Oh yeah, Alex will play this weekend. Absolutely. He needs to play now. He'll have plenty of time to get himself ready.

The Northeast will cool down over the weekend, spike to above-normal heating needs for Monday and Tuesday, but then settle back to just under normal for the rest of next week. The Midwest will be a lot cooler than it was in record- mild January, but still a little milder than normal.

Neal Santiago, our trainer, says Matt is doing much better and is probable for the weekend. Kris will go and he can pinch-hit.

He will definitely miss next week's game against Wakefield but, with the first weekend off in the play-offs, he is aiming to be right for the St Helens game,

Anybody can play with anybody, I think. Our tournament next weekend (Sept. 30 -- which will feature many of those teams) will be a real barn burner. It should be a really good tournament.

I will play. I have not missed a league game and I can have a weekend off when we play North Walsham in the cup final.