It's important we hit back with a win and a solid performance to lift spirits again. I am absolutely gutted like most KR fans surely are to lose in such a way and I've never seen so many of the players look so devastated as they were at the end of the game tonight, Newton and Stanley in particular but I am now more worried for the next game. The defeat is history now, it's gone. After the Cup defeat to Saints last year we lost our way a bit and I really hope Justin and the team can lift the lads spirits enough to pick themselves up and beat Huddersfield next week and keep our Super League campaign, which has been fantastic so far, on track.

Come on lads, Wembley may have gone for this year but Old Trafford remains very possible. And as most of the current squad are signing longer contracts we'll have another go next year, or the year after as this team can only get better and better if they stick together.

We have a different mentality to last year, so hopefully, it won't effect us. Hopefully it will make us come out the traps flying and make the team even more focused on doing as well as they can in the league. It wasn't like we were hammered, so confidence should not be broken.

Yes totally agree with that. it's noticeable difference this season but it still worries me that Huddersfield may reap the benefit of us being on a bit of a downer. Alternatively you are right, they may also feel the backlash and this is my real hope. We weren't hammered by Saints either but anyway Hudders have Cas to beat yet and that one could similarly go either way!

I suppose this will show how much we have progressed as a club, if we can bounce back with a professional attitude and keep playing good rugby, it will show we are true contenders.

If we sit back, moan and mourn this unlucky loss and let over teams tonk us, it will show we will never be able to mount a play-off challenge.

Thing with the saint's game was, they won quite dubiously. I remember going to KR when they hammered us, just after the loss in the cc and whilst talking with the Saint's fans, most of them commented that with a VR that game would have been ours. This game was different, neither side deserved to lose today, where as, imo Saints were lucky that day.

we will soon see, one way or another. I still believe our boys will carry on delivering the magnificent progress they have given us thus far. I am very proud to be a Robin, always have been, but it literally bursts out of me now

We did lose our way at the time last year.
But we lost Murrell,Newton,Galea etc etc which was the reason and not the Saints defeat.

Good point, I forgot we lost those at around that time too.

But surely any decent side should just be able to cope with injuries. All part of the game, etc.

WHat's Hulls excuse then??

Whoooosh.

Touche.

Steady on mate, Mrs Barista will be rubbing her hands getting ready to post as we speak!

As the OP stated big question for the players to answer at Huddersfield on Friday

Are the team genuine contenders for the grand final or not?

I genuinely believe the answer will be yes.

Without doubt.

And having the semi-final and final weeks off should help us, no doubt.

Justin will earn his money preparing the boys for Friday.

We also owe them for the home defeat earlier in the year.

He could start by ordering 17 head guards, surely some referee is going to make them pay in a game, they aim at the head all the time, but its been sanctioned by the RFL so refs seem to ignore it.

Yes I'm sure this will be part of Justin's team talk, and General Zod is right the weekends off will help (I am trying to put some positive spin on yesterday), and hopefully tire Saints a tad.

i was just saying to my mate and he agreed that i think you may find the second half of sl09 a bit tougher than the first. think you will finish between 4th and 7th. looking a bit light in front row for mine. when the pressure was on against wire you didnt really look like winning it, at the end it was all wire to be fair.

5 DG attempts to 1 says it all. i understand the kick off helps a team get the first crack at the DG in golden point but 5 to 1 isnt good. carvell and moz were awesome in the final 3rd of the game.

Here we go....................

At last we agree on something

The squad is certainly more equipt to this year so we will see over the next 4-5 games.

Aye, we've coped magnificently without Vella, but I think that finally caught up with us. If we can get him back and firing alongside Fozzard, we can hopefully do to teams a bit of what Morley and Carvell did to us. That would make me more optimistic about the second half of this season.

Though disappointed to have lost, 24-25 aet is what 'says it all', IMO.

Come on Branny,one line poetry???