Please God, don't let us go back to that, I've always hated that song. It was a nice gesture last night, but if this is indeed the start (and I really hope it is) of a new era then let's not turn it into a Tina Turner fuelled cheese fest.

Hansen got rocked against Wire and picked up a minor shoulder injury at some point too. O'Loughlin was knocked out. Mossop has injured his ribs.

All I'm saying is that these games have taken something out of the side. We don't have a huge pack - they're playing much bigger than they are. At some point I fear that's going to catch up with us because they're going all out every game.

I think I know what P J means. We are playing a very physical game in defence. The effort is immense and the question is can we keep it up for a full season?

IMO our defence has been the foundation for our victories. We have punished the other teams including Wire (who compared to the others gave as good as they got) but he players walk off the pitch looking far more shattered than last season IMO.



Very true and it's great to watch but I think P J was asking can we keep it up?

I would like to think we can because of the way MM, Wane and Bitcom are looking after the players after the match and also because MM will rotate the squad.

Dave

The lack of size may be a problem, but, Maguire when he arrived said that he liked the look of the frames of the players and he could put some size on them.

What is good at the moment is the mobility of the forwards, and that should be an even bigger advantage when the pitches become firmer.

i too have noticed this , but defence is the hardest part of the game , if we are dominating the other team , i would expect our lads to be tired , its called putting a shift in , something we havent been doing for a few years

leave it all out on the pitch

i think alot of the praise should go to mark bicton . he is doing a fantastic job on the conditioning. We know its a marathon not a sprint. IMO the staff are well aware of this and are doing everything to keep the squad fit and well. We have deffo become more profesional.