Woeful, just woeful.

Not a bloody clue out there. Apart from Bateman, who always seems to try.

It reminded me of a match in the 1970's when we got beat by IIRC some Leeds club, like Bramley. Tony Karalius was playing for us in that team. Just like then, the only thing good was the weather.

The wheels have well and truly fallen off.

Well that's the Challenge Cup and the hubcap gone then!

With the seven regular games coming up in this form I can't see us winning any (bar maybe Huddersfield, at a push).

I still think, and have (along with quite a few others) that out biggest issue is size, or rather lack off. That’s where we lost the game tonight, they were simply bigger and stronger and their backs played off it.

Our forwards didn’t make metres, were very efficiently slowed down so unable to play the ball quickly leaving the backs without space. Wakefield’s forward dominance made defence relatively easy for them.

But this was identified and spoken about four years ago post WCC lost against Sydney Roosters. Nothing's been done about it, in fact it seems the policy is to recruit (and extend contracts of) smaller more mobile forwards since then.

It seems that way which has baffled me for quite some time. Hopefully once a new coach is appointed that will be addressed.

Classic mate

I have to admit I’m am a bit bemused by that one. I think he got a yellow as a result of the uproar from the tackle the Hull player made a few weeks back. If the powers that be determine that a legal challenge (and by that I mean not high/not a shoulder charge etc) but on a player who never got the ball is a sin bin offence then i don’t have a problem with that however Fifita should have got the same. In fact Fifita was far worse as the ball was nowhere near Bateman, Tommy just took the little dummy.

And if it doesn't?
Sometimes a good sense of humour is all that's left. Seriously, we are still in a strong second place with plenty to play for. We have obvious problems but the club has to find a way to take pressure off the players. There's no slump like a Wigan slump.

On a positive note (and to try and put some balance in) I thought Mullen showed up well - certainly didn't let anyone down.

Very well I thought and it’s sadly been lost a little due to the result. He looks very very confident and I’d love to see him in a more involved position to see what he’s made of.

I'll say this to those who say, play Escaré at 7: how many tackles does Sam Powell make each game, and do you think 'Grab-an-arm Escaré' would make them successfully?

Don;t mind giving him 20 mins in the halves, but play him there permanently and opposing side will target him mercilessly.