We're all ready for French test

2:54pm Thursday 17th April 2008

Comments (0)   Have your say »

Jamie Langley column

This is going to be Toulouse's very own cup final.

As the Challenge Cup starts for us on Saturday, we're all looking at getting to Wembley and playing in front of 90,000 fans in what is a great occasion and competition.

But for Toulouse, this game against us is their final.

We don't know too much about the French side, having never played them before, but we do know some things.

They have held a few players back recently and given up on the league because they realise this match tomorrow is their saving grace.

We know they'll be going for 80 minutes and they will be very physical but we are out to put what happened at Hull KR behind us.

That defeat was a hard one to swallow for us all. We didn't perform and a lot of aspects of our game let us down.

We all want to step out into the Challenge Cup and get a performance right.

I can't see too many fourth-round surprises this weekend.

I think all the ties will go with form and believe nowadays Super League sides are just too strong for someone from the National Leagues to pull off an upset.

Salford and Wakefield will be tight but I still think Wakefield will do it.

Meanwhile, Platty's back for us on Saturday after his lay-off and it appears he's got a new name.

Platty likes to lead a flamboyant lifestyle - almost like a Premiership footballer - and gets some abuse for that.

But he tells us all that his mates in Salford always call him Dedicated Mike' because he's so professional. They can't believe what they hear from this end.

He wants to put this myth to bed and so, from now on, we all know how to address him - Dedicated Mike!

• Start or join a debate on this issue in our on-line forum - Click here