Prem Cup

[Peej]

Doubt Alfie will be risked on their plastic pitch

[JonnyD]

Hougaard looks like he’s jetting off for a break somewhere so could be Woolstenholme, maybe Porter and Monye maybe?

He hasn’t played much but has also been there from the start of preseason, wonder who else might have been given a week off?
In terms of minutes played JTA, Shields, Willis, Young, Hislop and Oghre need a rest - Jacob and the back three I’m sure will also be off

[will311293]

Anyone knows who the Reid we have spoken about at loosehead prop is?

I'd expect we very few senior players played.

Alo, Millar-Mills, Cardall, De Chaves, Curran, Wolstenholme, Matthews, Mehson, Anderson may all get game time but depends on how much Blackett is willing to risk. Barbeary will 100% only play on a grass pitch until up to fitness.

Academy squad includes McArthur, Pleasants, Bell, Brown, Cripps, Fisilau, Florestein Ma'asi White, Williams, Bacon, Dawkins, Hartley, Pichardie, Monye

Then if we steal a few players from around the local teams - Tom Howe, Sam Aspland-Robinson, Jonathan Kpoku etc and maybe trial some of the major uni (e.g. John Okafor from Leeds Beckett, who i think was at Quins but maybe a free agent now)

In my mind, we are going to struggle to put out a Prem Cup team and like most teams will deploy academy and second string but maybe we use this opportunity to trial/test out some champ/league 1 and Uni players who we think could make the step up much like we have seen historically for us.

[Neils]

Anyone knows who the Reid we have spoken about at loosehead prop is?

I'd expect we very few senior players played.

Alo, Millar-Mills, Cardall, De Chaves, Curran, Wolstenholme, Matthews, Mehson, Anderson may all get game time but depends on how much Blackett is willing to risk. Barbeary will 100% only play on a grass pitch until up to fitness.

Academy squad includes McArthur, Pleasants, Bell, Brown, Cripps, Fisilau, Florestein Ma'asi White, Williams, Bacon, Dawkins, Hartley, Pichardie, Monye

Then if we steal a few players from around the local teams - Tom Howe, Sam Aspland-Robinson, Jonathan Kpoku etc and maybe trial some of the major uni (e.g. John Okafor from Leeds Beckett, who i think was at Quins but maybe a free agent now)

In my mind, we are going to struggle to put out a Prem Cup team and like most teams will deploy academy and second string but maybe we use this opportunity to trial/test out some champ/league 1 and Uni players who we think could make the step up much like we have seen historically for us.

Gordon Reid - Scottish International of over 30 caps. Age about 34 I think so should have some gas left.

[will311293]

Anyone knows who the Reid we have spoken about at loosehead prop is?

I'd expect we very few senior players played.

Alo, Millar-Mills, Cardall, De Chaves, Curran, Wolstenholme, Matthews, Mehson, Anderson may all get game time but depends on how much Blackett is willing to risk. Barbeary will 100% only play on a grass pitch until up to fitness.

Academy squad includes McArthur, Pleasants, Bell, Brown, Cripps, Fisilau, Florestein Ma'asi White, Williams, Bacon, Dawkins, Hartley, Pichardie, Monye

Then if we steal a few players from around the local teams - Tom Howe, Sam Aspland-Robinson, Jonathan Kpoku etc and maybe trial some of the major uni (e.g. John Okafor from Leeds Beckett, who i think was at Quins but maybe a free agent now)

In my mind, we are going to struggle to put out a Prem Cup team and like most teams will deploy academy and second string but maybe we use this opportunity to trial/test out some champ/league 1 and Uni players who we think could make the step up much like we have seen historically for us.

Gordon Reid - Scottish International of over 30 caps. Age about 34 I think so should have some gas left.

Thanks Neils, much appreicated.

[JonnyD]

Only just clicked that you knew about Reid in advance, was this a rumour we had all missed?

[Chunky24]

Only just clicked that you knew about Reid in advance, was this a rumour we had all missed?

Bobby Bridge mentioned he had seen him in Wasps gear during his coverage on Sunday, shared on here as a result.