What were you doing at the game – as you said last week you’re more a Rugby Union fan and don’t really like League?

Bailey was maybe a tad late in a tackle which gave rise to a few handbags being swung, Bentham put the incident on report.

This prompted choruses of “Bailey is a thug” and “you’re going to get bummed in the showers”.

Hull scored on the stroke of full time and while the Leeds players were assembled in goal Bailey was making very subtle gestures to the travelling supporters. Then after the kick and the full time hooter had sounded I turned to the Hull fans and repeatedly applauded them.

Being stood on the Western Terrace I can inform you that this didn’t go down with one or two of them, made me laugh though.

I think I said I prefer RU which I do having played it at school, having said that I attend lots of League games as well which is allowed you know and subsequently I have attended plenty of Leeds games, Rich is a Leeds fanatic so it goes with the territory.

Is that ok young man?

Can't or don't want to?

Bailey for me had a blinder in the D department

You need to stay off the booze and get an haircut.

not answering the question

there is a shock

I agree Loz. Thought Bailey was immense again today, especially in defense, but because he is not one of our 'stars' he gets overlooked. Defense down Smith, Delaney and McGuire's side was poor today. According to Hall, (which I can verify), Delaney has been ill and was ill going into the match.

However the plus side is that attack was superb today. IMO it was hard to chose a MOM and that is how you want it. All the players were 100% better than they have been, and I now feel more confident than I have for a while.

was mentioned on his twitter

Yep

He was well enough to bust three or four tackles and outpace 50% of the cover.

Our defence up the middle was fine; however, the right hand side was, as someone else has suggested, a shambles. However, along with Delaney, Smith and McGuire were equally to blame.

I think as well that Delaney and Smith haven't 'clicked' yet. Its easy to forget that Smith is coming back into the team with a new centre, not someone such as keef who knows his play.

However it is also a big ask for Smith to come back in and play 3 matches in 9 days and expect him to be superb in all. I thought he was puffing a bit after 20 today and he is still getting match fitness.

Can't disagree and wouldn't be pressing the panic button just yet and, as I said, Mcguire should carry an equal share of the responsibility. However, I'd expect that side of our defence to come under a great deal of scrutiny next week. All three are hesitant and ball watching at the moment.

That defence performance had nothing to do with Delaney and Smith not "clicking". It was a collective issue, not down to two players, and not even down to 3 players.

When Hull got their first two tries, Delaney was defending inside the prop. Outstide of him were Burgess, McGuire, Sinfield, and Smith. For me it was the structure that was the problem, they had obviously been told to line up like that.

I could not see what the structure was for the second half tries.

I caught Bluey on the radio when I got back from the match his comment "Tackle was something we went fishing with this week" lots of tackle bags being used this week I think