Wire played as I expected and probably deserved the win. Sneyd in that weather and in a tense final is absolute gold and it had to be one of the best performances ever to have ended up on the losing side. 

He's got plenty of mitigation on this occasion due to the bad injury he's coming back from but it was another final where George Williams doesn't quite put his stamp on it. He's one of the biggest running threats in the league but he didn't test the line enough IMO. Maybe that injury just meant he wasn't quite fit/confident enough to take it to them. In fairness, the weather probably played it's part as well. 

Tough to take a defeat and I find it hard to read some of the criticism on this thread and wonder whether some of it is based on TV viewing rather than being at the game. I'm not suggesting that one out validates the other BTW, just strictly as a matter of interest. 


The weather was a factor adding to the tension inside the ground. I couldn't be prouder of the team, we weren't plucky losers, IMO we were the better team on the day and a crucial play/decision didn't go our way. Admittedly a score in the second half when we forced those repeat sets was always likely to bite us, you could sense it....it's sport I suppose.


My lucky underpants are consigned to the also rans in my knicker draw it wasn't a winning streak after all. I'm down but not out, the lads have proved that they can compete with anyone, their reaction and our support is important for the second half of the season. 

Rico I too thought it was a tremendous effort from the Wire, especially when there were players out there who were still in recovery stage from injuries and were definitely not match fit.

We would probably have had wholesale criticism for negative tactics throughout the Rugby League community, but a couple of Sneyd drop goals in the 2nd half would have paid dividends and a 3rd would have sealed the win. 


He had the platform to do that and kicks drop goals like shelling peas.


I assume the players were playing to orders, so I assume it was the coaching staff who were dictating the way we played and showed a lack of nous on how to seal a game. 

I wouldn't have minded a drop goal, a not to be sniffed at way of getting the ball back, although it's hard to be disappointed with a team being ordered to build pressure with intense play forcing goal line drop outs, when in the past we have been critical of Wire teams that have tried and failed to score off every set with Hail Mary plays. 


That one point but restarting on our ten might have seen an error close to our line....all if's and but's  


We played the conditions and some credit must go to KR for staying in the game and being in a position to force the issue harsh though the outcome was.


Although the table doesn't lie, we are not as bad as our current league position let's hope yesterday's performance is a springboard for better things ahead We shall see 

Kept saying to my mate watching it in the pub that I'd have gone for a drop goal to make it 7-2 and at least really pressure any conversion for KR. It was clear on about 60 minutes that at most KR had that one try in them. Get it to 7-2 and if your chance came for more, keep banging them over. Easy to say in hindsight I guess but it was clear that the game was never going to really break open and KR are very good defensively. 

Maybe we were lucky that the weather turning bad yesterday made it a game of defences because our defence was excellent. What did for us was everybody watching what Lewis was up to in the closing stages.  While he was making a nuisance of himself on our right side & drawing our defence across, the ball was quickly shipped across to our left where the ghost that is Tyrone May made the killer blow.

Obviously gutted by the result, but an outstanding performance. I don’t blame Lindop for the defeat and don’t understand why some people feel the need.
We were understandably massive underdogs and gave the lie to that tag.
Difficult conditions, difficult circumstances and so so close. 
This isn’t about being satisfied with mediocrity it is about understanding rugby league and the commitment shown. 
Anyone who feels differently is entitled to their (misguided) opinion.

Credit to KR, we were essentially chasing a penalty for 40 minutes, we had tons of the ball but they kept turning up and defending, and defending cleanly. 


We desperately lack a bit of deception and trickery at hooker. And before anyone jumps on Crowther, he was the only one to challenge them out of acting half and nearly got over in the first half. So much time on their line and we just needed to manufacture a little 1vs 1 on the line, we always get caught with it when the fullback is in the line and we get isolated (see Wakefield (a)). 


Tai would want a few of his first half chances again, there were two that ended up bombed, but also a chance where Dufty skirts across Lewis and Lewis chases hard leaving a huge gap to turn Tai on the inside and we end up running out of room. 


Frustrating to be beaten through our defending of kicks though, it’s been a theme in various aspects throughout. The Lindop drop out, Dufty caught one but had his back turned when it was taken, I think they won a contested drop out too,  and ultimately the try which we simply must do better on, but all of these are repeats from errors earlier in the season. Frustrating, but you don’t always get what you deserve.


Big week this week, Leeds are no push over. But we need a win, and we need to keep that going into Hudds, Hull FC, Salford, Catalan, Cas… if we can get a bit of momentum going, we could satisfy the table before we get into the tail end really.

Given the conditions on Saturday Warrington should have been looking to come away from HKR’s line with points. HKR were done and Wire could have sealed the deal with drop goals.

With the drop goal ideas it is so easy to look back and say we should have done this or that. It is very very rare for sides to go for a drop goal when they are four points up. It just does not happen. If they'd have missed I can imagine most would say "Why the hell are they going for a drop goal ... what a daft idea". 

Still not watched the game, but with how close it was and how crazily close we were to winning it, gives me hope for the rest of the season.
If Williams had been match fit, if we had Walker in the team and Ashton in the squad i think the game was ours.
We'll get Walker back this year, Dufty once he's recovered, and William will gain more and more fitness and sharpness.
Disappointing to lose like that but from what i've seen the performance from ourselves was brilliant, Time to rest up, recover, roll our sleeves up and make a big play for the final (fingers crossed)