A sad sign of the times in some ways in that I'm saying this, but this is like a cup final for the Bulls. No doubt there will be plenty of ribbing about that, but sadly it is true.

Put simply, if the players can't get themselves up for this game to take it to the Rhaaaaanos then they need to have a serious word with themselves. If they can't get themselves up for a derby game anyway then there's an issue to be fair.

If we can come flying out of the blocks, take it to the Loiners and play up in their faces, we have a chance of a win - but it will take a complete team performance for the whole game, not just showing what they are capable of in fits and starts.

Leeds like space and the ability to get a roll on. We need to control the ruck and defend like heroes. A tough task, but I refuse to write off the chance of a win.

if there is no Internet over there then I will take that.

Courtesy of T&Awe’re not having enough pressure on the opposition’s line.
“When we do, we look like a team who haven’t been down there for a long time.
We’re not building any pressure
our game sense is not good enough.
there were silly offloads.
You finally force a repeat set and then you make an error on play one.”
we are letting each other down.
People are chasing after they have made an error
we are getting into situations where we are just panicking.
we’re not playing anywhere near our potential'"

He's missing the most crucial problem of all. The defensive line doesn't move and is conceding huge amounts of easy metres and breaks. I could sympathise if this was in the last 10 minutes of each half as a beaten out-muscled pack will tire.

What is deeply alarming is that we start each game so flat and unaggressive in defence and then, actually improve marginally. It can't be 13 guys collectively ignoring the coach all at the same time. It has to be a bigger issue.

Curious that he is publicly criticising players and admitting that they are often completely ignoring instructions and training plays.

Suggests to me that if he has not already "lost the dressing room" then he will have done now.

To me it still comes back to the fact that you can't play rugby on your heels and that's just where you are if your forwards spend the game going backwards. At the end of the day [to keep my cliche content up] there is a reason why they say it's forwards who decide whether you win the game and the backs say by how much.