I felt for you guys tonight after the most outrageous sending off decision I think I have ever seen. And I know that the referee in question has had to be protected from criticism before by the powers that be but frankly he is way out of his depth. I don’t have a problem with the new rules but when a player gets sent off for something like that and Donaldson only gets 10 minutes for a blatant head shot I despair.

The RFL have just given the Refs another rule to interpret as they like whether their on the field or sat behind a video monitor . In a rule that is supposed to be absolute , We have got lots of inconsistences . They've just created bigger stick to beat themselves with .

So far he sadly looks an even poorer signing than Evans was.

Thought Brown, Ashworth, Staveley, Martin & Walker were the standout tonight but none of the young lads should be disheartened by tonight. Inevitable that we’d run out of steam with such a heavy pitch and young lightweight and inexperienced side.

Lane and Okunbor were poor and should have been ones to stand up but were found wanting.

Built like Kane Evans and he was F--ing useless
guess it will be him or Lane that gets dropped or even both as Sao will be back

I can't remember seeing him on the field that often in the second half. He played in the first half as I can remember him dropping the ball a couple of times.

He had a shocker but lets not write him off. He deserves to be given time.

What happened to Harvey Barron?

When we sign players from the nrl, I like to read the forums to get the fans opinions of them, very few bulldogs fans were sad to see knockonbur leaving

Willie Mason podcast said okunbor would kill Superleague..
After seeing his first 2 games I have to say he looks poor.
For the size of him he runs with no aggression.
Maybe he could do with a haircut.

A Bulldog fan I know said when he signed for us he dropped the pen.

Good effort from the young lads, Staveley went very well. But we all know lane will still get in the 17 most weeks with or without injuries, he is an error and penalty machine who can’t defend.

Great effort. Staverly Looked very good . Made yards every time. Ashworth Brown great first stint. Smith Hoy went ok. The 3/4 looked a lot better. Walker just class at FB. Shame about last 10 min but we where out of our feet. The least said about the sending off. Well played lads

If he ran with aggression, he could be facing a red card.

I agree Lane should drop out the squad as Staveley looked better than him going forward tonight.
But it's still worth pointing out Lane made 54 tackles and only missed 2. 14 tackles from marker. He really did work hard tonight, even if execution let him down a few times.

Our 2nd highest tackler was Hoy with 28, who didn't miss a tackle. Not bad for a "Turnstile". But shows how hard Lane worked in defence by nearly double our 2nd highest tackler.

After tonight Nu Brown will be glad he’s only signed for a year. Bet he’ll be glad to get back home back to a bit of normality as far as rules go.

Hoy being a turnstile is a myth, missed a few last year, when a prop ran over him from two metres out

Last two weeks he has produced two try saving tackles, ok one was a penalty try, but he was a bit unlikely as first contact was the shoulder and he had no other choice.

I’m on Lane’s side.
He’s not the biggest. He’s played in a well beaten pack for most of his career.
Said earlier with Cator not playing he is being asked to do lot of extra defensive work. He was up against Vaughn tonight
I still say if he’s playing In a dominant pack , you will see a more effective Player.

Due to our indiscipline over a fairly prolonged period. I feel that the refs scrutinise us much more closely than other teams.

Hence we are always guilty in their eyes. They are always looking and finding fault.

Think the constant slagging off Jordan lane gone too far !
Looks to me like a confidence issue - some on here will be contributing to that, please change the record.
His form has slipped but 54 tackles today shows his commitment. Looked to me like he was deliberately deployed to play the Danny houghton role of delaying the play the ball, always going to get pinged a couple of times or he isn’t doing his job.
He will continue to be picked because, like it or not, he is still better than his rivals. Perhaps if he got more support he might return to the form that got him in the knights squad ?

Commons sense and it should of been play on. It's the most ridiculous card i think i have ever seen.

Great spirit shown tonight, and a real good effort from around 6/700 who made the long journey, great support for a struggling team.

They nearly all was knackered at the end, giving everything is sometimes all you can expect and demand, outstanding from Staves, Jack Brown, and the incredible emergence of Ashworth as a player. Laney ran his blood to water tonight, he’s not perfect, but no complaints tonight, good to see Harvey have a solid game, along with Lewis these two young wingers did well, and with better service from Sutty Martin could have had a few more chances.

Officials as per usual altered the flow of the game, they are robbing paying spectators of their money, for me this season without relegation is almost a free hit to give emerging talent a real good go, and it’s a great opportunity for these kids to taste this atmosphere, Lewis Martin, Stavely Jack Brown have earned another start next week, well done boys that was really encouraging.

Great team effort, I hope Smith continues the same combination at 1.6.7.& 9, we looked cohesive, until the controversial sending off.
The pack worked incredibly hard, but discipline is still a major problem, along with unenforced basic errors.

The crazy thing about that red card was that even a large section of fans who's team benefitted from it were booing the decision. Felt sorry for your players and fans who'd travelled after that call, it was ridiculous

No one can fault Lanes effort, but he isn't good enough, the first try was fully he fault, he can't tackle a 19 year old 12 stone halfback, then gets dominated on the floor, just puts his hands up, instead of being at marker, leaving a huge gap Walker to stroll through.

He is a poor defender and does make the break he use too, him being in the 17 everywhere, is one of the reasons where we are.

Next week I'd go with

Walker
Mcintosh
Carlos/Mcintosh
Sutcliffe
Martin
Smith
Brown
Houghton
Ashworth
Okunbor
Staverley
Brown/Lane

Balmforth
Sao
Lane/Severs
Gardiner

Thought Tomlinsons score are a bit harsh on some players. For example Thought Sutcliffe was great, a threat every time he had the ball, deserved more than a 7, Hoy a 5 too.

Houghton has to sit out next week too, unfortunately.