apiece but, we only converted 2 of them !!



Not to mention avoiding a whitewash with a late penalty

I hope it’d be…



Shaul

Kershaw

Taufua

Hall

Murphy

Miller

Lino

Fifita

Hood

Whitbread

Ashurst

Batchelor

Crowther



Subs



Bowden

Tanginoa

Arona

Walker

That’s exactly what I would go too. Only thing that I would change is to surprise saints and bring on Tanginoa for Ashurst on the left SR instead of the usual right.

Id go,



Shaul

Kershaw

Taufua

Hall

Murphy

Gaskell

Lino

Arona

Hood

Fifita

Ashurst

Batch

Whitbread



Kelepi

Bowden

Walker

Crowther

You mean DR. Loans can’t be recalled within 28 days.

Cas are going to run riot next week for the ultimate revenge.

They owe us a favour because we allowed them to beat us when they were going through a bad spell. I suppose that could be true of other clubs.

Ultimate revenge, haven't you got that a bit twisted? I think it's us what need to run riot next week for the ultimate revenge, it'd make a nice change don't you think.

I think he means in terms of 2004 or 2006.

You know it's a truly dire season when you are not even looking remotely forward to playing Saints.



Sure we don't beat them often but then who does? But we often play well against them, even this year we managed that!



I am a total Trinity optimist but try as I might I can only see another heavy defeat on the cards.



The only scenario I can imagine and its a massive long shot is that this game is such a forgone conclusion that the players may relax in a good way and just go for it and if Saints are also a bit complacent on the day then maybe. I did say it was a bit fantastical.

Every game I go to I expect a win or a very good effort , my passion and excitement for every game has never wained over the years ,and that goes for tomorrow, get stuck in and you never know the outcome , stand off them and it’s a bad day at the office once again .Mental toughness is the key , just as poor Hodgson alluded to last night , that his players don’t like doing the tough stuff and didn’t stand up to Cas and got what was coming and deserved. We very often have fallen into that category over recent years and wilt in the face of tough opposition. I’m still hoping for a rousing performance tomorrow.Lets hope the lads get behind Fifita and give saints hell ,from yours truly and ever the optimist .

Yes but for that to be so you have to believe this team can or even wants to do that. Hand on heart do you really believe that?



Hats off to you if you do by the way.

I'm with you.

And that's the way I start seasons believing that we can win something else what's the point, realisation kicks in when lack of effort for quality spoils that and gives the impression that I'm negative when complaining,

I find it pointless trying encourage the team unless they know where it needs improving, these are professionals and should know the basics of the game but week after week we get the most stupid errors which is beyond belief if only they could rectify that and put the effect it then I could except defeats when it happens.

All teams are beatable just depends on a full side willing to prove that



Now just go out a prove to yourselves you can do it