19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:02 pm  

Saints have announced their 19 man squad ahead of this Friday's clash with Salford.

There are 4 changes to last weeks squad with Paul Wellens, Josh Perry, Nathan Ashe and Dom Speakman all being called up. These replace Jonny Lomax, James Roby, Joe Greenwood and Jordan Hand.

Lee Gaskell does not feature in the squad.

1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Jordan Turner, 4. Sia Soliola, 5. Francis Meli, 6. Lance Hohaia, 8. Josh Perry, 10. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Willie Manu, 14. Anthony Laffranchi, 15. Mark Flanagan, 16. Paul Clough, 19. Josh Jones, 21. Tom Makinson, 23. Nathan Ashe, 25. Alex Walmsley, 31. Dom Speakman.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:26 pm  

No Lomax or Gaskell.

Wonder what's up with J-Lo?

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:30 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

Wonder what's up with J-Lo?

Slight knock, precautionary to ensure he's fine for Wigan.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:35 pm  

Makinson/Ashe
Gardner
Jones
Turner
Meli
Hohaia
Wilkin
Laffranchi
Speakman
LMS
Soliola
Manu
Wellens

Puletua
Clough
Flanagan
Walmsley/Perry

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:45 pm  

I am surprised no Gaskell again

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:01 pm  

Just when you thought it was safe to go watch the Full Back...

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:09 pm  

Well, at least we won't be in danger of being predicatable this year.

I'm glad we've got chance to see Speakman, but I'm a little suprised by the rest.

No Gaskell, no percival, but he brings in Ashe, who we thought he didn't rate?

Will he play Wello fullback, or will he try him at loose and let one of the younguns have a go?

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:16 pm  

Well he likes to keep everyone guessing doesn't he?

You would assume that Salford would be an ideal match for Wellens to bed in to a new role, but the change in Lomax not playing leaves FB open to Wellens too.

No Gaskell, so pretty much that's in on that discussion front.

Speakman for Roby, so he's determined to replace like with like if a senior is out injured rather than move players about just to have a full senior team out regardless of ability in that position.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:16 pm  

Offside Monkey wrote:

No Gaskell, no percival, but he brings in Ashe, who we thought he didn't rate?

Has he said he didn't rate Ashe? If he did then from experience so far that means he does really.

Re: 19 man squad announced for Salford. : Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:19 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Has he said he didn't rate Ashe? If he did then from experience so far that means he does really.

No, Brown himself didn't. One of the "in the know" crowd implied it.

Wasn't there a tweet to say we were going to see Swift soon?