Quote: Saddened! "Very poor game I thought, after the two excellent Sky games the previous nights. Leeds were just appalling, the amount of missed tackles, a lot of them basic one on ones was pathetic, their handling even worse. Hurrell looked every bit a player who hasn't played for 2 years. Charnley's try was embarassing, Atkins lumbers to the ball and passes it right to his winger, no dummy, no disguise. Charnley is then able to stroll over untouched from 6 foot out? Clark's wasn't much different. Their discipline was shocking as well, they have a penalty away on most sets you had in the first half. They were as bad as I've ever seen a team in Super League. Up there with the Hull of the second half of last season. They absolutely stank.
As for you lot, you've got an impressive squad and I think you'll be the run away league leaders this year. I don't think you are technically better than Saints or Wigan even, still a lot of average players in your 17, but you play with more urgency and clearly want it more than the other sides in Super League. Your gameplan was quick play the balls, desperately quick to try and force penalties. Kendall made that easy tonight, but that could backfire with a more competent ref as several times your forwards didn't even move the ball from the floor, just left it on the floor and played it. Your offloads were the highlight of a solid first showing and again made very easy for you tonight by Leeds' lack of physicality. There were a few excellent offloads, but a lot, particularly from the backs were just throwing the ball out wildly and that can very easily become a bad idea if you turn the ball over, which is possible if the opposition has any level of desire and commitment, which Leeds didn't. Second half you got dragged down to their level and made loads of mistakes and the pack ran out of steam and everything slowed to a crawl and had the feeling of a pre season game.
Austin looked good, he looks a character as well, which is desperately needed in SL. Westwood still a grub, no doubt get cited for that if the RFL has any level of competence.'"
Blimey, that's rather a bitter review after one game, perhaps you ought to stop watching. Congratulations on beating our friends from up the A49 to being the first person to call Westwood a grub. What are you hoping that he gets cited for, by the way?