If you had just played basic rugby when 14 points and a man up, e.g. a field position orientated game kicking to touch and slowing the game down, the game would have petered out and you would have won comfortably. That's it, that's all you had to do. Same in the CC final. You do the hard part, playing the fancy stuff getting into a winning position but then can't do the basic part.

If you knew how to play basic rugby you'd be on the verge of a treble, but instead you'll probably be runners up in all 3 competitions.

Flex is correct. This is where gidley should be stamping his authority but he isn't doing it. Sandow is better at game management when he plays. He'd have drilled a few boring kicks to touch to ensure victory.

we have 1 prop forward...1...and we wonder why we can't hold on against big oppo...even with 12 men.

As I said when you signed him, Gidley is best at hooker, followed by fullback. Considering this, is it really that surprising he doesn't have the game management of a true halfback?

Cert not the worst day in my life as a Wire fan.Plenty of them to choose from lately.

just like he did against Hull in the cup final

Is it time to get the players in a position that reflects their shirt nos?
Exception being Penny in over a dropped Russell.

Arh yes! we know neither of these new ideas will happen. Scrub this nonsense I speak.

Penny needs to b we back in the side but I'd drop rhys not Russell. Russell was far more involved on Friday than rhys was.

The player who should be dropped is Ratchford he was absolutely awful the other night.

I have not watched the recording back yet. Should I bother?

But Ratchford isn't a full back. He had a stormer at stand off against Catalans so why not try him there again ? Put Gidley as interchange hooker because TS doesn't seem to have much faith in Dwyer so Clark finishes up doing big minutes. Try Russel or even Johnson at fullback & put Penny on the same wing that Ratch would operate on. Even the defensive qualities of Evans could make him a good full back.

The downside of your club breaking out of your usual inter Hull bitterness kind of a season