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Another cocking on the way

I think our only chance of a win for the remainder of the season is if Catalan have already won the LLS by the time they come to us and just send a bunch of kids.

Love to see this team but can not see it.
Zak Hardaker
Jai Field
Jake Bibby
Oliver Gildart
Liam Marshall
Jackson Hastings
Harry Smith
Brad Singleton
Brad O'Neill
Joe Bullock
Liam Farrell
Kai Pearce Paul
John Bateman
Subs
Oliver Partington
Mitch Clark
Ethan Havard
Joe Shorrocks

I’d drop Gildart & rest Havard. For me:

Field
Halsall
Hardaker
Bibby
Marshall
Smith
Hastings
Singleton
O’Neill
Bullock
Farrell
Bateman
Partington

Clarke
Shorrocks
Pearce-Paul
Borough

So, both Bourouh and O'Neill in the squad.

Chances of Shorrocks starting at hooker?

I like Trainman's team, but doubt it will happen.

Hardaker
Halsall
Bibby
Gildart (very lucky)
Marshall
Field
Hastings
Singleton
O'Neil
Bullock
Farrell
Bateman
Partington

Havard
Clark
Shorrocks
Bourouh

Burrough stank the place out on Wednesday when he came on. I know he is a young lad but he is leaving anyway so O'Neil has to play surely

On the basis that we’re almost certainly not recruiting at 9 for next season, consistenly leaving O’Neill out (particularly after bringing back from Widnes) is up toward the very top of our long list of baffling player non-selections recently. Having Borough in there is equally as baffling. If you have a long time servant say returning from injury and on their swansong then they’re in, regardless of how long of the season is left. With Bourough not being retained, why on earth is he even being considered for selection, particularly as a very low risk back up 9 option when we have another there of the same ilk who we deem worthy of keeping on?

Hardaker
Halsall Bibby Gildart Marshall
Field Hastings
Singleton O’Neill Bullock
Smithies Farrell Bateman

Subs
Partington Clark Havard Shorrocks

It's not just the personnel, it's the entire structure. It doesn't matter who plays, if we carry on offering little movement and options for the player makers, we have no chance. Players just aren't moving, there's little effort other than the odd play where we set up, and when we do it that obvious we are doing it, it's easily picked up on.

Our confidence is shot to bits and without some serious changes in how we play, this season will just fizzle out as one to well and truly forget.

The bad part is that who we have lined up to fix this issues, is already part of what has been going wrong.