So, not long before kick off against our neighbouring big city rivals. How does everyone think the match will go?

I think though we've been hit hard by injuries Trin enjoy the trip to Headingley, spirits are high after last week, the lads seem to be well drilled and willing to slog their guts out for each other. I can see a very competitive game. If Trin maintain their composure, diffuse the Leeds attack, not let them score in the first twenty and cause the Leeds defence a few problems we could be looking at an entertaining game.

Who knows the lads might even cause the second shock of the season!

Ever the optimist I am, but really looking forward to it.

Come on lads!

Fridays game is right up our street, with the crap news we keep getting and the injury situation and all the adversity and everyone writing us off this year, thats just how we like it and get fired up, its got Wakey win wrote all over it,
Close hard fought win by 4pts in Wakey's favour



NO JOKE!

YEEEEAH!!

That's the spirit!!

This is gonna be a close one. Lets hope it is not a one-sided affair.

MAKE 'EM HAVE IT WAKEY!!!!!!!

was'nt gonna go this friday due to work but sod it i'm deffo going now to see us win

Stay away you predicted the last one and couldn't make it and you were right, don't change a winning formula!

TBH i was thinking that myself, got a couple of quote's late in the afternoon and one at tea time in York and if they run a bit late then i wont make it so we might be in luck

think we all need to stop getting excited or we could end up with trolls all over this board 30 secs after the whistle goes on a stuffing

You're right, but this is LS16_RHINO and Forumjacker for their idiocy in other related threads....





















There.

think you right there but its nice to have some fire in the team

we ought to play this tactically try some things that we wouldn't normally do



come on trin

TBH you have every right to be confident after the weekend and there's nothing for you to fear again this week.
The one thing in our favour is that the players nor bluey were at all happy with our performance even more critical than the fans

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So we will be looking to improve this week although we will have 2 youngsters in the centre's.
It's got the potential for a great match and i can't wait see you all friday!

you can only poke a stick once at a hornets nest the next time your libel to get stung, I hope we do win just to put the pundits in there place

will be listening in rather than watching stains v wires on sky, as my lad will be training and he now comes first so will miss this one

MAKING IT EASY EASY

We very well might come back down to earth on Friday against a good Leeds side and the bounce back factor after all the emotion of that first game dedicated to ADAM we may just fall short, But i have no doubt the effort will be there on friday and you never know we may shock them but regardless i'll be there cheering on the Lads and quite a few more i think

My thoughts exactly Acko, but we've only ever asked for the effort from our players so i think on that score we'll be fine.

I may not be able to make it friday so can you give em a shout for me please.

we need to play for 95 minutes in other words come out with the correct attitude and keep focused at half time. to many times we give the whinoes an unassailable lead within a 30 minute spell.

up the wildcats THIS is round 1, last week was a warm up

hearing your fans and seeing a few posts it seems like you lot are confident of the win!

with webb, burrow, senior and eastwood out you will never have a better chance.

wigan did have a 40% completion rate last week, if we throw away that much ball you will win again for sure

Woo woo woo


Were confident of a good spirited, performance with tons of desire and if that happens you never know

looking at the stats from the two games played we nearly match leeds in most of them, but the most impressive two are runs from dummy half and our tackling count, if they can keep that up we won't be too far behind them,
big stand out for leeds is the off load, that is whats going to be the hardest to stop as it will lead to the breaks through the defense

If Drew can get a handle on the game and our forwards make yards, and that will be key, we stand a VERY good chance indeed. I think a lot of the tries will come from out wide, and the two defences will try and be as solid as can be.

Predictions are predictions so it'll be a shame if trolls come along if we do lose. I think we have grounds for optimism and I hope that's the kind of attitude that will take us forward for this whole season, and I hope we can win, and do it for our injured players, Richie, Jamie, and of course Adam, but more tellingly, for the team that go out there and wear the shirt with pride and determination.

ali lower titty is a great offloader against us and offloading is an area where we are often exploited. we need to remember it's a quick turnaround, we may be drained both emotionally and physically after last week and leeds have spanked us repeatedly in the SL era. i will be content with a wholehearted performance which gives us promise for the rest of the season

worth a risk getting grix and jason waiting for the ball, a gamble worth taking to get the upper hand and halley owes us another try for tripping up

I feel Leeds have the best pack strength in SL, especially with their quality of interchange players. It is in this area that the game will be won or lost.

If our forward lose that battle upfront, there is a danger that the speed in their backs could cause us serious problems.

If we can close down their forwards we can win the half-back battle, especially with our superior kicking game.

Even if we can hold them attack they still have a formidable defence and it will take all the guile of Drew , slipperyness of Obst and top notch support play to breach it.

This is probably the most appropriate time (if there is such a thing) to play Leeds and sheer strength of desire could be deciding factor in our favour.

Last week when Leeds played you looked at the team sheet, and yes it was a good team, but it was nothing overawing for-man-to-man. )...Kallum Watkins maybe "sensational" according to stevo but I bet if Atkins is back, ran at him and got in his face he wouldn't be...Sometimes in rugby the very name of a team defeats the opposition before the game is even played. However, whtever team they put out they seem to a style of play which maximises a great offload game; I think there is a misnomer about leeds having outstanding backs, they don't, they have very good backs, but what they have is an outstaning pack off the immensinty of Jamie Peacock (arguably the best front rower in the world). So while I think we have nothing to fear (particulary with their injuries)... If they decide that they want to play like they did last year before the WCC challenge and have a completion rate above Wigan's abysmal 40% we could be on the thick end of a hiding.

Atually I have just read that back, trying to talk about Leed's weaknesses(whether their backs are world-class or merely outstanding...): and really its BS, Leeds are immense. We maybe competitive tonight but beating Leeds at Headingly any team is going to be at the very top of their game. So who knows.