Fully redeemed ourselves 2nd half. We looked a bit nervous at times early on I thought. Keating (ginger 7) for Hull KR ran the show that first half.

2nd half they were pretty much shot!

That side of Charnley, Goulding, Smith and Hughes was absolutely embarrassed in defence tonight they need to work on that during the week. Schoolboy stuff.

A much better performance overall and result than last year's home match v HKR, even with the forum's favorite son HH playing in the game last season.

Much better 2nd half , but we still have a long way to go if we are to come anywhere near last seasons success

If they don't get the tackle bags out, we might get hammered this coming Thursday.

We are lacking some class in the side.

To me it looked like the line speed in defence was poor. They'd step up a few paces with no conviction and let the forwards run at them and kept losing the collision.

Close to the line this meant the defence was flat footed, not moving up to meet the attack and not sliding across causing the players to bunch up.

Rovers kept getting an extra man down their attacking side again and again and it seemed like someone down the middle wasn't moving across to account for this leaving the defence short time and time again. That's something that O'Loughlin and McIlorum do but it didn't seem to be happening tonight.

The music at the start of the game was very apt, it was a circus without a tent and the ring master had left leaving the clowns in charge.
We seemed to make life hard for ourselves all over the pitch through sloppy play and bad decisions, not just in defence.
On the plus side we didn't concede second half and came away with a win.

Whoever decided to play that music wants shooting. So dated.



The defence was disorganised and after the final HKR try (I think) the players were arguing with each other. The way both Goulding and Charnley shot out of the line was schoolboy RL. Overall though I think Goulding was to blame for most of the problems on that side and think he will be fortunate not to be dropped next week.

Whatever Wane said at half time, he needs to say it before the game kicks off!

I wouldn't worry.... you cant defend we cant attack. Thursdays game may not be a classic....!!

IIRC its official title is The March of the Gladiators

They play it ONCE a year to celebrate the heritage game, we are a club with a tremendous history, why shouldn't we remember our past every now and again?
Jeez....I thought I was miserable Dave, but you really do take the biscuit. I believe someone from the UK has won £107 million on the lottery, I'd guarantee that if this was you then you would still find something to grumble about!!

Don't worry, out lack of ideas in attack and the fact we haven't played well yet this season is our worry at Wire.

Could be 0-0

If you want something to moan about, what about that stuff at half time!

I just ignored that stuff and read the programme. The half time "entertainment" was basically a ten minute long advert. The half time (and pre-match) stuff is never what attracts me to go to a game (Does it attract anyone to attend?) but to use an advert to masquerade as entertainment is pretty shoddy.

Regarding the game itself keeping them scoreless in the second half was definitely the big plus. Why we couldn't defend that well from the start (and hadn't been able to so far this season) is the annoying part.