This new advantage law is wierd. I can see what they're trying to achieve, but taking plays back 80m just doesnt seem right. Wouldnt it be better to be defending on the opponents 20m line rather than having the ball inside your own 20m?

I think with the Bulls 2nd half performance it's a case of 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other.

A combination of over-confidence and the stacking up of injuries left us with a little egg on our faces, however that's not to take anything away from Widnes, they stuck with us and kept battling and deserved their point.

But let's look at the positives. We're 3rd in the table and we've the 2nd best attack in the league. Who'd have thought we'd be saying either of those at any point this year?

Hopefully the players who picked up knocks last night will be able to shake them off before next weekend and we can look to consolidate our position.

On the whole it has been a very encouraging start and I'm pleased with how the team has performed. I just think it is a bit of nonsense statement to say the crowds will suddenly increase because we're 3rd after 5 games. Lose against Hull KR on Sunday and we might well be out of the 8 again, that is how tight the table is. But whilst I won't going ott about being 3rd, I also won't be slitting my wrists if we slip down the table after a loss or two.

There will be a huge increase for the HKR game taking into account the 10,000 that they'll bring.

I think we're likely to be inconsistent for the rest of the season. I still see us competing for a playoff place with the Hull clubs, Wakey, Cas etc rather than staying where we are.

We need to perform at home next week against Hull KR or following on the back of the Saints capitulation, crowds will begin to drop off. To make the top 8, these home games against "similar" teams are must win I feel.

Any updates on the injuries?

At Leeds last night Rhinos dropped the ball, Brough was on it in a flash, kicked down field immediately for Murphy to chase, he was fully aware of what was going to happen & skinned the pedestrian Vickery. He didn't quite manage to recover the ball however so it went back to the offence. I must say it's the first time I've seen anything of quality come from that particular new rule.

That's what happened twice in the bulls game. The team that kicked on ended up losing the ball but they did so 60-80m upfield from where the ball was knocked on. It seemed like they were put at a disadvantage. Surely it's preferable defending deep in your opponents half rather than having the ball close to your line?

Would it not be better to do it at captains discretion;

Scenario 1. Widnes lost the ball via knock on bradford recover and run 40m up field and are tackled on the opps 20, the captain on the team who gained advantage can then say they want to play at where they reached from the advantage, or go back to the 1st knock on.

Scenario 2 Widnes lost the ball via knock on bradford recover and run 40m up field and are tackled on the opps 20 and then they lose it so then the captain is of the team who gained from the 1st knock on is asked if they want to play from the point they lost the ball or from the point in which the 1 knock on was performed then the players are brought back, if that is what they choose.

letting players run 60m and then for them to come back and do it again is bonkers.

Ok so we threw it away but let's not be too critical. We would all have been delighted to get three points from four away to the giants and Vikings last week. We will be all the better for it as the players will get a bollocking and personal pride should see them hurting badly. Big game next week and hopefully HKR will see the backlash.

Long as we finish in the 8 i dont see how any fans on here will complain, after what we have been through these past 5 seasons culminating in last years near vaporization.

I would like abit of pride and for them not to feck it up when we can win seems like we always do.

A point won but, from 20 - 4 up, definitely a point lost. A great fight back by Widnes, who could have won it with a bit more steadiness, but we had enough chances to put the game out of sight over the game. Overlaps are difficult enough to create, and we had two man overlaps too many times to remember, they are are there to be used but time after time we failed to put the ball wide.

There were disruptions with players going off injured which clearly didn't help but the change in mentality after half time and the 20 - 4 lead, were obvious to me; we were no longer knocking them back but letting them come to us in defence, which only gave them more confidence. However, you [hopefully learn from your mistakes so let's hope we can take something from the errors.