: Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:17 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

I hope we stuff Salford on Saturday.......I just can't see it.

The bookies are giving Salford a 12 point head-start, so they'll think you'll go OK.

: Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:39 pm  

Fatboys Limb wrote:

The bookies are giving Salford a 12 point head-start, so they'll think you'll go OK.

They must be quite certain that Dorn won't be playing at full back.

: Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:47 pm  

Joe Mbu at prop? Have you (Gooner) ever seen Joe Mbu actually play before? HE IS NOT A PROP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really hope Esders is indeed injured (as bad as that sounds) as I really want to try and give McD a chance but if he has dropped him ... then well ... without wanting to upset the berk on here who thinks that the coach is the expert and our opinions as fans are invalid ... he is a clueless idiot.

: Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:30 pm  

Quite, how can you go from:

“Ryan Esders has fitted into the squad well and we’re very pleased he’ll be with us longer”

to leaving him out of the squad entirely?

: Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:48 am  

PTB wrote:

Quite, how can you go from:

to leaving him out of the squad entirely?

He has popped his shoulder, so i'm told.

Also Rovers are rumoured to be releasing him so i wouldn't be surprised if he signs a contract with you guys for next season.

: Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:30 am  

Gordon Gekko wrote:

He has popped his shoulder, so i'm told.

Also Rovers are rumoured to be releasing him so i wouldn't be surprised if he signs a contract with you guys for next season.

FFS.....he looked fine last weekend.......is this ANOTHER training ground injury? We are running on fumes at the moment........I fear for us tomorrow

: Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:28 am  

He went of injuried against the Bulls, he was holding his shoulder and the phyiso took him straight down the tunnel.

So perhaps he didnt past a fittest test during the week along with the other half of the squad.

: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:04 pm  

Dave Lister wrote:

Dorn
Wells
Clubb
Sharp
Bryan
Melling
Gale
Ward
Randall
LMS
Williamson
Mbu
Purdham

Heckenberg
Kaye
Golden
Haggerty

Trust me you dont want to put dorn at fb!

: Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:31 pm  

Im not sure where this Dorn at FB is coming from. Surely he was brought in to be a 7/6 and with our No 7 out he should be standing up as our leading half for Sat. I know some dont like what he offers but I would have thought thats where he will play(unless Purdo goes in at 6 with Gayle at 7).

We could do what Saints did to us with Eastmond, name him at FB but mix it up and use him in the halves when in attack. Im sure Mac has something innovative up his sleeve

: Fri Aug 14, 2009 10:10 pm  

alanw wrote:

Think Rammo said on the radio last night that Ward had a late fittest test and that Golden had been ill and that there be a late check on him also. So if these two dont make it think the 17 has choose itself.

I wonder if he was last week. That may explain why he looked as if he was about to collapse with exhaustion at one stage in the second half.