Yes as a grown man constantly referring to him as 'the bigot' is rather embarrassing. It's nothing other than childish namecalling of someone who you don't like. For the record I don't actually remember what his facebook postings said so I won't comment on whether or not I think he's a bigot. And I've agreed that Dixon is better but he is not as much better as you've convinced yourself of.

19 Man Squad for Saturday



Dixon

Cockayne

Mantellato

Sio

Blair

Kelly

Walker

Larroyer

Horne

McCarthy

Allgood

Donaldson

Salter

Welham

Tilse

Puletua

Boudebza

Lunt

Green



No Chisholm or Marsh. Kelly plays.

We have a very different understanding of the word embarrassing then.

You should read his postings for what he was arrested for and then we can discuss this further.

It's cup final week. I'm sh#ting it more than the goose after a bowl of fruit and a cask of whiskey but even then I can't let the sometimes blinkered and sometime those of the same view support of this oaf pass.

I'm not suggesting you are either of these and you clearly aren't but there are plenty who share his views hence our recent embarrassing edl flag bearers.

Here's hoping though they can make late changes.

Think he'll drop Green and ........co#khead ( there that's embarrassing)

Green or Donaldson for the last forward spot. He rested Donaldson last week?

We have to live with them for the first 20. They blew giants and saints away in the first 20. If we're with them after that I fancy our chances as the pressure will be on them. That said they've been there etc. However their record at Wembley is poor so let's hope.

I think Donaldson will get the nod because of the edge he brings with versatility. If we were to lose an outside back then didnt have Donaldson on the bench we'd be in serious trouble.

I agree with what you say regarding having to live with them for the first 20 minutes and not get blown away during that period like so many have before, Rovers have to get into their faces from the very start and attempt to knock Leeds off their stride.

I've noticed in previous games with Leeds that if things don't go their way they do tend to become frustrated and that's when errors might start to creep in.

I know people have quietly expected that Kelly would play but I'm now almost certain he will after hearing the guy with the microphone light-heartedly say to the people wanting Albert Kelly's autograph......."let him get on the coach, you want him to be ready for the game don't you," was that a bit of of Freudian Slip by the man with the microphone,? also his body language was not that of a man who wasn't ready to play at Wembley.

TC said that his recovery progress with his Knee was coming along fine which would suggest he will be ready for the beginning of the new season.

whatever the 17 will be i hope they give their all and we'll see what happens



rrtr

Not a bad looking squad & the bulk of that squad put 30 pionts on Leeds in round one & not many sides have done that to the rhinos (OK they put 40 on us when they woke up but hey I look at the posative side).

The way I see the Dixon / Cockayne choice is that if we were to win could anyone see BC getting the Lance Todd trophy, I can't but I could see Dixon getting it, he's that type of player.



I'd go with Dixon at 1 and BC on the bench in place of boudebza, harsh on the lad but I think Ben can cover a lot of scenarios.

I can see Charlie losing the battle for full back, with Dixon being there for his X factor, whilst Greeny will lose out to Tilse/Allgood at prop with CC opting for big game experience over youthful exuberance (even though I think he deserves it).

Cockayne and Donaldson to miss out for me, I want us to go with all our big forwards, Allgood, Walker, Tilse, Green and Puletua all to be in the seventeen.

I've said all week got to go with the five props green makes a big impact when coming on and tilse stands up in the big games even though a lot on here don't rate him