Quote: jools "Yes agree a VERY disappointing turnout for one of our own and our captain!
However the club made a poor choice of club to play. I reckon a SL club or ex SL club would have encouraged a few more to come down.
Lawrence played the full 80 minutes which is good to see!
Simpson looked lively, o brien ferguson and Ollie were solid and thought Matty English ran and tackled very strongly. Wasn’t convinced with the rankin brough partnership. I also thought that a few of them looked like they were carrying a bit of extra weight.
Darnell made some shocking errors today-certainly rusty- put on plenty of weight too! Farrell did well in patches but looked like he was trying too hard which seems to be the case when he gets a chance in the squad- I’ve seen him play for the U19s many times looking much more accomplished. Roche and walne didn’t stand out.
You can’t geT much of an idea for how the team will go in this kind of game as there were far too many changes.'"
we did have a Super league club lined up but they let us down, Bruno was spelled a couple of times i think, definitely once as he was warming up in front of us.
I was hugely disappointed that for a guy who has given his entire career to his hometown club, of which he's club captain only 1,500 rugby league fans in this town chose to turn up to a game that cost £15 to get in!!!!
Saying that i thought it was a pretty decent game for a 1st friendly game - some huge positives from it, Sam Wood, Adam O'Brien, Ollie Roberts, Matty English had good games and looked eager, Murphy showed he will still be a good squad player, thought Roche showed some hunger and with a bit of work and patience could be a decent signing for us, and a lot of our academy lads also showed there's some great young talent at this club.