Bridge is a very average half-back, as he does not have the temperament to steer a team round the park. He is starting to look like a good centre, though. Last night, the whole set of backs were moving around to cover for each other depending on the situation.

Briers had an awesome 2nd half. His kicking game won us the game repeatadly getting us repeat sets. We played crap and still won, and the defence was awesome, especailly under the amount of pressure in the last 5/6 minutes. They only scored 2 tries and that was when we were down to 12 men.

I haven't missed the point at all. I'm simply pointing out that we're still a long way from where we want to be.

Things are definately improving but it's really not worth getting carried away.

It was a pretty poor game all around but Warrington would have lost that game a few months ago. Our offence just didn't fire; it was strange to see Monaghan take the lead in the first half (but having an absolute shocker; back to his lack of passing ability again; who said the Aussies have better skills?) whilst Briers was anonymous. Second half Briers stepped up and we improved but it is looking increasingly likely that these two cannot work as a pairing.

Other negatives; Louis Anderson is an absolute liability. I actually thought 'don't give him the ball' when we needed to see the game out and he dropped the ball not once, but twice. FFS.

Other positives; Richie Mathers was a star when we were struggling. Carvell and Morley were titanic. Bridge showed good utility value. Higham was lively at a key time. Westwood was very disciplined.

Oh and Grix was good as usual. Underrated.

It was a good result, there's still things to work on but it was a heck of a lot better than some of the performances we have seen this year.

Doesn't make us SL GF winners but it's a step in the right direction.

Plus IF we beat the pies on Friday by about 60 points we go above them in the table lol (not done maths for exact figure)

Couldn't agree more, i was having this chat with somebody at the game and the turnout from the Warrington fans was disgraceful, especially when you consider the amount of tripe that gets put on this forum about getting behind and supporting the team. Let's face it Hull's only 2 hours up the road, there is plenty of coach travel at reasonable prices and still only about 350 max shown up.

On another note a win is a win and it's 2 points on the board, regardless of who was injured for both teams and how inexperienced the players were, we won away to Hull FC and people are still not happy. Ive said it once and ill say it again were a club going through some big changes and you have to take the rough with the smooth but for god sake be happy with the smooth. All you guys moaning about the performance want to get up of your chairs and start to attend some games.

The game last night was a strange one as at the game I thought it was a fantastic win. The whole second half (apart from 3 brain-farts after we finally went in front) we just seemed to batter Hull. Totally dominating them field-position wise to the extent where Mathers was becoming a "Minichelloesque-ball-magnet" for Hull kicks and we were starting our six consistently on the half-way line.

It was like everything that we have ever craved; machine-like, dominating march towards an inevitable victory against a team whom we have no right to expect to turnover at their place. I couldn't wait to watch the tape (I know videos are so 20th century but at least we have a VHS now the betamax has given up the ghost) so headed home double smart-time only to be under-whelmed by the averageness of the match. I guess the lesson is an away win is all the better when you are there to see it.

As for our away suppoert, whilst the numbers from Warrington weren't massive there were many more than went last year and it is surely some time since we can have had anything but an embarassing claim to be the self-proclaimed "best fans in Super League"

and thats your excuse and you're sticking to it?

No excuse, in 2005, a friend of mine was attacked for no other reason than the fact that he was a Wire fan. As a result I intervened because the Stewards refused to, the 'fan' concerned was dealt with in the Courts, but I will never go to the KC again. Quite a few others feel the same way.

Has a fc friend there who apparently counted 200, the other said 160... Now [iif[/i they actually did that, it clearly wasn't a game worth watching But also is a disappointment either way. I like the stadium but it is pricey but as for travel, its not that much further than most the clubs in Yorkshire. Looking forward to KR in a couple weeks.

You must have been watching a different game ,the supposed high tackle was chest high and the forearm was nothing more than a penalty .