: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:40 pm  

OnTheNose wrote:

IIRC teams may make one change to their named 18 man squad between now and kick-off. Seem to remember Saints not naming Wellens in the 18 or 20 for a game last year or the year before, but he recovered from injury quicker than expected and was on the team sheet.

Hull away. As you say, either last year or the year before.

In saying that, they were both in the original 18 man squad announced earlier today, but have since been withdrawn. Whether that changes anything with regards to the rules, I'm not sure.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:40 pm  

OnTheNose wrote:

IIRC teams may make one change to their named 18 man squad between now and kick-off. Seem to remember Saints not naming Wellens in the 18 or 20 for a game last year or the year before, but he recovered from injury quicker than expected and was on the team sheet.

Yes, but this is slightly different insofar as that they were initially named and THEN withdrawn. If my understanding is correct they will have to produce medical evidence of the injuries in order to replace them in the squad, so I think they'll struggle to put them back in again.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:50 pm  

We'll have to see, they've done it before, so you never know with them.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:54 pm  

rooster_rhino wrote:

We'll have to see, they've done it before, so you never know with them.

The key question is whether they'd be allowed to do it this time. What happened at Hull was entirely within the rules set out for announcing squads, I'm not sure its possible this time (I'm not sure it isn't either, of course).

18 man squad : Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:55 pm  

I just wonder what thackray has done wrong he's consistently been one the best all year!!

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:24 pm  

rhinoms wrote:

I just wonder what thackray has done wrong he's consistently been one the best all year!!

Your first post,
You are Jamie Thackray and i claim my £5

Something serious must have happened for him not to be included in the 18 it's a shambles how Ryan Bailey & Ian Kirke are in instead of Thackray.

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:30 pm  

Choose Life (Go-Go)™ wrote:

Something serious must have happened for him not to be included in the 18 it's a shambles how Ryan Bailey & Ian Kirke are in instead of Thackray.

And, just for arguments sake, if something serious has happened would it still be a shambles?

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:30 pm  

El Diablo wrote:

Yes, but this is slightly different insofar as that they were initially named and THEN withdrawn. If my understanding is correct they will have to produce medical evidence of the injuries in order to replace them in the squad, so I think they'll struggle to put them back in again.

curly990 wrote:

This particular bit interest's me.......

'Both the scrum-half and forward failed fitness tests at training after this time and therefore have been withdrawn.

The Club Doctor will provide evidence of their injuries to the RFL.'

There is still room to draft any of them back into the squad before Friday. I wouldn't be suprised if one or both of them play tomorrow night. Maybe a DA tactic? My bet is that Longy will be declared fit.

tbh i can see them both playing. rumour is that gilmore hasn't trained all week, so wouldn't be surprised to him out the 18 come 2morrow

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:34 pm  

tvoc wrote:

And, just for arguments sake, if something serious has happened would it still be a shambles?

Just for arguments sake define serious

: Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:35 pm  

tvoc wrote:

And, just for arguments sake, if something serious has happened would it still be a shambles?

Put the best 17 in the squad unless it's something really serious............which if it was so bad we'd already know through the grapevine.

Thackray is definately in the best 17 at the club and thus should be in the squad.

I'm afraid it looks like Mr Chino's is taking a final stand before going to coach GB which is only making the Leeds squad weaker.