I haven't been able to make recent games but took my son who lives in Manchester feeling very positive. Had a nice sunny drink in the Little B and sat in a sunny stand, all good so far...

Then I saw the players walk past and all looked very sullen, down even, no laughing etc.

I was confident we would turn round a small deficit as we often do in the second half but no, abject, disjointed, one man rugby followed. That win could have put us in a great safety position but Swinton wanted it far more.

On paper, we had by far the better, more talented side but our pack is lightweight and we have NO LEADER on the field.

I am not saying they are hanging on the back of doors but as good as they are, Keyes and LJ are not leaders and we need one badly.

Don't wanna slate Widdop but what exactly does he bring for 60k or whatever he is on?

Yes, next year we will have Finn and a lower standard of player. If we stay up we have Oldham and likely Keighley to deal with... this is going to get a lot worse before they finally get shut and bring in a coach that can motivate the players. Hopefully then can also implement a game plan that is more advanced than Siddal U-13's gameplan. We do more dropoffs and inside balls than during the Karl Harrison days.

Noticed Sam Campbell crossed for Haven on the weekend, not the winning try which was Maizen with a real afterburner effort on the last play but nevertheless in a 1 score deciding game asks the question of why we’re shipping out players to a relegation survival battle rival.

On Haven you’ll have noticed the news that they have set on Kyle Amor as coach after Jonty Gorley resigned at the weekend, just one of many clubs with real challenges.

Top bloke is Kyle and met him there in last years away game and if anyone can get them up for the battle he can.

Aye, sending players out to help a relegation rival! Where does the madness end?

I suppose the theory is if they're not good enough to get into an average fax pack, then they "shouldn't" be good enough to make Haven any good either.

So disappointing against Swinton. Don't really like bagging individual players, but for the life of me I cannot understand why Conner Davies is so favoured. For all his graft he's just too small and offers absolutely nothing going forward. I just don't get it. Surely Barber would offer more in the 2nd row? Also Widdop isn't working. He's too slow and was ready for retiring anyway. Kai Morgan would be a better option.

Can't see us getting anything against Wakey. Would be a good opportunity to blood the likes of Morgan and Hudson from Leeds. I'd also have Tibbs on the wing cos he can't pass, even bringing Graham inside (I think he played centre sometimes at Keighley?).

Think the answer is to send Davies and Widdop to Whitehaven.