I like how nobody has replied to LoyalFan's post yet. Says it all.

the only way to cheer yourself up as a hull fan is to come on here and read your comments ,thank fook mac turned us down

at least we can point to the fact we have about 8/9 players out ,u look like a complete overall is needed we just need a scrum half

Probably as sensible a post as anybody's so far.

The way i see it, we have shot ourselves in the foot yet again, but not quite the same way as usual. On this occasion, we pretty much blasted Salford off the park, and there was nothing they could do about it.

The problem was, WE could do something about it. I think we actually got over their line 6 or 7 times but contrived somehow not to score any of them. Now, RL is a game of momentum, and if a team manages to get on a roll, it can and often does result in an easy looking win. BUT you do need to get the points on the board when you are on a roll. Every time you don't, it is a psychological blow to you, and a boost to your opponents.

As I say, we bombed tries one way or another at least half a dozen times.

(Including a very weird effort where Lynch scored, as far as I could see the in goal judge (whose sole job it is) was happy, but the try was chalked off. )

What's the point of all this? Well, a few...you went over our line 4 times and lost the ball with the line open- obvious statement of the year but what a difference that makes- you score a couple of them and everyone's saying what a solid performance/win tonight was for you.'"

As I said, there's no way you can criticise his defence. He never seems to struggle in that side of his game.

However last night, I was deliberately watching Langley. In the last few games I'd thought he was poor in attack, so I kind of made a point to watch him specifically, to see if I was just not noticing good things (as can easily be the case).

Sadly, all it did was confirm my original thoughts that in attack, he is doing nothing at all. If the game was on tv, I'd have recommended watching the replay and watching him particularly, as I did. He offered absolutely nothing in attack.

However in no way do I think he's the only one doing this, just one that seems to have stood out for me this season.

As far as the rest of your post goes though, I think you're fairly spot on with the lot. I fully agree that Platt is getting singled out unfairly when, apart from the mistake he made from the 40-20 last night, I didn't think he was that bad.
Also agree with us making the chances and just not finishing them. In fact, I sent a couple of texts at half time and a little into the second half to the tune of "we're all over them, we've had all the possession, the game is pretty much played in their half, we're just not finishing it off".


Oh, and regarding the in-goal touch judge, I was complaining about that a little at the game. Not because I thought it was a try or anything, as I was at the wrong side to see if it was or not. But how the touch judge at the side seemed to somehow have a better view than the bloke stood two yards in front of it, I'll never know. Either one was over-ruled, or the bloke stood in-goal was completely and totally useless, coz at the end of the day, those rulings are exactly what he's there for.

Regarding the Lynch disallowed try, I thought Salford had a fair call for obstruction anyway despite it being disallowed for a knock on. Koppy certainly appeared to obstruct some of the Salford defenders.

We were stood in the corner and had a similar view to the touch judge who disallowed it and it was pretty clear that he lost the ball.