That's the sort of result that I was talking about earlier,
It ain't going to be a cake walk games will need better management
Gail and lino didn't work, I'm not sure it's the best combination we habe

In them conditions it doesn’t tell us much, will probably do us good. Work hard for the Bradford game.

Up the Trin

It tells us that we get the week off before the Fev Easter game, they don't.
It tells us that we will know play the 1895 Cup semi, 1 game away from Wembley. It tells us that we are still terrible in wet weather and Lino is totally garbage.

Think some fans need to be realistic and honest wakey are not as good as alot think going on today wont get to wembley and wont win league,its ok smashing poot sides but we were outplayed for large parts last week and for a good 60 mins today.lino is a big problem but thers others too and squad size could become an issue,feel we may have a couple of wigan players in on friday,hopefully that fairimond

We simply need to learn to get into the grind of games on pitches that are gash. We were dominated in the forwards which is embarrassing and shows Fev were simply more up for it.

It means should we get back to Super League Lino should be long gone.

We need 2 half backs and quick !

I thought our game management was rubbish today when playing on the pitch that inevitably feathersone were always going to take advantage of…
No complaints from me.. Fev just played the conditions better than us….

I doubt it some bright spark gave him a massively expensive contract for this and two more seasons

We need Thornley in centre when fit if its not soon loan a centre (Jake bibby available) and get griffin back into the pack
A winger that can get some yards on first and second tackle to help out the pack
And that score line painting on the dressing room wall as a reminder that we are not invincible

I couldn't agree more, but will add to that his half back partner isnt much better.

Its that haunting 3 year deal that was agreed before Ellis, Powell and his team.

I also think our pack were poor until Vangana came on

That's a bit kneejerk mate at the end of the day, it's not just the fans that have hyped us up it's the pundits and the betting companies who are rarely wrong, Who's to say at this point we won't get to Wembley or win the league after that match especially played in those conditions?

Also I didn't see them on top at all for sixty minutes. They were on top going downhill in the 1st half and as soon as we started the second half the roles reversed, we were very much on top all second half and tbh should have scored more points with better handling, or better conditions whichever way you fancy, with the amount of possession and field position we had. Hood maybe should have gone over, when he fumbled on the line and there were others, like Franco not sticking the ball closer to the sticks for an easier kick which would have sealed it in normal time.

Let's be honest though we've all watched enough RL to know conditions like that are a great leveller and we'll see how we get in better condition on better pitches because that was like watching RL 30 years ago.

Good point, neither of our wingers made any yardage whatsoever. Where has the Fev pair really helped out their pack.

Big up yours to all the newbie or returning fans who expected to be watching an unbeaten championship behemoth this year. Should give us a bit more room around the ground on Friday night too. The draw at 80 minutes cost me a few quid though.

Some have already said it, our game management and Rugby IQ was very poor today.

Trying to spread the ball in the 2nd half was just inviting errors but it also prevents making decent yardage because trying to hold onto the ball or adjust it to make a pass forces players to be over cautious. Field position is everything in those conditions, hard yards and a deep kick is all that should be on the menu as the pitch condition deteriorates.

I wouldn’t have played Franco, if he’s fit I’d have gone with Croft as he’s a bigger unit and more capable of making the tough yards coming out of our 20.
Credit to Featherstone they stuck to it and played the conditions better, deservedly winning the match.

I’ve said this before, and it happened today.
The Championship is not an easy league to compete in, going to Fev, Batley, Barrow on a wet muddy day when they’re up for it and the bounce of the ball goes against you will make it difficult to win every game

Eh !!! I would have thought we wanted to keep the newbies and returners and fill the ground

It tells us the coach picked the wrong team for the horrendous conditions and should have stacked the team with forwards Bain, Cozza, Vagana and Doyle on bench. It was a day for forward dominance…. And they had it. 3 hookers in 17 just didn’t work.

I agree with that, it's a shame Jermaine is out we've missed him and Thornley because we're not getting the meters out of our 20 that we would with them in the side. Unfortunately, Franco doesn't fill that requirement, and Walmsley seemed to spend more time slipping than making meters.

Its there for all to see, put pressure on wakey & they simply fail to win !
I m not knocking our coaches, our players still cannot deliver when faced with pressure ! Fact not Fiction.

It means we need to be better

That’s a strange take from that particular game!
The pitch and conditions were a real leveller and I wouldn’t be taking too much from that performance other than we need to be smarter in adverse weather than we were

I blame John Minniards Michael Carter and Mrk Applegarth, not to mention Richard Agars contribution

The last set we were involved in only needed another forward to run it up the middle…
A drop goal attempt wasn’t out of the question and at worst we would have had them on there own line…
We opted to run it wide…
Rubbish game management!

For the season ahead the halfbacks are a real concern for me

Would you be saying the same if Jowittt had kicked at least one of his goals?

So that's one game in dire conditions in the Cup we've now lost and you've come to that conclusion. It's expected from some Trinity fans to be a bit doom and gloom with the usual OTT opinions we get over the years after a loss. But after all this talk of a new start, new owner, new coach, and plenty of new players and all it's taken is a CC loss in crap conditions in overtime to bring this on, is a bit strong, even for the biggest doom and gloom merchant.