Hopefully we can play as we have been at home and get a much needed good win against Blackppol,my concern is can we win away,a tough one next monday at York.

Think we will just edge it 33-32.Unless leaguefan is in the dugout

In which case the score will be 60 0





































Unfortunately I will be on the terraces as normal

Well done cougars really dug in deep today , forwards made good yards especially shickell and Nicholson who again was awesome and my man of the match, think a bit of fatigue kicked in last 10 mins but all in all a scoreline I wouldn't of predicted before kick off I thought Blackpool looked off the pace, que leaguefan to rip me to pieces for posting positivley again.

All positive posts are good. We cant believe some of the fans though who call the players rubbish when a mistake is made clearly we have a good team and we all can moan and groan when things go wrong but to call them rubbish is out of order. I would have been happy if someone said before game we would win by 20 points. As usual the ref made some strange calls but to be fair he penalised head shots which was good to see. My man of match was george raynor followed by greg and shickel. Well done all the players.

I think the biggest worry about the day has to be the low crowd.

Just over 500. Thats not good.

A game of four quarters really. You had our excellent offloading and support play right across the park, some first class long distance bullet passes going straigh to hand and being caught. Then you had Blackpool who chose not to turn up and looked a fraction of the team we played at their place, then you had Blackpool put a spurt on to grab a couple of tried, then you Keighley get dead cocky, lazy, irresponsible (call it what you will) and we let another 12-16 points in.

We need the Keighley we saw which threw it around with accuracy, where the ball was played quickly and where each player supported the man next to him. Then we will beat anyone. We know we can do it.

In the second half Biss made a run, got up with the guys on his back played the ball, Will took the ball and got up quick and played the ball and between them made 25 very quick yards. Then the next two tackles there was no interest in getting up and playing the ball by which time Blackpool were set and already running at us, low and behold a meesley 4 yards gained. I would be peeved to do my bit then watch that.

Also (ohhh my soap box has arrived in the 9am UPS delivery), John Pressley is excellent but passes the ball to the next man far too soon. He is quite often 4-5 yards away from the tackle when he passes. No I know he is not a prop and not really designed to take tackles but the one time he waited longer to pass and drew the man in, we scored.

Also thought the pitch should have been soaked before the match.

Ref had an ok game but as others said he penalised high shots so that is good. He needed more help from the linesmen.

With the traffic on the way in and the car park fuller than normal I was expecting 800-900 but agree quite dissapointing that so few turned up. Real shame really. Also you could not blame FA cup semi finals or other sports for the poor showing. I know Blackpool struggle with crowds and will not have bought many but that still only makes 400-450 cougars.

Hopefully it will pick up. We are playing well enough to deserve it.

Regarding the attendance, you were at least one man down due to me missing it.

I'm out of work at the moment and my money is all going towards;
rangers away,
Dundee United at ''home'',
Hibs away,
And Hearts at ''home''

No excuses though.




Anyway, that's a good result. Blackpool have very much improved.

In terms of entertainment value per£ I would suggest that the soccer is short changing you compared to Rugby League.

But it's your dosh so spend it how you please.

Thought it was a great team performance,especially by the wingers,both played great.Some crunching tackles today,could hear them from other side of pitch.
Who do you think Shickell looks like? :

I would have to agree, particularly at this stage of the season.

My only concern is the sloppy tries we gave away in the last 10mins.

I got the feeling that we were so far ahead, both on the scoreboard and in terms of the quality of rugby, that no-one was very bothered when they scored a couple.

I was!!!

and I reckon quite a few others were as well.

I still think we have one of the best teams in the league but we need that ruthlessness that makes us THE best team in the league.

Looking at the league table gives clues.

I was certainly annoyed with the tries. We worked so hard to dominate and looked so good throwing the ball around then had a kip at the end of the game. It seemed as though everyone thought somebody else was picking up the man with the ball. It's a team game, land on him in numbers.

Erm. We were bothered, at 42-6 with 20mins to go, I was hoping for a cricket score. That points difference could prove vital come end of the regular season.

We did the same against London Skolars last season, got to 50 something then backed off and they scored a couple of tries to prevent being niled.

Ok, maybe a few more people were bothered than I thought. Perhaps 'worried' might have been a better choice of word..?