Full page interview in the news of the world. I have always liked Lamont as a player and hope He is going to suceed.

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At least he is not a southern softy. Blimey we bring them up tough in the smoke!

I thought he had a good game today and thoroughly deserved his try

I remember someone on fighting talk saying that we go into the deepest darkest depths of London no other sports teams dare go to recruit potential players for the youth team.
I guess Bryan is the poster-boy of that. Big props to him and us for that.

I dont know if anyone noticed but there were no coloured players in the scholarship squad that was paraded at half time. Seems unusual.

Don't think they were all there, there were 35 scholarship names listed in the programme and I think I counted only about 28 on the pitch

I thought he played well with ball in hand. Showed great determination to score his try.

'Coloured' bit 1940s, no?
I have to say that at least the few supporters we have represent a much wider racial mix than any other team in Super League. Or perhaps I'm just desperately fishing for something that the club can be proud of after the sh*te I witnessed today (Bryan was one of the few stand out players).

I actually found it entertaining, in a ghastly, going-over-the waterfall- with-nothing-you-can-do-to-stop-it kind of way. We are trying to play more expansively, but there doesn't seem to be any setting between uninspired & lifeless and frantic, headless-chicken abandon. In addition...
Kicking from hand was awful again
How soft were we on our left? Williamson and Howell at least should know what they're doing.

Tore us to shreds down that side second half. IMO Williamson is pedestrian.

Been saying that since he signed but soundly told off for having such an opinion.

Before I post this, I should inform everyone that "The Penguin" is one of my best friends in life. But...

I have been reading posts for 10 minutes and have been irritated by some things people say. Unfortunately, this has tipped me over the edge. How can you say Williamson is a pedestrian? Easy to pick up the Australian as the scapegoat eh? How about the clueless local players who can't play RL? But yeah, its just our style, the NRL grand finalist is pathetic but English players are immune from criticism.

Bryan had the first good game that I've seen. He had heart and muscled up.

In the first half the Reds had 3 looks at our line (scoring once) all down our right side.

In the second half they put some slick moves on and opened up both sides.(they had to much speed for us)

A second half capitulation again. You must look at fitness and/or the use of the replacements (I would hope he didn’t change the tactics as we were dominant in the first half)

We lost Golden (knocked out) (Reduced us to 3) He used Temata for 19 minutes before half time(reduced us to 2) and didn’t use him again. He used Bibb for 13 minutes after half time (reduced us to 1) and didn’t use him again. So in effect we were rotating around one possibly two replacements. Bolger and Williamson both played the 80 which may have contributed to our defence opening up.

Out of curiosity why did we play our hooker at stand off and our stand off at hooker? Did Chad play in the second half?

Why on the 5th did Melling a left footed kicker stand on the short right side to kick the ball(he got caught with it) At this level (at amateur level even) you would expect the left footer to stand on the left and the right footer (Chad/Orr) on the left offering up decent kicking options.

Positives- We held/dominated a bigger pack in the first half (possible wore us out). We were getting 3 in the tackle and slowing it down which was good to see. Temata made a difference going forward when he came on. BJB tidied up and returned well from full back. Chad put some good spiral kicks up in the first half. Clubb ran with a bit of meaning in the first half and actually took the ball whilst on the run.

Negatives-Where do you start-Second half-Woeful.


Oh well only Hudds one of the leagues form teams on TV next week