Well - great first half looked a class team - lucky we were in front so far because if not we would have lost tonight,
Something needs to be done?
We carnt keep letting the second half go like this
York next week - who will be up for it - so come on cougars let's see some changes,

Agree with burley cougar why wasn't Ben picked tonight?

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Just checking, we did win, didnt we?

My first game in a long time.
First half, we were very good. But for the life of me, i cant understand why we didnt go for the kill. Worky were there for the taking, they were giving away penalties for fun. It was the chance to keep the pressure on and go for tries.

Second half Worky changed there game plan. It took us a little while to relies and get a grip of them.
From looking at that team, things can only get better.

We did build pressure in the first half. The combination of two pointers and tries just kept them on the back foot all the time.

They introduced a D/R halfback from Widnes in the second half who raised their momentum. As a result of the increased tempo we gave away penalties but for me the two knock-ons that led to tries nearly sunk us. That we lost such a lead is poor but that we were at least able to hang on under extreme pressure is a good sign.

A lot of the talk on their board is about D/R signings to keep them up - whatever happened to the "Cumbrian conveyor belt"

Sides are starting to get desperate and it just isn't good for Rugby League. We played our academy lads agains Leigh yet Leigh played three very good young lads from Wigan. With D/R you just don't know which team you are going to face.

Scoring tries and maybe having one of theres in the sin bin could have built more pressure





Have agree with your last sentence.



Clubs dont need to have a conveyor belt. They can just rely on D/R.
You cannot blame clubs for taking this option.
I dont agree with it. Its a big step backwards by clubs outside S/L.

Sorry Guess Who, I don't know where you are coming from with the decision to take two points

Since when was a penalty 10 yards out a guarantee of a try. The decision to take 2 points (more or less gauranteed from where the penalties were last night) as opposed to taking the risk of a probably best 1 in 4 chance of getting a try meant the decision was totally justified. Not only do you get the ball back, you are denying them the ball and making them defend. That period of play when we got the four penalties must have lasted about 12 minutes where Worky never saw the ball. If that isn't pressure I dont know what is.

Note the points difference at the end of the game ( 8 points - four penalties)

Not saying it wasnt pressure. I think there was a chance to use pressure in a better way.

Worky were on the backfoot.
The extra tackles, pressure, and demoralizing effect, before half time would have finished them. Instead they had enough time to come back. Which they very nearly did.

Take two points every single time you are in kicking range is my definite view. avebullswon sets out the arguments well. How many times have you seen teams (inc Cougars) take a tap from a penalty when say only about ten yards out then spill the ball on the second tackle or so? What a waste. Take the points every time.

How many times have you seen. A team keep attacking the try line and run away with a game, because the other team cannot live with that style of play.

It works both ways.