Reality check needed for some here. This time last season we'd have KILLED to be complaining about losing by a couple of points away to a top side.

We won the corresponding fixture last year.

Was only won by 2 points difference, despite players playing in the Exiles game only 2 days before

Does that matter? It was still a win.

This year we [ulost[/u by 4 playing against a team stripped of all it's best players. My original point being it is in no sense a better result than what we achieved against Wire last year.

I feel the reason we lose these kind of games is far deeper than PV being coach, when push comes to shove unfortunatley the players individually and as a group and as a club in many ways just arnt able to gain and edge and proffessionally see it though to a succesful conclusion.

Too much anxiety, too much panic and we will continue to end up on the wrong end of the score lines we have experienced over the last few weeks.

Im not sure what the answer is PV is as good as anyone in the circumstances we find ourselves in, unfortunatley until our deadwoods contracts end and hopefully will be invested in the areas we are short in (like forwards and another coach) and new ideas and attitude is installed from everyone we will continue to see saw and somtimes end up on the right side of the scoreline

You know what I mean.

We have a fairly young team of players who seem to be committed to the cause, have (genuinely) good team spirit and who have the potential to grow as a team. Given the limited budget we have to operate on we have probably played better than we'd have hoped for at the start of the season. All we need to do is add some quality and depth to the pack over the off season and we'll be solid contenders for the playoffs.

For the first time in a few years we have a team we should really be supporting.

Wouldn't that involve going to a game?

He shoots......... He scores...............

Do I have to ask my little sister to beat you up [iagain[/i?

Would that be the same little sister that calls you "the part-timer"?