London match

[morley pie eater]

Team:

French
Miski
Eckersley
Wardle
Marshall

Hampshire
Farrimond

Mago
O'Neill
Byrne
Nsemba
Farrell
Ellis

Subs:
Havard
Leeming
Hill
Walters

[morley pie eater]

No Harry Smith.

It will certainly give Farrimond chance to show what he can do, rather than him playing second fiddle to Harry. Could be Matty Peet's thinking - just my speculation.

[Welski]

Be interesting to see how it goes. Be nice to get a solid performance. Can we expect to see more of a running game with Harry missing and Bevan at fullback?

[DaveO]

Never keen on big changes. Always prefer to see one or two given a run alongside a more typical first team. Not sure what you learn from a team like this which will never take the field against a top side.

Hope we win and it doesn't backfire.

The pitch is looking immaculate. I presume its had its usual annual service!

[jobo]

Best faux pas ever goes to Jon Wilkin.

Wigan turn out in anti knife crime T shirts and he says,

"Good on Wigan, celebrating and promoting knife crime"

Take the lad out of Hull but you can't take Hull out the lad.

[morley pie eater]

Never keen on big changes. Always prefer to see one or two given a run alongside a more typical first team. Not sure what you learn from a team like this which will never take the field against a top side.

Hope we win and it doesn't backfire.

The pitch is looking immaculate. I presume its had its usual annual service!

In general, Dave, I understand your point. But strangely enough, my suggestion is that the opposite could be true in this case.

A player like Harry Smith controls a game. For Farrimond to come in alongside Smithy is asking him to play second fiddle, so he can't play his normal game. How does that help him, and what does it tell us (or more importantly, the coaching staff) about his potential as a game manager?

The rest of the team is strong enough to beat London. The lad is being given a chance by Matty Peet. We should give him a chance too.

PS. Judging by the scoreboard, it looks like he's doing awreet!

[East Stand Faithful]

Jack Farrimond is having a blinder!!

[up the junction]

Is anyone else who is watching this on tv struggling with the Camera angle ? I m watching on a big tv and am struggling to fathom who’s who until they zoom in ?

[Welski]

Jack Farrimond is having a blinder!!

To be fair one of his conversations didn’t perfectly bisect the posts.

[morley pie eater]

Jack Farrimond is having a blinder!!

To be fair one of his conversations didn’t perfectly bisect the posts.