Think it's been said, we have only played for forty minutes of rugby. We have been comprehensively outplayed the other 200 minutes. The only 40 mins of play was while Doncaster struggled to get rid of their travel legs once the second half started they dominated. Also in that 200 minutes we have only scored 18 points. Both away games, Dewsbury and Sheffield have been fresher and against that our true colours have been evident, no fight and little penetration, but more worryingly no real clue in defence. Long season without some fundamental kicks up the proverbial.

The only problem with the change at the top, their is no replacement at the moment! Remember what happened when the man in charge last walked away, the hordes of investors wanting to take us on caused a stampede.
Hmmmm maybe not

All to well. And after 5 years of bungling, Hughes wobbled and we missed out on any chance of avoiding the drop in 2014, were at the mercy of a ruthless potential landlord who drove a hard bargain in regard to terms for accepting us for 1 year with a second year option and being steered by an absolute numpty of a CEO who is still unemployed 12 months after falling on his sword.

Hughes was and is the problem........we aren't going to get promoted but we are even less attractive now than we were when he "wobbled".

Instead, if Hughes had played hard ball like Lenegan wanted to, the RFL would have had no choice but to let Lenegan stay on as an investor.....we'd have had no Blanchard nor Mackay and you can be damn sure that we would have been marketed properly as Harlequins RL.

Still, at least we'll be competitive in the championship eh

Ah yes. Gustalgia and patronising emoticons.
New name, same old drone.

Enigmatic

difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
"he took the money with an enigmatic smile"
synonyms: mysterious, puzzling, hard to understand, mystifying, inexplicable, baffling, perplexing, bewildering, confusing, impenetrable, inscrutable, incomprehensible, unexplainable, unfathomable, indecipherable,.......

What about repetitive amongst others, feel free to add....

Of which the only synonym that applies is "inexplicable"

Watch the horror story unfold here, if you dare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXb9ffQ ... freload=10

Watch the horror story unfold here, if you dare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXb9ffQ ... freload=10

2 things;

Why are we half asleep, that's backfield rugby;

Good job the guy taking Sheffields conversions has just come out of the pub!

Let's make it 3, our try was more good fortune than constructed!

Give them some smelling salts Grima and wake the dopes up.

Yikes, that some quite appalling defence.

I know you can't always tell things just looking at the tries, but some of those were quite appalling. A total lack of desire to defend the line on display.

Quote ="Torbreck"Watch the horror story unfold here, if you dare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXb9ffQ ... freload=10'" I'd sack the coach now, but no doubt Hughes will reward him with an extension on his contract.

Quote ="Torbreck"Watch the horror story unfold here, if you dare. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXb9ffQ ... freload=10'" I'd sack the coach now, but no doubt Hughes will reward him with an extension on his contract.

Grima's inane post match comments concern me. Is this how he deals with the players ?

What concerns me is that he looks like a rabbit stuck in the headlights. If he were any further out of his depth he'd be sitting on the deck of the Titanic.......an utter disaster of a recruitment, but apparently saying so isn't popular in these parts.....too many folk toeing the party line and genuflecting at the altar of St David of Swinton!

Am i missing something, or why have you changed your name?

As always, your analysis is right (to a point). But Hughes isnt going, so that a blind alley. as for Grima, jury out but appalling display on sunday, and no sensible reason in press conference, isnt good....

i am going to Leigh for my sins......

I shudder to think!
I was prepared to give JG a lot of leeway last season, but this is his squad, with a full preseason of his preparation - if he can't inspire them to get going in the next couple of games then maybe he isn't the man for the job. Don't mean to be advocating pressing the panic button but we need to be in that top 4 - if JG can't do that for us then we need to get someone in who can and sharpish!

Brian Noble?

Yeah, lets get Nobby Nuts !

Just a question for Gutters oops enig, so if Mr Hughes had actually pulled his money and walked, which forum would you have been posting on? This one would not be in existance as the 6 people left on the staff would probably be working elsewhere as the club would not be in existance.
Not sure if you noticed, no one was rushing into rescue us! and the RFL would have happily let us drown!

Says the only poster who ever mentions Hughes!

JG still has plenty of time to fix things IMO. Watching the Sheffield tries made me feel slightly better as it happens. The defensive structure wasn't breached physically - it was energy, anticipation and nous that was missing.

It is obvious that Ben Hellewell is not a winger and that is an easy fix with Macani or Morris ready to step up. Equally, Rhys Williams is a bit of an oil tanker on the other wing - in which case, let Farrar attack from centre but defend on the wing. Williams is better than Farrar in the defensive line anyway. When you think about it, Mathers, Hellewell and Williams are neither lightning quick nor mobile - it makes sense for the oppo to target them with attacking kicks.

Agreed, hopefully we see a back 3 of Walker, Williams & Macani on Sunday with Naiqama & Hellewell in the centres.

Still badly need an experienced general at scrum half

If watching the Sheffield tries made you feel a bit better, I dread to think how bad a day you were having.

When he's not indulging in Gustalgia.