My thoughts exactly down to the lump in throat and tear in eye. If every player had only got half the heart of Vowlesy then we would not be where we are now. I only hope it is a confidence thing so come all you tigers fans show we are the best fans in Super League and lets get behind the boys tomorrow and show the players we can still support them through thick and thin and see if that extra player, that is the fans, can lift them to a great performance.

If yo're proud to be a Cas fans clap your hands.

It chimes with something I've been thinking f

or a while: we had a poor home record last year, and it's continued this year. Yet the weight if expectation is huge - both on the players and from us. So they get nervous and tighten up. And when we get on their and start booing - which we do - whether the team or individual players, it just makes it worse and they tighten up even more. Everyone says how great it is at the Lane when the fans get behind you, because we're right on top of the pitch. But it must work the other way too. In an ideal world the crowd at the Lane would almost be worth a 14th man on the park. But the way we've been riding them over the past 18 months makes it harder not easier for the team.

So this afternoon, let's get behind the team, not on their backs.

It wasn't pretty but i will take the win

Thompson has taken his chance well and when Shenton comes back i would be tempted to play Jordan on the wing as teams look to be targeting Wainwright in defense alot more now.

I though Tuson was useful off the bench,runs and tackles well above his weight and would be a good signing if Wigan wanted to sell.

Improved performance by the side yes but the next two games will be a better indication of how we are as Salford were terrible today

[iA WINS A WIN

You wanted it more yesterday.[/i

Well it wasn't pretty was it? In fact it was a poor game all round and when they scored just before half-time I feared the worst. In the second half we were much better though and worked quite hard to grind out the win.

One thing that really stood out was how we dominated territorially - we must've spent at least 75% of the game in their half. The kicking game in the first half was terrible, but in the second half played a huge part in pinning them back and keeping our momentum.

The performance should help put some confidence back in the players and give them something to build on. I'm conscious of the fact that one win doesn't resolve the issues everyone has with the club at the moment but I do agree with Vowlesy in that we need to stick together.

Well done to the Cas fans and players yesterday it was a solid and committed performence from all on the terraces and I think you could see the players grow in confidence and showed more guile as the game wore on. It seems to me that our confidence problem at home is connected to the kind of noise the lads hear on the sidelines I mean we all know how we can intimidate the away team but when that is reversed against our own lads when they make a error or put in a bad performence it has a cumilative affect as the seasons pass until you have this nervous and tentative performences we have seen of late. In short we have a big part to play to improve things on the field and I thought that it was very telling with the body language of the players at the end comming closer to the wheldon road end than I have seen in a long while to applaud us that this is the type of support that they need.
That is not to say that we dont have significant problems off and on the pitch and I am not laying the blame for every bad performence or defeat at the feat of the fans (who have stood by the club with more passion and numbers than most others could hope for or expect in our position) but after two relegations there has been a steady increase in the bitterness and negative noise from us and I believe that cutting this out will make a difference to the players and give them more freedom to play without fear.
And on the subject of people getting into the faces of players outside of the pitch throwing shirts at the coach whether it be in the tiger bar or anywhere else this to me is not only sad but extremly embarrassing remember that when you wear that shirt you represent me and when I wear mine I represent you and when you abuse the players or coach you are tarring us all with the same brush as you have done to yourself!
Ill take the win yesterday and hope for a steady improvment in the next few fixtures but lets remember to respect each other, respect the players, respect the coach and respect the shirt you wear!
UP THE TIGERS!!