I think we are already a good side with a flaw. I'd try someone on the wing besides Fox. Would be nice if Lynne was back. Mellors is capable.
I think Fox needs a rest though but equally, he makes such good yardage with the ball, if the other two can't I'm not sure whether I'd swap. That is a big part of our game strategy

We are a good side the best we have had in the SL era we need another big strong front rower and an out and out stand off sort this and we not only become a top 8 side we push even higher
We have a problem on the wing ref Fox he is not the player that left for HKR the pace has gone and he will get no better in defence maybe time to give young Cowling a run of games on the wing
Salford will be no easy game next week its a big game for us and I back Agar to pick the lads up and produce the win

I agree with this post. Give Fox a break and put Cowling on the wing as Lynne is injured. As for the other signingsthough I think we'll struggle financially to boost the squad so we need to work with what we've got. Sykes does a good job overall I think with his attcking play runs and defence. The team is significantly better that what we've had for the last few years and a potential top 8 team, which will do for me.

With Poore, Amor and Wilkes we should be ok next week against Salford if Raleigh is injured. Time for Annakin and Trout to step up to the plate to cover for Kirmond and Mariano.

You are obviously disappointed but Catalans are a very good team and hard to beat in Perpignan. There are not many teams who will come away from France with many points or hold them to one score. You were competitive to the last minute and that is a good sign.

Yep, not a bad result really. Just frustrating we threw away a 16 point lead.

I think everyone should go a bit easy on Foxy. Since he come back he has generally been consistent enough to justify his place. Everyone has a bad game and everyone has right to wrong a bad performance. For me hes has a couple more games till Lynn is back to right himself. Consecutive performance like that shouldn't be tolerated.

Of our first 5 games this year - the comparative game last season we lost!

Bradford away - last season - poor - this season - awful
Hull KR home - last season - frustrating - this season - competitive
London away - last season - bloody awful - this season - decent
Hudds home - last season - lost to kids - this season - in it to the death
Catalans away - last season - blown away - this season - in it to the death.

Overall - last season - 0 points - this season - 4 points

So, whilst it could have been more, we are generally much better placed than last season and improved overall in all of the last 4 games. I guess the question is then, why are we not able to make the most of this run because we will have periods when we aren't as competitive and when perhaps our opponents are sharper - with both out last 2 opponents coaches slating their own performances despite winning!!!

Not concerned as yet, but we need to be on guard for a Salford side with the rockets fired up them as next Sunday could be a defining moment - one way or another - for the season to come.

One final point - although we haven't heard his interview in full - it does seem as though Agar is looking for external excuses and I would feel happier if he bemoaned the poor discipline and handling of our own side - the things we do have some control over - rather than the refereeing.

Big week ahead IMO.

Agree. Also would question the decision to drop Wilkes and put Trout in for a game against a big physical team when all due respect to Donny, he hasn't being playing at the same level of intensity and was asked to play out of position

Will mario be fit for the salford game

And Salford with New Coach effect, could be a challenge

I don't think he had any choice after Wilke's performance against Shudds.
Hopefully Fox will be similarly dropped for next weeks game.

When you look at the last 2 games, we've gone toe to toe with 2 sides who are sitting at the top of the league. With a bit more composure, discipline and the rub of the green, we could quite easily have been top of the league ourselves this weekend.

Don't panic!

would think so if knocked out will have a head test this week to see if ok. Think if knocked out they don't let them back on as a precaution. In NRL they don't let them back on as a rule now.

Quote ="18th Man"I honestly think we look a decent side we just keep letting ourselves down because of a few basic errors. Anyway, a win next week would mean 3 from 6. I'd be happy with a 50% win ratio by the end of the season, it would put us in or very close to the top 8 so it's not all doom and gloom! On another note, good to see Ben as the top try scorer and metre maker at the moment! www.superleague.co.uk/stats Well done Ben!'" Not top tryscorer anymore ( and he never actually was, just joint top)

Quote ="18th Man"I honestly think we look a decent side we just keep letting ourselves down because of a few basic errors. Anyway, a win next week would mean 3 from 6. I'd be happy with a 50% win ratio by the end of the season, it would put us in or very close to the top 8 so it's not all doom and gloom! On another note, good to see Ben as the top try scorer and metre maker at the moment! www.superleague.co.uk/stats Well done Ben!'" Not top tryscorer anymore ( and he never actually was, just joint top)

Bang on the mony King Street.

A little bit more luck and we really could have been top.
On Saturday, left with only 2 fit subs, it's no wonder we were knackered and on reflection we should be giving the boys some credit for taking it to the wire.
We are all disappointed with the result, especially after flying into a 16-0 lead, but a win this coming weekend and we are back on track.

We need to get right bhind the club and the team and the one sure thing is thet we are not far off being a top 6 team, which is fantastic.

Come on Trin.

I think I put something similar in my post, however I find it really frustrating because these are games that we gave away rather than were beaten in. What's important is that we take the positive things that we're clearly doing into the next few games, and it's Agar's job to get this into the players heads this week.

On paper we surely must have enough to beat Salford. Who knows what's going on there though, I wish Alan Hunte good luck with his tenure there but hope he gets off to a losing start this week.

Having watched the highlights on SLFT, I'm dubious about Blanchy's try in the corner; it looked to me like Cockayne had done enough to put him into touch.

Hey ho - a disappointing collapse, but we've given two of the fancied teams in the comp a real scare in the last two weeks; it will be interesting to see if we plug up that leaky corner with Foxy running the kicking tee on next week.

Pretty gutted with the result, especially as this weekend I had picked out a treble of Widnes (2/1), London (7/4) and us (9/2) all off scratch.

The treble was 44/1 and was rubbing my hands at 16-0 up!

Glad someone else thought that too. I've watched it about 10 times by now and I still don't think he grounded the ball before his knee touched the whitewash. Was surprised the video ref gave it (thought the fact that catalan had that other try ruled out might have played a part).

Game highlights are now available via the official club website

I think you are right. The Video Ref (I think it was Ian Smith) had previously disallowed a try for a knock on I think and and he gave the benefit of the doubt as it looked like his knee hit the line at the same time as the ball was grounded.

after just getting back from catalan thos bombs to foxy were high but he didn't even look like getting near to any of them!

Give Cowling or Mellars a go on his wing otherwise Fox will be getting peppered all match against Salford. If Wilkes got dropped for a lack of form against Huddersfield then maybe so should Fox.

Cockayne would probably have tackled Blanch if he'd not been 10 yards in from the side line so had to sprint across to try & tackle him.

Our wingers misread too many situations. Cockayne being called up for England if i heard right says a lot about the state of the national team