Not good enough IMO we need to beat teams like Castleford/Wakefield/Widnes/London especially at home if we are to stay up (and yes I do realise it is the first game)

Of course they were committed. On the whole safe tackling.

They had to overcompensate because they (CAS) had a better pack on the day to deal with. I am not sure FC is seeing what I am.

Its ok having a will of the wisp in the team but I am rather a structure, discipline, ordered, calm and technique person. Plays and more plays over different areas of the field. Mistakes are made trying too hard.

Scruton, Diskin and Kearney players for me today.

Well, it goes without saying that if I win Euromillions, things will start looking up almost immediately! I'll buy the club, of course; buy Wakefield and turn them into a bowling alley, after the fantastic support some of their supporters have given us; repay Sir Steve O'Connor and everyone else who helped us in the Pledge to Survive; give the fans of clubs who HAVE supported us - Like Warrington and Leeds - free admission to Odsal and free beers to boot; get some real ales in so they'll want to come; put a bloody lid over the terrace; and recruit the best managers I can lay my hands on to run the club. And put up a statue to Sir Trevor just inside the gates.

But, absent that, I can just hope and pray that the current ownership waknerage is resolved soonest. And that whoever IS pulling the levers by the end of the month is able to put some funds in to enable us to strengthen the team and ensure our survival.

Here's a thought: if 5,000 Bulls fans each chucked in £50, we'd have £1/4m. Maybe we could do something useful with that?

Just wrote a long and very insightful review of the game

and then lost it somehow... so now I'm even more depressed... basics being that we lost it in forwards - surprise! Gaskell's tackling technique not good - he gave away their first try, think he'll be targetted, Odsal was depressing, especially because of the memories of previous seasons, oh and I blame employing Mcnamara for so long (bit more nuanced and complicated than that and includes Leeds and some egotistical dimwits, but that's the jist). They you have it, that's the condensed version... I'm retiring for the season, sort of...

Pleasantly surprised by Diskin today, he looked a lot fitter than he has in recent seasons. Purtell did a lot of good things but far from MOM for me. I don't mean this in a disparaging way because it really was a good performance form him but he stood out because of the low expectations we have of him now. That sounds harsher than I mean but I can't think of another way to put it.

Not much else to add, it's all been said. No lack of effort but we're too light.

Seems quite clear that the unequivocal support of the great and good sponsors on RAB has done wonders for Diskin...!

Know what you mean about Purtell. I said to several today (who will doubtless quote me on it should it prove to be a load of waknerage) that he could just be the dark horse of whom few expected much, who may just surprise us. I realy hope he does too, after all he has been through.

I'm sorry Adey, I have been a fan of Purtell all along but when he got that ball today off a loose Cas pass in the first half he should of gone all the way and scored.I don't think he offers a great deal, Luke George would of scored then

He must have reasoned he did not have the pace? And he did throw a few wally passes too, for sure, I'll acknowledge that. Must admit, I wondered what George would have done with that. He could have helped a fair bit today? We did seem a bit bereft of activities out wide today - that was where Cas looked vulnerable, I thought? But I still reckon Purtell may prove a lot more useful than many folk have assumed, and for the reason vbfg said: most folk had written him off, but I think he showed today he still has a fair bit to bring?

Hang on Rog mate, something is very wrong here?

We are debating RL things, not financial waknerage and other off-field crap?

This really will not do! These forums are for accountants and lawyers, not rugby league fans! Debating how guys performed on the park is totally irrelevant to the real matters at hand! How can we live with the shame?

Fireworks in broad daylight at 3pm and free hot chocolate. :-/.

Good luck for the season ahead, feel a little sorry for the (loyal) fans that back your team.

Yep, when the clubs skint what's the best thing to do? I know, go out and spend money we don't have on pointless fireworks which have zero effect!