Wire head coach Steve Price answers a few questions from Guardian sports reporter Matt Turner...
MT: First of all, would you mind explaining the situation behind recalling Luis Johnson and Harvey Livett from Hull KR?
SP: They’re Warrington Wolves players and they are contracted to us.
In saying that, we had a couple of guys who went down in training during last week.
With that in mind, I thought the timing was right to bring them back.
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Along with Harvey Livett, Luis Johnson was recalled from a loan spell at Hull KR on Friday but played no part against Castleford on Sunday. Picture by Mike Boden
MT: Performances haven’t been great of late so with that in mind, is this a bad time for a Challenge Cup semi-final?
SP: You’re always going to have peaks and troughs. When the seasons are as long as they are, you’re going to hit a few speed bumps.
It is what it is – a new competition starts this weekend and we’ve been really good in the Challenge Cup through the early rounds.
We’ve got a really good opportunity to turn it around this weekend.
MT: Fans are clearly concerned about recent games, with Castleford being the latest. Are you?
SP: I’m not concerned because I know what kind of footy team I have.
We know what we need to do – it’s just a matter of going out there and doing it.
Whenever you’re making 16 errors in a game of rugby league, you’re never going to give yourself a chance.
For three quarters of the game, we were dishing up that kind of play but we were still in front.
The Wire found the going tough once again at Castleford. Picture by Mike Boden
MT: A few of the players were spotted arguing with each other at Castleford. What do you make of that?
SP: They’re passionate. They care about each other and they are being honest with each other.
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