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Squad announced

1. Oscar Thomas
2. Omari Caro
4. Kris Welham
5. Danny Williams
9. Adam O’Brien
10. Adam Sidlow
11. Tom Olbison
12. Dale Ferguson
13. Danny Addy
14. Jay Pitts
19. Steve Crossley
20. Mitch Clark
21. Epalahame Lauaki
22. James Clare
23. Alex Mellor
24. Lucas Walshaw
28. Kurt Haggerty
29. Ethan Ryan
34. Richie Mathers


Lauaki and Ryan in for Lumb and Blythe

Interesting to see how Lauaki goes (if he plays) Lowes failed to get anything out of him. Smith managed to get the best out of Mathers playing at SH and Addy at hooker so there is hope. Clean slate for all players. If Sidlow, Clough or Clark get injured, we need someone to come in so it be good to see Lauaki.

Oh yes, there's a game on Sunday - I'd forgotten in all the excitement...

Agree it will be interesting to see how Lauaki goes and also Ethan Ryan back in the squad - now I've remembered there's a game on quite I'm looking forward to it!

Looking forward to this game. It'll be interesting to see if Lauaki figures since he's not played in ages. Smith's coached him in the past apparently so knows him. You'd think that'd preclude him getting in the side

I think it will be more interesting to see Lauakis figure

Hope the club photographer has a wide angle lens.

I thought the club said Moss was going to be here for this game?

Hmm that's interesting. Does it mention if Blythe is absent through injury? Or has he just been dropped?
I suspect Rohan might be giving everyone a chance to prove their worth, and also trying a few different combinations to see who is most effective.

Clare
Caro
Welham
Ryan
Williams
Thomas
Mathers
Sidlow
AoB
Clark
Haggerty
Olbison
Addy

Pitts
Crossley
Lauaki
Ferguson

If it were me I'd give Walshaw a try instead of one of Ferguson/Olbison/Haggerty, but I'm not sure that he'll play. Mellor still on the fringes, hoping he knuckles down a bit under the new coach.

Yeah to watch, not to play.

I'd also like to see Smith give Walshaw a run out. Perhaps give Fergie a weekend off.

In one of Smith first interviews he mentioned that he'd worked with lauaki before and was looking forward to working with him. Impression that came across was that he thought he was a decent player. If he could get him back to playing like he did when he first came over here then it would be like signing a new player, But I'm far from convinced that Lauaki is prepared to put the work in and just sees us as steady wage for doing nothing.

Shame. Would be a good game to start off with