must admit i was very frustrated for large spells of the second half today, we seem to have a complete inability to use runners and angles to create gaps. tony martin has filled in at 6/7 and fair play to him but he offers very little in the opposition 20 and his kicks are woeful at times. the question should be asked though why is he taking so many when we have brough? that said some of brough's weren't the best and we wait an hour for a bomb in wind of that strength and swirl which immediately reaps rewards!
thought the pack were ok and didn't get bullied as they have done recently, thought scully and snitch especially were pretty effective. they did a reasonable job and were let down by the backs and halves if anything.
yet despite being so turd in an attacking sense we were still in a position where we could of gotten something from the game when blaymire inexplicably didn't cross for a try and then messed up the bloody play the ball, although if he was carrying an injury i'll forgive him.
the effort was there imo and whilst it remains i believe we can turn it round, just lacking confidence at the moment which isn't helping.

Scoreline could have been allot worse but for a couple of try saving boots in the first half. Saw JK walking in front of the stand 25mins after the game finished. He nodded and said aright I said "no i'm pi**ed off" that sums up the day really.

With the wind as strong as it was I'm sure I wasn't the only one who was confident that we'd continue our domination in the second half and put the game to bed.

I don't know who said what at half time but the boys just didn't turn up until it was far too late in the second half.

Quins tactical kicking was excellent and IMHO Blaymire continually positioned himself too close to the touchline before the ball was kicked and we came extremely close to paying the price for that on more than one occasion - we shouldn't need last ditch dives to put the ball dead for a drop out when the ball is kicked from 40m out!

I know the team has had an awful time mentally over the last 8/9 months, but I'm struggling to see any pride & passion for their own game never mind the pride they supposedly want to show for Adam & Leon (and Toppo & Fox).

We can't really comment on something we weren't able to see thanks to the Quins "PR/Franchise spin" of filling the Etihad stand with your own fans so the ground looks full for the cameras & sticking us behind the posts!!!

Just got back after a long train ride, London village is quaint



I wonder if this is classed as a slump yet?

I like Atkins, I really do but he is big enough to do what Ellis did and should be breaking through more than he does. Nice to see Bibey back, get him and Moore running hard should make a difference...'should' and fingers crossed Stoic will show the talent he did in the Aussie code.

Good to see Rooney back too, he hasn't lost his sidestep which is good.

And we're not behind the sticks at yours?

You choose to stand behind the sticks.

pay extra and you can have a seat

at belle vue (hearwell) you can walk all the way round stand where you like

One thing stands out to me and sums it up totally.

Luke George did not get one pass all game !!!

Precisely. One man, up the jumper, up the middle stuff. Very boring and very ineffective. We have the players to play good, exciting, winning rugby but it's not happening. JK needs to sort it - preferably before Sunday.

You tell him snowie. And you can have a reasonably priced burger as well.

Put it this way, they are not exactly squashed in when they travel away from home.

I am less heartened now that I have seen the responses from people who were there. Our seasons recently have been a good early start, and then a long slump at aroud this time. Maybe motivation can only get you so far, and once the other sides start to get their momentum, we tail off. Tortoise and the hare and all that, except that we are maybe just a slightly quicker tortoise at the start.

I can't comment on the tactics as I wasn't there, but McDermott has said that he didn't want an arm wrestle. Perhaps JK tried to give him one, and it may have paid off had we held onto the ball.

We have got the chance to back on track in the next few weeks. Hudds are in a slump as well, and Celtics are still beatable, and Bradford away is winnable by everyone now.

The frustrating part of it is that as poorly as we played we not only could have won we should have won. I dont normally go for ifs and buts, but cant help thinking had Drew played yesterday, somebody with ideas' and a bit of trickery we would have beaten a poor on the day Quins' side who only prospered on our mistakes' and a generous Referee who imo had a poor game allround. We matched them in the first half against a very strong wind and went to sleep for the first 20 mins. of the second and by the time we came alive it was too late. Why Brough did not take 2pts. when he had the opportunity to make it a 5 point margin plus the ball back from the kick only he knows because we were 7pts. adrift and still needed another score and I doubt we would have got a better chance. Anyway its history now onwards and upwards. The one positive I took from the match is that we got home safe and sound

have you caught a computer virus or summat Phil?

Funnily enough I was saying the same about Jay Pitts, in the first half hour Olly and Snitch were working overtime but didnt see Jay have one drive.

Stop been fickle TRB we aint playing tht bad

Did you go or were you in M&S????

into S&M more like wearing a medium shirt with the light bulb turned off so his feet get wet (allegedly)

i dont understand how are defence could be so good at the begining of the season, and now it is so poor at times

Tired????

Well yes, we get done nearly every time by a last tackle play!! If we get a penalty against us which takes the opposition into our half giving them a repeat set near our line we cannot stop them scoring, unless they knock on the opposition score nearly everytime! Its poor to watch..

But new players are coming into the side foz, winterstein, hendo, obst, rooney etc

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