Reading this it's evident the majority chose to stay at home and watch the game on TV. True supporters! Sure you will all be out in force for the cup final/ grand final though.

Are you one of the bunch of idiots that used to sing "loyal supporters" at fans who left early when Leeds were getting hammered?

Nope. Just a very poor turnout last night, smallest leeds following I have seen in years at Belle Vue.

Doesn't say much for the home "following" for Wakefield's cup final either, does it?

As poor as it was we were we should still have held on to take the points. Truly awful defending for the final try, especially as Wakey had telegraphed that switch move several times in the lead up to it. It was ridiculously laborious and predictable yet still enough to fool the Leeds team.

Still, how Ryan Hall was judged to have deliberately played for the ball and knocked on and Mathers didn't a couple of plays later is another mystery.

This is a really bad result. Those points will matter at the end of the season and we should have done much better than that. Our attack down the right, which was so promising at the start of the season has disappeared with Zac Hardaker. Every game BJB plays at FB must be cementing his position on the wing at Salford.
Dare I say this, but we are really missing Rob Burrow.

Oh, and Sutcliffe will be a big loose forward with good hands, pace and a dangerous step. A busy half controlling a game he probably won't be.

I agree whilst having some sympathy for the team. IIRC Walters was defending at centre due to Moon's injury and it was he that went flying in field from the Wakey play the ball that Tim Smith spotted and sent the ball back the other way, leaving Hall 2-on-1.

Whilst we weren't good enough and some players need to pull their socks up, if Moon hadn't been injured we win that game.

I admire your optimism

I'm not really that optimistic, but it's highly unlikely that a centre the quality of Moon would have been dragged away from his position the same way Walters was. Our defence was pretty good at that point and I'm 90% that we'd have defended Wakey's last attack.

He's right. What makes Walters look so promising is his enthusiasm and determination to get in the face. In the forwards closer to the middle you can do this. As a centre you move up with your winger. Walters enthusiasm was his downfall there, shame for the lad. And Smith having a rugby brain probably spotted the fact it was him at centre and how he dad been defending.

if our attack and go forward hadn't been so toothless and weak the last try wouldn't have mattered. an appallingly bad display against a poor team

Bang on the money. Walters youthful enthusiasm did for us there but I can live with that because he'll get smarter but hopefully not lose that enthusiasm.

The thing is, I knew Wakey would score. Early season, I knew we would hold teams out.

We probably got what we deserved though with a kicker we win that game despite playing poorly. Also, the Hall "knock on" is a second, recent, tight decision that has denied us a win. Hopefully when the "evening out" starts it's in the playoffs.

I'm impressed, no I really am seriously, where did you learn to actually talk through the rear end of your avatar

you thought it was good then? well done. glad you enjoyed watching

We have had 6 performances on the trot where we have been well below par (Wildcats, Catalan, Widnes, Giants, Leigh and Wire) the 3 wins hide the truth. We have been really poor for 6 weeks. I love that this slump coincides with the 2015 season ticket push. 5 invitations through the post and 3 emails to get me to spend now ready for next year. The best sales pitch is on the field, perform like you did in the early week's of the season and I'll cough up. Will we recover and peak in August, September and October? I hope so but this slump has gone on long enough now. With Cas on the horizon, followed by Wire (CC), Saints and Wigan we have got to start building the magical momentum formula - starting this Friday against HKR. Another scratchy performance will not satisfy anyone and that includes the mythical loyal supporters.