: Yes I thought I too would have a good night even if the pundits knew we were in for a hard time with the Dragons, who turned out to be far more organised than we are.

( is one pre season game enough to sort the wheat from the chaff, perhaps not )


This was my 11yo daughters first ever home game and was excited to be there but seemed to be more interested in pinging her mates from school who were sat in the stands before the game started,,,,,,,, she was convinced we had it sewn up at half time,,,,,,,I must admit it did feel a bit routine till they got their fingers out and tested our line defence,,,,,,gapping holes you could have driven a Stobart's truck through, on more than one occassion,,,,shocking.

Whatever happened to swinging the ball about with quick hands, at times our wingers didn't get to feel the ball for very long periods..

I thought we were wiser than that to be 'mugged' by basic play,,,,I bet the game was an 'ace' for the pub munkies who would rather buy beer than a season ticket, shame on you...


I would love to be able go to a game and have a pint but it is almost impossible as driving in is the only option,,,,,,with this in mind I buy a pie and Hot chocolate at 1/2 time.
The pie was warm and tastey but the brew was dishwater,,,,,,,I returned to the outlet to ask for my money back,,,,,,£2 which I got back after being firm but fair.

It just makes you wonder how many more people had a pish poor brew but said nowt.

Regards


Jock...

Great game to watch, top entertainment from both sides, fabulous advert for our game

think having a leadership group wouldnt be a bad idea. wellens isnt exactly mr motivator in terms of his talking and from the bits i saw lomax seemed to be handing out a lot of the rollockings. get a group together wellens, puletua, lomax, soliola, roby, flannery and encourage them to all be leaders - perhaps even rotating the captaincy? worked well under maguire at wigan in season 1 and it really brought out the best in guys like coley, fielden, joel t and leuluai who had all been playing well but as individuals before then.

The question is less to do with who should lead the team than whether there is an obvious candidate. Watching the team last night - aside from a couple of moments when Wilkin took control and thumped the ball downfield early in the six - I was struggling to find anyone who looked like he has the attributes to encourage others to follow his lead.

I can't wait to go to your new stadium. The sound seems to come across really well on Sky atmosphere wise, and it looks great. You appear to be getting good attendances too, the stadium has looked pretty much full for your games so far. Out of interest, what have your attendances been so far?

15k and 13k so far.

Atmosphere wise, the sound carries far, far better than it ever did at Knowsley Road. You can actually hear other stands singing. It should be rocking when a team with bigger away support comes to town.