Take all your points Brierley. Lawrence is a case in point, For the past 2/3 seasons he has brought nothing to the side other than tackling , He has no go forward and don't hink he will have passed the ball three times in that same period ( maybe the way he has been coached ) for some i know that is enough but for me if you are going to keep such one dimensional players you have to have others that excel in other area's, sadly we have so few of those.

Roberts is another, we all know what a prospect he was ( maybe still is ) He was another player who people wanted signing long term, He is mediocre now and that may hopefully be temporary, but i think it's stretching things to say he may not have got over the world cup, It's a bad sign if true.

Anyway we have what we have for now, and whoever does the hiring and firing will do what they do, It's a bit early to start judging Woolford , We all know we can play better than that but we have to wait and see. I'm hoping he has more of Brown in him than Anderson, but again to some it's all about winning things rather than the style, I would say the dwindling crowds are showing their preference, but to be fair considering the way we have been going we have done well to keep what we have, but if you going to virtually pay people to turn up it must be desperate.

the crowds thing isnt just a giants problem.

its rugby league in general, look at the attendance for leeds v leigh in the cup just over 3k and thats the champions playing!!

why arent leeds rhinos having nearly sell outs every week? their attendances have stayed same if not dropped, same for the rest too

Def not just the giants i agree, but that's no consolation. I think the fact is Rugby league is just slowly going down the pan, It takes some understanding why such a great sport is so poorly supported country wide.
A popular explanation for this is the very poor way the sport is governed and run, i agree about that but there has to be more as well, there is for example little interest in the challenge cup now compared to what there used to be, Its now all about Sky, the problem with that is if Sky pull out it's goodnight one and all.
The whole sport has a poor image , from shambolic grounds to shambolic ref's to unsporting antics on the field.

linking up with matchroom may help sell the challenge cup and magic weekend better, they are in talks

latest?

4 injured
1 banned

lawrence off the list

roberts on it!

Is Roberts injured?

Or is it a straight swap?

not sure.. someone said illness but wouldnt be surprised by a straight swap or an injury both reasonable to expect

Thanks for clearing that up.

clough on the list

first game hes missed since a signed i think that!

We will have a fully fit squad in three weeks!
Clough and Fergi will miss this week (they could both play this week but they’ve missed some training and no need to risk them) taai will be back for FC game and Mamo the week after!
Praise be to Bumper!!!!

Shannon Wakeman operation today on knee, that’s him done with club, been paid out and will go on holiday when knees better

oh dear

well have to say he was a failed project overall for us

Oops yes- forgot all about Wakeman!

What did he do to it? Was that 2 games he played this year? He played pretty well and scored a decent try to be fair to him