Under Basil we played a lot of off the cuff rugby our game plan now is 3 drives down the middle and just two plays on last two tackles, when young Ryan came on he wasn't scared of trying anything no matter which tackle it was. More of the same please.

Too easy to read, too slow from ptb and 2 yards too flat.
All can be fixed.

We were bunched!

I think the bunching last night was due to using 5 ball running forwards and not a ball handling forward. all the runners wanted the ball off the first man or dummy half and then with the 6 and 7 that leads to 7 players around the play the ball.

I realise that in his head Bibey beleives he is the biggest stand off in rugby, but his strength is go forward and the handling is useful as a suprise tactic when in the lead.

What hopefully the team will do to rectify this is Ridyard 6 Brierley 7 Duffy 9 Beswick 13. Add McNally at full back and thats 5 players who can use the ball spread accross the field giving options and hopefully width.

I'd go along with that. We were so flat in attack it was unreal. Don't forget that the 'off the cuff' play from a Millward team is based on winning the game down the middle first of all, and that's where we struggled last night when the forwards were taking the ball in from a standing start. You have to earn the right to chuck the ball about and we didn't do that last night.

90 % of the time the team that completes the most offloads in a game wins, I dont recall hardly any offloads by us last night

We have one forward who has never done any but has won mom before.

Wonder if the person picking it puts all the players names in a hat and draws one at random.

Last night Ryan Brierley was our man of the match imo and I would not be surprised if he starts at 7 on Thursday.

Should our duals play my pack would be Bibey Duffs Parker second row Hopkins Goulden loose Taylor. Bench Nico Spencer Gallagher and Briscoe.

Backs McNally Clay Littler Maden and Shaw. Stand off Riddy who will come good.

Mind you I would not mind Russell on the wing either.

Beswick at 13 for me and Taylor off the bench

Reason I left Beswick out was that I think he is carrying an injury but if he isn't then replace him with Duffs who I think got hurt yesterday. Fingers crossed on TG.

MOM for me was JT

Taylor has to start for me he was the only one with real fire in his belly in defence and with ball in hand

Have to say it was JT's big hit that kick started us on the comeback last night

Can't have JT being MOM as when I offered him a chocolate mini egg after the game he took all I had in my hand and stuffed them in his mouth. But he probably deserved MOM. Two more matches and JT will be back to his best me thinks.

Nicholson should be playing at 9.