Go go Gigot!!! : Fri Jul 17, 2009 1:44 pm  

Looking at the squad for Sunday, I can count only 10 out of 19 who would be automatic starters if everyone was fit. A great chance for the youngsters, my god, if this lot beat the Cats we could yet win the GF!

There will be no shortage of effort but this must the weakest side put out in terms of experience since September 1986.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:16 pm  

Can only agree!

19 man squads for completeness:
Catalans Dragons
Baile, Bell, Bentley, Bird, Bosc, Carlaw, Casty, Duport, Elima, Fakir, Ferriol, Gossard, Greenshields, McGuire, Mounis, Pelo, Perry, Ryles, Stacul.

Harlequins RL
Clubb, Esders, Gafa, Gale, Golden, Haggerty, Kaye, May, Gigot, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Melling, O'Callaghan, Robinson, Sharp, Skee, Temata, Ward, Wells, Williams

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:21 pm  

Anyone want to guess who will miss out? May and Gigot? as they are the most inexperienced, but it is all a question of degree.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:29 pm  

Gigot is a French U18 International, so I would leave him in. As there will be no quins fans there we could do with all the support we can get!

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 2:57 pm  

IMO i think May and Williams will miss out for one as we have enough cover in forwards. Mac can move Clubb to 2nd row and use O'Callaghan on the wing with Sharp moving into centres maybe.

Problem could be Hooker,so unless Mac is going to play Kaye the full 80 minutes (cant see that one happening). so who would cover there, (Melling played hooker at wigan ).

Gigot gets the nod for me as can kick, and also what the heck we might as well give him a game it cant hurt with the squad we have there

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 3:59 pm  

Jebus, what's happened to Heckenberg?

This could be our youngest ever squad and squad with most British players in.

Average age 20 plays average age 36!

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:30 pm  

Boys against men........expect a cricket score........game best watched from behind the sofa

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:44 pm  

Crikey, this squad really does bring home just how injury ridden we are. Getting a result in Perpignan will be a hell of an achievement. I hope we have a bit of a stronger squad next weekend, as I'd hate to face Saints with this team.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:09 pm  

Maybe this will be the day when the next wave of Quins youth come through. The LMS-Clubb- Sharp- Worrincy batch did quite well, now is the time for the new batch. Melling will have a big role, he could play SO or back-up hooker. As long as it is not a slaughter we will be OK, the forwards will have their work cut-out and we need to kivk and catch well.

: Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:40 pm  

Theres no point in trialing Gigot if we cant play him when we are down to the bare bones - like now. Its 2 points gone anyway IMO so lets see what he is made of when the result wont be decided by him not having a good game. I think thats why quiet a few youngsters are in there. BM needs to know if they have the bottle and the talent in actual SL games - not reserve games. May as well be now as the last couple of games when we have slipped out of the playoffs.