Early days but it was nice to see a change from taking it up the middle, I thought we played well in a very competitive match.Did any one else have trouble getting into the ground, I bought my tickets in November from the Bulls shop and they wouldn't scan at the turnstile. The steward said they don't look right and told me to go all the way round to the ticket office. I told them the tale and they said where did you get these from. It turns out they sold these before the proper tickets were sent from Leeds. I then had to buy 2 more tickets to get in to see the game. So during this week I shall be paying a visit to Odsal to try and sort it out.

Good things - We are much fitter than last year and showed better attitude too. If we'd turned up with the side we had at the back end of last year we'd have gone down by 50+. We tried to play some expansive rugby and asked more questions than the "kick to Gill". The goal line defence was great. Thought the pack did well, particularly Wallace and Lilley. Holmes again looked the part.

Not so good - We dropped the ball too much which ruined a lot of opportunities to apply pressure. That may have been down to the many changes to the spine that we made as the game went on but we need to be tidier with ball in hand. Ill discipline was a problem at times some for technical stuff, other stuff like high tackles didn't help either. Right edge defence was a bit shaky at times. Patton and Gill didn't combine too well. Think Flanagan Jnr needs to mature a bit as if he reacts to mickey taking from the opposition like that again (he chucked the ball at a Leeds player after he'd knocked on) he will be targeted in every game he plays.

Overall we did alright and Leeds showed they have a few players that might help us out this season if needed. I thought that Tindall in particular would make a great addition.

What's that saying?

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

I think there's far too much talk about young Flanagan anyway. He's got a lot to learn. Think the club's social media would do well to focus on some other players for a change and take him out of the limelight.