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I did see an improvement today but we can't hope to win anything if we drop simple passes and gift the other team easy yards. Tommy Lee was guilty of it on 3 occasions, he works hard and tackles well but he's just not good enough. Niall Evalds was brilliant.

People are calling up BBC manchester saying the ref cost us the game, the ref didn't drop the ball for us!!

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I've not swallowed the Harris mantra of constant small improvements but I was wrong as it was certainly there today.
We have to start winning,though.
Massive effort.
Shame about the dropped balls but it's a risk if you play the style that we've adopted.
The ref continued his televised form. He made more simple errors than we did !!
It's not the usual moan about lying on,high tackles etc. he just looked clueless.
I'd like to see the Sau double movement again as it came at a crucial time,as did their second last try where he also made several bad calls in the lead up.
Lee dropped a couple of balls but overall they all played well,particularly Evalds when he went into the halves. Platt didn't put a foot wrong but received abuse just because he's Platt which was harsh !
We showed plenty of character

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It was a definite double movement from S' au. Don't think I even bothered celebrating because I was waiting for the signal for a penalty. His arm went down and then he lifted it and planted the ball down. You couldn't say he 'bounced' over either.

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When are we going to eradicate all these stupid errors?
We get back to 22-16, miss an easy conversion and then give away 5 penalties on the bounce leading to a try.

I feel that game was there for us against an under strength Warrington team that made a lot of handling errors themselves.

Silly penalties, knock on's, lost a scrum with head and feed, mistake straight from kick off in the 2nd half. When are we going to sort this out? Talk about shooting yourselves in the foot.

Big plus though was Evalds again getting a couple of scores. He simply has to play every week for me.

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Team deserves credit today although I know it's a bit too much to ask

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Quote: Bonita Red "Team deserves credit today although I know it's a bit too much to ask'"

Credit for what? Losing again and being third bottom despite all the bookies having us down for a 7th placed finish before the season started.Effort alone wins you nothing, effort and application wins you games.

I'll save the credit for when I think it's really deserved if you don't mind.

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Though Steve rapira had a great game today shown a lot of aggression especially in defence if he keeps fit he could be a very valuable asset

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You're correct,of course,in relation to the whole season and the guys on GMR made the same point.
I was simply referring to today's game.
We competed well and lost to a team that's won 7 on the bounce.
I totally understand if you don't feel up to giving them credit for the effort.

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Quote: Adamjk "It was a definite double movement from S' au. Don't think I even bothered celebrating because I was waiting for the signal for a penalty. His arm went down and then he lifted it and planted the ball down. You couldn't say he 'bounced' over either.'"


Agree with this, it was definitely a double movement from where I was standing. When he was nearly there i was thinking "don't reach out" because I knew the ref would disallow it. Thought for a second he got away with it though!

Sau was good again today IMO, will be immense next season playing with some better backs.

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Thought we played well, lee had a mere going forward but still solid in defence! Meli however can't defend and when locke comes evalds should start in front of him! Pack was outstanding!

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Unlike the gentleman who rang the phone in on GMR, I can see improvements in the team under Iestyn. Our attack seems to be getting a bit more fluent, and it's noticeable how much more Junior S'au is being brought in to it. He was outstanding again today. (Incidentally, Trevor Hunt on GMR was saying he's like to see the double move incident again because he wasn't sure. I was sure: it was a double move.)

There were plenty of decent performances today: Rangi looked a handful, and Niall Evalds makes me wonder if we needed to sign Kevin Locke, although I'm sure he'll be a real star for us.

It seems clear that we were lacking three things: a bit of organisation in attack at times (i.e. someone to steady things down when we get a bit overexcited), a goal kicker and a better kicking game from open play. In other words, Michael Dobson. I can't understand why some people have questioned his signing.

I think we defended well, but were let down - once again - by individual errors, and we gave Warrington field position to score on too many occasions.

Overall, I think we can be quite pleased with that result, particularly as we had only one half-back, and both our first choice second rowers were absent. I thought Andrew Dixon and Matty Ashurst both played well in their place. Some Warrington fans over on their forum were thinking they'd win by a margin similar to the one they got over a woeful Bradford the other week, but they're clearly delusional.

As for the ref, there was a lot of moaning on the phone in from fans of both sides, noticeably a Warrington fan whining about holding down. It's something Warrington never do, of course. I couldn't see anything particularly wrong with the ref's performance. In fact, Jack Dearden thought he had a poor game, so, adopting the usual rule of thumb that Jacko is wrong, he must have had a stormer.

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Agree with Bonita here - & my opinion Won`t come as a shock to Walshy Aveit GT, TS & their mates but again steady improvement for me under Iestyn.

Evalds was excellent as he has that `awareness` factor whether Full Back, Wing or Scrum Half.

My Marks today

Evalds 9 - see above
Johnson 5 - Defensively not up to scratch & service from centre is weak.
Walton 4 - Mistakes and for me a better second row prospect
Sau 8 - Nobles best recruitment and gets better each game.
Meli 6 - Quiet but should have scored after long run in second half.
Chase 8 - Joy to watch but his place kicking poor
Lee - 4 - Poor today but tried - fed the ball into the middle and we lost possession and they scored!!!
Morley 8 - Outstanding - Great effort
Tomkins 6 - Sharp again and contributed.
Tasi 6 - Quiet effort today from him.
Dixon 5- Defensively worked hard but anonymous in attack
Ashurst 4 - Never at the races and mistakes again led to tries
Walne - 4 - Disappointing today after last week - Mistakes again costing us a try

Griffin 5 - Penalty machine but made some hard yards
Rapira 5 - Some big hits but nothing in attack
Pulatea - 5 - Steady , mistake free but nothing outstanding
Platt 4 - Wont win Supporters man of the season and short of pace

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I thought the effort today from the lads was top drawer. There were some very good performances and I thought the team are starting to gel. This was the sort of performance I thought we'd start to see after about five or six games into the season.

I thought Adrian Morley was immense today and I think he's shown, especially today that he's not just here to turn up for one last season. I think he played the whole of the second half on a very warm day without a break. May I suggest that if he can play like this could he play on for another season?

One person who I've been doubting is Steve Rapira but some of the defensive work today was awesome. If he can stay on the field and achieve fitness he may turn out to be a good signing.

Our defensive structures are definitely improving and today it was very noticeable the third man in going round the legs. It not only stops progress but slows the opposition play the ball.

Every winning team needs team spirit and it's starting to shine through. I for one think it's starting to build and a few good results and we'll see a different Salford.

Well done boys for an immense effort today. I thought it was money well spent supporting a team that are starting to show pride in the Red Shirt!

Well done to the fans for a great turnout and shouting for our team.

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Anyone have any specific information on why 3 players named in the 19 on Friday afternoon were noticeable by their absence this afternoon?

If all 3 have sustained injuries,will they be available for selection for the brought-forward fixture next Saturday night?

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I thought we played well at times, our forwards were excellent and matched Warrington's for most of the game. Tommy Lee had a bad game but afterall there only human. We missed 2 of our best forwards in Hock & Hansen. Also losing Fages wasn't ideal. There is definitely improvement defensively. Also point out the fans were brilliant and turned up in good numbers!

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