What happened on friday had been coming and I honestly feel it will be the best thing that could have happened. We've been playing average far too often this season. Even against Hudds and Wigan we weren't great. Saints just didn't let us get away with it. They sensed weakness I'm sure as they were winning the collision by a mile. They were faster, sharper and bigger in defence. It was very impressive but we were poor too.

I think what dissapointed me the most on friday was our below par attitude in the early stages. When Saints took to the field they looked incredibly eager and ready for a fight. And I thought this was the game where we'd seriously put in a complete performance. How wrong I was!

No need for panic yet however.

Yeh - what a terrible, terrible team we have - sack them all, the coach and the board!!! NOW......................


I mean - we're playing poorly, we all admit that, we have quite a few injuries - we've played Leeds, Wigan, Hull and Huddersfield ALL away (all top 5 teams) and Saints at home - and we're ONE point off 1st place - terrible - shocking - we play bad, have injuries, play the top teams away - and we're second (joint)......


Get rid of them all now!!!

Well said sir. With the fixture list we have had to start the season i would be happy lying one point off first place even if we were playing well. We all know (Tony Smith included) that at least 5 or 6 of our top players are playing well below standard. So what? Do we want to be playing poorly now or in september?

I just want to echo the sentiments above, talk about an over-reaction. Its annoying me too how people are comparing current form to last season as if that was some kind of perfect barometer, if memory serves we had some shoddy performances early last year too, the Hull game springs to mind.

So we lost a few games and some players are under performing.....its no big deal.

These same players played amazing rugby last season, were the best team by some distance and won the league.... and what did it win them? absolutely nothing.

Unfortunately the system allows you to be the champions on the back of a few games at the end of the season....weekly rounds are now nothing more than friendly matches..... So why should these players go all out again? win some... lose some... doesn't really matter...... as long as they can arrive at the back end of the season with some fuel left in the tank.

we are missing some real beef in the pack , ben harrison and big dave will make a difference , blythe & grix ar not 2nd row forwards , was gutted that grix was taken out of the loose forward position for friday imo he is the best loose forward we have had since nikau

as a huddersfield supporter last year we was in the same position as now but playing a hell of a lot better probs best i have seen giants and we came out with nwt as we got some injuries and our form droped down very fast. safe to say both of us aint exactly played that well this season but up at the top.

the thing about super league is its how you finish not as your start so playing bad now and playing ur best come end of the season is what you want if while not playing ur best still winning most games and you will come very good at some point because your team is to good not to

to be fair i'd be more concerned if my team had played poorly having not won in 5 games and then turned in two massively different performances once the coach was sacked.

i'd be thinkin WTF's gone on there.

i'm happy with our current position

Indeed.

I'd also be concerned if I thought any of the sides in the league were in danger of racing away with it at the moment. The best-looking team current is the Giants, and we beat them.

we'll be there or there about come the end of the season, people have short memories and can only look back to last year as some kind of gauge as to how we should be playing. lets put things into perspective...if you'd been told 4 years ago that we'd have a 3 year unbeaten run at the pie dome, have 3 trophies under out belt, have a team that on it's day can beat any team in the league & have a team 1 point of the top of the table 1/3 of the way through the season and they would have laughed in your face! lap it up rather than whinge. it's all primrose and blue as far as i can see!

and don't forget that "bum banger" spirit!