PA got us all excited by threatening changes, he could have warned us the changes were Brough and Ikahihifo!! When we heard Broughy was out the first thoughts were, "A perfect opportunity to play Brierley in the halves"
But alas NO, the love affair with Grix at full back to continue and put Brierley on the bench. It was obvious PA would not bring Brierley on until the game was over.
But when he came on at 55 minutes what a difference he made, up to that point we had no direction at all then Brierley took over and we started to play.
The problem with PA is that he is stubborn and will not admit when he gets it wrong, but he needs to swallow his pride and admit he got it totally wrong tonight.
I've never been part of the PA out brigade but if PA drops Brierley again this week he should be sacked on the spot for gross misconduct for not putting the best interest of the club first.
So I'll help him out with next week's team selection:

1. Connor
2. Jerry
3. Leroy
4. Wardle
5. Murphy/McIntosh
6. Brough
7. Brierley
8. Crabtree
9. Wood
10. Mason
11. Taai
12. Bruno
13. Hinchcliffe
Subs:
Rapira
Roberts (And give him more than a 15 minute cameo role)
Johnson
Leeming

What, no Ellis ? Connor at full back although he hasn't played there this year! No Grix, who is our no. one full back, even though you may be biased against him? Brierley in the halves which, I would have some sympathy with but the concensus on here is that he must be full back? No Thanks. I think you have got it wrong, now you may appreciate that PA cant please everyone on here, but he has the job and we as supporters should back him and the team through the good times and probably more importantly through the present difficult time.

RE Ollie35. You pointed out our full backs spill under a high ball, fair enough, what a shame you and your dad didnt mention his try saving tackle on the line, that would given your opinion balance instead of bias. Just saying!

I think you are missing the point that when brierley came on Woody went to acting half - I think THAT is what actually made the difference to us starting to play rather than what brierley did.

We've won four games all season. Clearly The losses have all been grixs fault whilst he's been sitting on the sidelines for all but the three games he's played in.

I agree totally Jools but let's get real Grix is not the future hence the reason to play him over Brierley appears skewed when Brierley did nothing to deserve the 'axe' and Grix without scapegoating him has not done enough to warrant his recall.

The person to blame is the bloke who made the call not Scott Grix.

And 2 of those defeats have in my opinion been the worst 2 defeats of the season as we actually had better players available who were sat in the stands. I could accept the earlier season defeats when injuries were biting but there was no reason to drop Brierley for the Magic game. Grixy did ok in that game but still dropped a ball on our line gifting saints 6 points, but it didn't matter then as we were so far ahead.
I'm not saying the last 2 defeats were Grix's fault, not by any means, but for God's sake let's pick the best team available to us instead of picking players for sentimentality purposes.
We've got 6 games left this season which for all intents and purposes are dead rubbers, so let's get the best team we have out there and get things right for the battles we are going to have in the middle 8's.

I'd say our worst performances have been against Cas and Wakey this year. In the other fixtures brough and brierley played, at Cas brierley at FB and at Wakey partnered brough in the halves, all be it his first game.
Brierley isn't the messiah, playing him isn't going to change how we play, the penalties we concede, the tackles we miss or the rubbish linespeed. It's not going to change the fact that players are taking the ball from being stood still then take it straight into the line. That's down to individuals.

Granted it doesn't but there was several occasions our kicks were long, deep and dead. Which would be a fine tactic if we were restricting their meters, however that wasn't the case. Castleford made a lot meters running with the ball. Brierley was on for 20 mins tops and was offering a lot more in the way we finished sets. Kicks for two drop outs, a big cross field kick that was contested and a chase and reach to score a try.
We have a fair few issues but we are certainly a better side with brierley in it.

agreed but gave better options than we started with last night it's not as if he hasn't played stand off before

I take it you don't like Brierley Jools, diss him and praise Grix mmmmmm

Oh was the crowd flat last night again ?? Maybe that affected the team ?? Got ta be some ones fault ??

Still at least no one has blamed the ref yet