I imagine most people at the club are under contract, I imagine Rick Stone can't just terminate contracts of people already under contract?
Again, i fail to see how a coach who has been here for a few weeks can change things that have/ had gone wrong over a year or 2 ?

totally comitted to the giants cause eh

He has signed for 2018, yes, but how do any of us know whether he is committed or not?

Again, guesswork and presumptions.

Pretty shrewd guesswork based on the crap he has shown this season

Actually yes I am for real. Believe me, I do know a little bit about fitness levels, nutrition diet etc therefore in a 6 week period there could have been things put in place to improve these issues. Also, believe me, these have not been addressed as of yet and nothing has changed.

There ya go - we've just found our new strength and conditioner ........

can see it on the field.

team morale too in training.

one new thing they do is go in ice baths after the games, brough not too happy about that one

Makes me wonder why we bother employing coaches and staff when it appears a handful of people on a forum seem to be able to do the job from behind their screens


We could save a lot of money by not having people working day in day out at the club

Grix is named in the nineteen , lets hope Stone sees the light and plays him , then Connors can go sit in the top tier and watch and learn how a fullback should position himself,

They will soon be saving a lot of money, making the numbers up in the Championship, Bet it won't be these Coaches and staff you refer too, working " day in day out" that provide the savings though

well we have had the apologies from the coach and the players this week

so leeds should feel the backlash right?

the Examiner says this game is gonna be played on Saturday at two pm .the talking is over, the fans want some effort and pride in the shirt

Absolutely not no.
My area of Conditioning is in a totally different sport, just like the Giants conditioner. Why would I say it's totally inappropriate to have someone who specialises in conditioning people in a different sport, then look to do the job myself? I know absolutely nothing about conditioning a Rugby League player and therefore would not be able to set their diet/nutrition as I do not know what training they are required to do during a day, know nothing about percentage wise their Aerobic and Anaerobic exercise therefore could not do the job. What they need is a conditioner who can cover all areas in order to put everything together.
But still at the end of the day I can see if someone is fit and conditioned for their activity.

Huby, Ellis and Ikahihifo ll look like like fat gets to me who are not in good enough condition to play top level Sl

Add to them Ormsby from what I saw at Salford

. Maybe we should do that because one thing for certain is we could not do any worse

Agree completely Martin -but without the smiley sadly

With the greatest respect if you /me/ DG had shown as much conscience and effort at work as some of those you mention this season ,wed be seriously reading the small ads vacancy column!!

Dont know all circumstances but some posters on here have put more than 40mins effort in each week supporting "our team" for years (FACT)

Comparitively speaking Batley and Leigh (and others) have shown far more in a game than our 40min squad !

KD has asked us many times to bring a friend and double our support figures
The idea is totally logical and proves how hard the man like us wants us to succeed

But our sport is supposed to be entertainment and to some an integral part of their life as a whole
If you went to the cinema and saw a "poor" film - surely you wouldnt in all honesty recommend it to a "friend" would you?
Sadly thats the story - and thats why the problem goes far deeper than the faithful ( just about) on here , and makes the future of our club more fragile
There are quite a number of individuals that are paid to "entertain" us who pay to be entertained - and bar a few isolated moments this season that has NOT been happening, If they have any conscience at all, they ought to give it some serious thought and be honest with themselves - and US !
................and while the situation is still retrievable , sweat blood to do it !
Not the lacklustre performances weve had to suffer!

Robbo has said that they are under pressure and suffering from nerves. That's nothing to do with effort or lack of.
Thing is if the players read supporters view that they think they aren't trying then that puts more pressure and more nerves.
A lot has been said about Giants "bottling" the big games, the current group of players aren't the same group as those that are said to have "bottled" the CC final, or "bottled" in the playoffs 5-6 years ago. The supporters are for the most part the same group of hardcore.
Perhaps the way the "supporters" behave in these circumstances is having an effect-compare with when Leeds/Bradford/Cas struggled just a thought......

They're suffering with nerves? It's their JOB ffs. They need to deal with it just like everyone else doing their job. You're right, [ithese[/i guys don't bottle big games - they bottle [ievery[/i game!
To suggest that the "hardcore support" are largely responsible for the team/club's predicament is waaaay off. The responsibility lies solely on those inside the club IMO.

This post is exactly why I have given up on te giants.

For 40myears it is felt like been in an emotionally abusive relationship with Huddersfield Rl.

Every week I go to watch and mostly feel deflated sad and disappointed at the end of it. But like a battered wife I go back knowing that sometimes it makes. Me feel nice and I hope it will get better.

But then before you know it you are voluntarily giving up your money , time and feelings of self respect and worth.

You get guilt tripped into going.

If the supporters get behind us we can move on. The club needs you. One last push, show your support get behind te lads be a loyal supporter.

Then you are let down again. You feel bad and sad and disappointed.

But you keep going. There is this emotional bond that keeps pulling you back. In your head you know it is bad for you but you cannot stop. Your heart rules your head.

Others tell you it is bad for you. Your kids say I don't want to go to rugby dad because you are so miserable when they lose.

But you ignore your kids. You keep going back and then end up being sad and disappointed.

Then LOYAL SUPPORTERS come on and blame you for not getting behind the club. They are like the abusive partners friends blaming you rather than the perpetrator.

This is the fault of what has gone wrong in the club inside. That is the problem the culture the management the organisation.

I have started breaking away over the last couple of years getting out of this dysfunctional and abusive relationship with the Giants.

Long before this season I was giving up.TOMORROW I AM TAKING MY KIDS TO flamingo land. 3 tickets £60 ( Giants would be £40).

I will spend 8 hours there. My kids will play laugh and enjoy themselves. I will leave at the end feeling happy and having some good memories of my kids enjoying themselves.


No more Giants for me. They can look for other better fans. People who are more loyal than me

So the poor lambs are feeling nervous......well about bloody time cos that suggests that FINALLY the penny has dropped! Most of us have pressure every day but still do our jobs professionally, yes the odd mistake but no lack of effort and if we aren't up to it there are consequences.
The players and coaching staff have got us in this, now is the time to step up and be counted.
Jamie Ellis mentioned in the Examiner about needing the fans as the 18th man, well let's turn that around shall we...the 18th man needs the first 17 to come to the party...the fans need YOU!!!
Nervous...Good! You are professionals, let's see it for the next couple of weeks!

nerves, weak mentally, call it what you want

Good god what pathetic drivel comparing yourself to a battered housewife.