It certainly was an odd choice. That type of kick-off is a very high risk strategy with a low percentage success rate. It's the sort of play you need to attempt when you are 2pts down with a couple of minutes remaining and something out of the ordinary is required.

There really was no need for it last night, particulary the second one a few minutes from full time, which put us under immediate pressure in the closing stages for absolutely no reason. The fact it came from one of the more expeirenced players was all the more puzzling.

Quality

a scrappy game to watch, you did well to stay with Catalans first half with very little possession, but once you'd got back into it Catalans turned off. all made for an entertaining finish.

What an absolute crock of shiite. Even easty would be more sensible than that

In a way you were but only in the sense you had a few deficiencies highlighted without them costing you the win. Better they came to light last night than next week IMO.

Leave them alone while they get over their dissapointment. The crowd figure has pushed several over the edge on their secret forum

Filling me with amusement this.

Another offer they were doing, is any number of tickets per pass at £10 each. The leeds game will be ran at a loss

The first was Whiting, the second was Westerman.

10,100 according to the HDM not that it really matters tbh

I really enjoyed the game and was pleased with some promising signs on the pitch. Thought Horney had a great game and made some very important cover tackles. For our first competitive game in blustery conditions I went home happy as two points is two points. I still think Hull will be much much better when the weather fairs up. Rankin will be a very good signing based on what I saw of him (he said after the match at he is well on with learning the words to Old Faithful) and he has pace to burn. As already said a kicker is required though as 12 points went begging.

Forgot to mention that Rankin said after the game that he was a goal kicker and will be happy to take the kicks if asked to do so. He hinted that he didn't want to step on anyone's toes unless he was asked to kick. I think we might see him taking a pop at goal against Saints.

Yes it also affected Bosch who is a top quality goalkicker, so some excuse for our boys.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


The only comeback ever from you lot when struggling for a reply.

Probably needed it for later.

Watching again, the sooner Sky drop this video ref announcement nonsense and just press the button, the better.

The reasons for declining used to be on the screen too, now we get a randomly worded explanation, drowned out by crowd noise. Enough.

I didn't mind the explanations, but its the constant referrals of decisions to the big screen that annoys me, several last night were clearly No Try's and both sets of players knew that too, yet they kept wasting time going to the screen.

A few times they wanted to know how to restart the match.

How could Thaler not see Crooks' try was fine, he couldn't have been in a better position to see the grounding. Can't believe he sen that to the screen but just happily gave. Whiting's (which at first viewing I thought he'd grounded short).

Thanks to General Zod for this classic on the Catalans' board

Yes he posted on there because he thought we wouldn't find him. He daren't come on here because he knows he'll be ridiculed. Well idiots usually are aren't they.

Fair enough but the truth is Dureau would have kicked more goals than Bosc!

Its a load of tut about Pelissier, hes a walking penalty machine and Henderson was by far Cats best player.
If Dureau played Cats would have won though imo not only due to the kicking but with him playing they would have killed the game off by half time.

its debatable wether dureau would have kicked the goals bosc missed.cats would have had home play off game last season,but for dureau missing a sitter.

Cudda, wudda, shudda. Nobody knows what would have happened. Its all conjecture.

I believe he's been on the Bradford board mithering about Carvell also. As he says elsewhere, no pack in the comp will be able to live with Rovers forwards this season. Even more confident than Phil Lowe, who has set the highest bar possible for their pack already.

Don't get into it mate, its total bollox as much as the rednwhite $hite would of loved to see us get beat and are now dreaming up scenarios were we would of but x an y never played etc etc.
Fact is we won.