Guys they are sending me the gate keys by courier on Friday and I’ll be opening up at 2pm sharp. Can you make sure you leave promptly by 5pm as I need to lock up and be home and drinking heavily by 7pm. Please bring your own food and drinks as I cant be d to open up the concession stand.

It may be a better use of your time to drink heavily from 7am & not bother with opening the gate BT.

I see none of the Wigan players are involved tomorrow although I guess a combination of cup tied (is that an concept in Rugby League?) and offering opportunities to others. Still think there are injured/unavailable players in that 21.

Sam Dore appears to be a Prop (looking at the Reserve team shirt numbers last week) a position we look very short on with Hill and Silva not available and Bienek potentially injured. I think we only really have Williams, Albert and Stock now.

Yep, Dore is a prop who has played for Brixton Bulls and Leeds University.

It’s a real shame we’ve drawn Haven as it would have been instructive to see how we would have gone against a top of L1 side. My gut feeling is we would have won but would have been useful to have that confirmed by evidence. Another week goes by with the high spot being that one of the few players we signed, who feels like he might be a useful player, is now available to play....5 weeks in. Sigh!

I guess Raiwalui didn't pick up Waine on the way then?

Is Raiwalui ready to go after a long trip. Regardless, as it's a cup game it would be surprising the club don't take a punt on him in the match day squad.

YepIm betting he plays regardless of jet lag, familiarity with team mates, tactics etc. Got a felling he’ll do well but does kind of under cut all that benefits of training, team building, culture stuff. We are where we are. Let’s hope for a win. Long way to go for me and junior if we lose again.

Anyone going other than me?

I thought I'd convinced you to drink heavily from 7am & not to bother opening the ground.

I’ve already started! And had forgotten

Dread to think what you might have forgotten by 3pm tomorrow then. Hope BT Jnr is up to the task of getting you home.

Hooray. Completed dominated Haven. Unclear how they scored twice. A little worried after the first 20 where we were camped in their half and only had 4 on the board. But a win. Stock, Lovell and Ulberg played well. A little worried so far this season by the fact we only really have Ulberg who knows where the try line is but Bassett is proving to be a player with real energy and I’d say he was MOM.
As an aside it was all in the feted Gold Lounge. I have seen the promised land. Wowzer.