I saw Mead make a good run, and the pass for the try.

And some garbage ball dropping

The fact that you think Luke Walsh and Paul Aiton would improve the team should give away to anyone who had any doubt that you aren't a Catalans fan.

I agree Gigot looked decent. But Mead is currently stealing a living. The only reason I assume he's decent is that the commentators keep telling me he is. He rarely seemed to get his hands on the ball in the game today, and didn't look much as if he wanted to.

If Justin Horo hadn't been so keen to gift the match to Catalans with daft penalties, Wakefield would have had that game sewn up. Catalans were better than their previous games, but with Leeds away next, you're looking nailed on for 5 losses out of 5. To make the top eight, You'd then need to win at least eleven out of the remaining eighteen, which isn't going to happen. Catalans will be in the middle-eights. The positive you will have is that you might go into those on form and not end up in the MPG.

There was a definite improvement Jean, but they are coming from a very low base.

I didn't realise there were twenty seven games before the playoffs, however isn't it around ten wins to secure a top eight spot? With that in mind & Catalans appalling away form it's going to be a tough ask, they've only got nine home games left & with the likes of Leeds, Wigan & Cas to play at home I don't see where their wins will come from.

As for the game, I was pleased to see Johnstone has lost none of his pace & Wakefield managed to grind out a win.

Nope, try again.

The only glimpse of Mead I got was that he wasn't quick enough to catch Tom Johnstone who's only running at 90% at the moment.

I think it's a foot race between McBanana & Jukes/K.C

Catalans [iwere[/i not [iwas[/i John Flatcap Dozey !
You make this error regularly.

*the Preston area must not be a seat of learning*

Catalan need to stop feeling sorry for themselves and having a go at the rest constantly. Thought they blew a couple of half chances by whining

Four games gone and nineteen to go.

nearly 20% of the pre split season gone, top 8 may already be a struggle.
FWIW, I thought Catalan gave it a real dig yesterday and with some better options in the Wakefield 20, they could have gained their first win of the season.
However, it looks like their on the road form is still miles away, which must be a real worry for the players and management over there.
Middle 8's look nailed on already.

I agree that top 8 may be a struggle, but I think that Catalans can make it. As the venerable RLFANS News Hound wrote on another threadBut, boosted by the return of the talismanic Tony Gigot from a troublesome year with the FFR judiciary, there were enough signs in their close 14-16 defeat to Wakefield Trinity to give some hope for the year ahead.[/i

Most teams suffer from injuries, but Catalans has suffered from injuries to players in key positions -- hooker and halves -- since the season has begun.

Just imagine Catalans at full strength, with Gregory Bird returning to his natural position in the back row, and then on the basis of yesterday's game you can imagine them winning 10 more games out of 19 and making the top 8. I expect it to all start when Catalans smash Hull KR in France two weeks from now.

Dream on