[quote="JRhino1":mun17hp0]Well it’s round 1 and it already feels like it’s a long old season ahead, not much to take out of that performance that is positive. Same old poor skill and discipline in attack and defence it’s a recurring cycle of S*** For me Handley can’t stay at centre he’s a winger and he showed that today with his horrendous defensive display. ECW has to come in there because I’m sure he can offer more there and Handley can take his left wing spot back. Connor was poor after showing some promising signs in pre season, Frawley continues to be a waste of a halfback and quota spot when Miller is back I’d personally have him at full back and Connor or Sinfield in halves with Croft because again we won’t miss anything by not having Frawley there. Ryan Hall was the only player for us who could come off the pitch with his head up after game, how the calibre of player in a Leeds shirt has drastically fallen around him.[/quote:mun17hp0] Totally agree. Though I thought Croft tried hard. Cannon looked good We’ve issues at centre scrum half and we still look light in the pack. I’ve certainly not missed watching this team. Congrats to Wakey though, fully deserved their win.

Truly awful watch. All the noise about a hard pre-season and players looking fit and strong. We were totally gassed and looked unfit as a team. The backs were dreadful. Handley and Lumb were run ragged down that edge. Handley is not a centre in a million years. I've said before, Newman is not the player he was after the injuries. And Hall, club and sport legend though he is, looks like a 37 year old playing elite sport. Frawley is just terrible. We must bring ECW into the centre and put Handley where he belongs. And I would play Connor at 7 instead of Frawley. But I fear that BA will be too stubborn to do either of those things. I've also been very disappointed with Ackers since he signed. O'Connor is a better starting 9. The start of another long, old season I fear..... Only positives were that the defensive line speed is noticeably better under BA. And the return of Holroyd and Gannon. Other than that, depressingly awful.

[quote="rugbyleague88":2dilnn2c]Shame Sinfield is out for a few weeks as I would have him straight in for Frawley. I'd be moving Handley to winger this week but suspect Arthur will stick with him at centre.[/quote:2dilnn2c] I would move Handley to full back, put Conner at . Conners running the ball back with that little shimmy, he doesn’t fool anyone. He just gets hammered . Least Handley has some pace to run wide of the defence. Not certain once again with Newman, he really needs to improve his game. Although we never seem to put him through any gap or space. Frawley is poor, very rarely breaks the defensive line. At the moment having viewed the majority of the first round games excluding Salford, we look to be the poorest team. Six or seven games in will be appraisal time, pressure on Arthur. Up to him to sort things out, after all that’s what he is paid top money for.

[quote="Trebor1":292h2dxj]Never said it was our Props Chris. I said it showed our pack was weak.[/quote:292h2dxj] I know, I was just making the point as others had said it was the props

[quote="Simmo71":2cehhgr2]Truly awful watch. All the noise about a hard pre-season and players looking fit and strong. We were totally gassed and looked unfit as a team. The backs were dreadful. Handley and Lumb were run ragged down that edge. Handley is not a centre in a million years. I've said before, Newman is not the player he was after the injuries. And Hall, club and sport legend though he is, looks like a 37 year old playing elite sport. Frawley is just terrible. We must bring ECW into the centre and put Handley where he belongs. And I would play Connor at 7 instead of Frawley. But I fear that BA will be too stubborn to do either of those things. I've also been very disappointed with Ackers since he signed. O'Connor is a better starting 9. The start of another long, old season I fear..... Only positives were that the defensive line speed is noticeably better under BA. And the return of Holroyd and Gannon. Other than that, depressingly awful.[/quote:2cehhgr2] Totally this...and all that hype about a tough preseason and how superfit our squad now is...we looked totally gassed after 20 minutes...as for the one out style we seem to be adopting...truly shocking to watch. Really horrible and a massive deflator for the season ahead

When is Brad Arthur’s contract up? Is it about same time as Salford go into liquidation and Rowley becomes available?