Seeing as our current coach apparently doesn't even know the answers (which was a very worrying comment IMO), I'm not sure that I do either. I'm very critical of our end product yes which has resulted in some dire rugby. Other teams play very good rugby. Why can we not play good rugby? I don't think its up to me and I certainally don't have sufficient knowledge to make us play good rugby but I would have hoped that our coaching staff does. One thing I do know is that the club are carrying a lot of deadwood at the moment and another clearout is needed.



Another thing is the need for a decent stand off who can organise our team in attack. We really lack this at the moment and it is one of the reasons that as GF points out, we struggle so much when in half decent attacking positions. I don't see a major problem in our forwards - we drive the ball up well, our back row tackle their hearts out and are usually very effective. But our half backs and certain backs are woeful.







Interesting one. I'm not sure really - probably not. The influence needs to come from the coaching staff and people will some power at the club. All we can do is continue promoting the game to friends and familiy in the hope that it finally turns around and watching Harlequins RL becomes an attractive proposition.

You are David Hughes and I claim my £5

It just seems whenever we are on TV we never come up with the goods, that is never going to help in attracting new fans/supporters however much marketing we do.



From being in a comfortable position for the Top 8 we not have a real struggle on our hands.



I am fully for the licencing system but I do worry if it takes away concerns about losing, to think back when it is was the difference between losing and Winning pay!

I doubt the fear of relegation would bother us this year. We will finish comfortably above at least 2 teams.

Back to the thread



I did expect to be 30 points down at half time, so not as bad as i thought



Positives! Hmmmm

couple of the youngsters blooded against decent oposition which was good

Loved LMS enthusiasm, even up to the last minute he was shouting at the rest of the boys to keep there heads up and play the last minute!

think Luke gale looked ok (and not out of his depth)

Young Skee did ok when he was on as well

Defence at times especially on the line was good! But too many breaks and a couple of missed tackles led to tries



Negatives!

Again too much dropped ball

No leadership in the middle

Missed tackles in the

We are really missing the experience

I don't think that it is unacceptable to lose 5 games in a row - makes us sound like Wigan supporters if we say that.



Being shorn of the players we have, I didn't think it unlikely. With the players we had on the field last night, I think we did ok. Yes, we dropped the ball sometimes, we missed some tackles and we made some poor decisions. That happens to every team in every match though. When we have rookies out there, it will inevitably happen a bit more. Even if we had played error free rugby, i'm not sure we would have won with the team we had out there and the way the Cats played.



We probably over-achieved earlier in the season (maybe other teams had their injuries then...) and now, with injuries, we are under-achieving a bit. To say that we should clear out the dead wood or change the players is perhaps obvious but we cannot do that without money or easily at short notice.



I agree that it is slightly worrying that the coach says he hasn't got a clue how to change it. But maybe there is nothing that can be done in the present circumstances - just keep trying, grab a few guys on loan, hope for a few lucky breaks and a couple of injured players coming back into the team.



Do i expect us to beat Saints? No.

Do i think we will? Probably not.

Would it be unacceptable to lose to them? No.

Is it impossible for us to beat them? No.

Do i have any hope that we will? Yes.

Will i be there to watch? Certainly.

Are you serious?

5 loses in a row isn't unacceptable?

Who cares if we sound like Wigan supporters, it clearly isn't acceptable and im fed up of it.

At least yesterdays game, they tried even if they did lose, the other 4 games they've lost, they can't be bothered.

If the team can't be bothered, why should the fans?

At Wakefield cant be bothered? Did you watch it?



Its worrying/depressing that when we get injuries we havent got the squad cover to make a fist of a game.



If people cant bear to see their teams lose then they need to switch allegiance to Man Utdin football or St Helens/Leeds. Both Hull clubs, along with Wigan, Catalan and Wakey have had bad losing runs this season, its sport, only one team can win ................................

The point is, even when all or most of those players have been on the field, we've still had times when we've looked flat and lacking in attacking direction or flair.

Spot on Tim.

No, didn't watch that game.

So one in the five loses they actually tried?

Well two now.

Its still unacceptable imo.

Oh, i listened to it on the radio.

Everyone kept knocking on

Gave to many penalties away in the last 5 or so minutes.

Thats effort?