Do we think Smith has the balls to put this team out V Wigan or is he going to put Atkins et al back in? It's tough because on their day, Atkins, GOB etc can be great and today we played a non existent side. Do we keep this team or take the gamble that Wigan at the DW will be enough to stir some passion into our play? Atkins' defence can be unplayable sometimes in big games. Was GOB rested or dropped? Penny has done nothing wrong and everything right bar a couple defensive mishaps. I don't think Ormsby is anything more than solid on previous showings...

I am under the impression that Atkins is injured.

I'd like to think that Penny was rested, today.
Atkins was absolute dog's business last week. Hopefully he'll be back to his best, come Thursday (Smith WILL play him)
Having missed today's game (due to me not realising we were playing Saturday), I don't think Smith will be playing Patton, doubtless of how well he may have played today, GO'B will be back. I don't think Smith will be prepared to take "the risk" of a green kid, as opposed to the "safety" of O'Brien.

Eddie has just this second (as I'm typing) mentioned our 80 point win. His tone of voice couldn't be any more clear......you can hear the disappointment......poor lad.

Despite being included in the squad ,Wire fm said before kick off that Atkins is likely to be out for 6 weeks ,so he may have picked up an injury in training.

Atkins has a broken sternum.

It was said on one of the other threads he's got a fractured sternum.

King stays in then? Or Russell to the wing and Joel into centre?

Think one of Ormsby/King deserve to keep there place at least. Can't see Tony picking Patton v Wigan or Leeds.

keep the same team lets see what patton is really made of..will do the lad a world of good to play at wigan....after all hes earned it...give king a go as well..how demoralising must be to be told your not playing after playing really well...

We will never progress and what's the point of the youth policy if we won't play them if that are good enough,, Patton will be fine ratch and myler will look after him, he was quality today the team looked a team, same team starts for me, maybe put England to start with hill, otherwise no change,

Here's the question...will we beat Pies returning to the same team we had over the last month?
I very much doubt it, so if we're going to go down, at least let's go down trying something different.

Patton keeps his place, GOB to reserves.

Agreed keep Patton in there keep Ormsby in there as well!!
Impressed with both those boys today..!