Couldnt make it to the match either but a friend recorded it on Premier, I honestly think we didnt do to bad against Fev - Score didnt reflect the effort the team put in - We were never going to beat Fev were we ?
I think the York game is make or break - If we win(when we win) that will give a boost to the lads and then we could be on a winner run for the next 3 matches.
Were all the directors present last night? did anyone manage to speak to them to ask whats going on with the club and marchy

Its getting a bit boring now is this thread only 2 people who are very BORING and living too much in the past!, no i didnt see the game last night but I had another person telling me all about the game and considering the scores we didnt do bad at all compared to other games last season under JD coaching. As for coach, you can spend all the money you have, get the top coach and still may get the same result or even worse!

Why are you insulting people ' mystery ' ? This is an open forum for people to air their views /
Thoughts,if you find it so boring please feel free to go elsewhere.

If I may be excused for boring you all to death with some stats , if we had played the same fixtures last season as this (we didn't play Whitehaven last season) our record would be:
(2012) W 2 D 0 L 3 F 62 A 97 Pts 7
(2013) W 0 D 0 L 5 F 68 A 154 Pts 2.
Against these same sides last year we scored 12 tries a 7 goals. This year 12 tries and 10 goals.
On tries against they come in these periods: 0-10 (3), 10-20 (4), 20-39 (5), 30-40 (icon_cool.gif, 40-50 (6), 50-60 (7), 60-70 (7), 70-80 (1) so it shows we are reasonably solid in the first 20 minutes but need to tighten up before half time and straight after. Korky coming off the bench last season will have helped with this!
So this "disastrous" season may not be as bad as it is viewed. We need to tighten up the defence though and stop the soft tries and take points off the the lower sides in the league.

BULL !!!

That is just rubbish , how many threads on here have mentioned JD , Obsty and the like from LAST season???

Yet again on here somebody comes on here with a reasoned well researched and valid point and its dismissed so trivially so you can continue the moaning -its like listening to old ladies on a bus !!!

Rach , Eveyone is entitled to their own opinion , why when we disagree / debate
are we like old women on a bus ????
People need to see the broader picture and see what a shambles the cougars
are in.

Roll on next Sunday so we can talk about a game again!

Roll on next Sunday so we can talk about a game again!

Without putting words into Rach's mouth I think there are those that are debating on emotion and those that are trying to back up what they say with actual evidence. There also appear to be those that ignore anything that does not suit their argument

Great post dreamer

Well done Lawkholme Len brilliant stats it’s good to know someone has such dedication I enjoyed reading them . However the facts are after a quarter of the season we are 2 points adrift at the bottom of the table with the worst points for and against. It hurts me to say in all honesty currently we are the worst team in the Championship.
There is no point in bickering with each other on this forum we need be honest and analyse why. It starts with the following simple questions.
Have all the other clubs got a larger playing budget than Cougars….No
Have other clubs got injuries to players in their squads….Yes
Have all the other clubs got better players than Cougars….No
Having had a season in the Championship should our players be better prepared at this level than the promoted clubs….Yes
Should we be better than the four clubs that finished below us last season….Yes
Have other clubs got better DR players than us….Debatable
Are other clubs better organised than Cougars on the field …Yes
Is Paul March a good leader on the field….No
This last two points are the reason why we have yet to win a game, there is no other excuses! PM was responsible for player recruitment in the off season, tactics for each game and general leadership on and off the field.
As I mentioned in my first ever post on this issue,the day of reckoning is fast approaching for Paul March, it has now arrived nothing less than a win against York will be acceptable. Failing that please step aside as I have no faith in the Directors replacing you.
Our clubs very future is at stake.

I have to say I agree with Rach and Diehard. This is great work from Len.

As a former trained analyst for a large financial institution in my earlier years I would have no issue with that piece of work. Whether it be sport, retail or financial you want to compare year on year performance. You are always going to have variables and in this case it's the players/staff and the coach/management. This should not prevent a comparison and may in essence explain the performance issue. In Len's case he's compared this season against last and shown under-performance, albeit, not as dire as some would make out. There will be any number of reasons for this, be it players, coaching or maybe other factors.

Looking at it simply and I think Diehard eluded to it, we are not clinical enough with ball in hand and fail to punish teams' mistakes. Defensively we are conceding some soft tries. Thursday was a shining example. We conceded early and then had a period of pressure but failed to capitalise on Featherstone's errors. They then rode the little storm and punished us.

All in all, I for one didn't expect us to beat Fax, Feav or Leigh, but hoped we would show progression from last season. I expected us to beat Swinton and Haven so I am disappointed.

Do I think the Board will make changes, no. I'm not sure they can afford to.

Would a defeat against York make PM's position untenable, maybe not, but the game on Sunday is massive.

As I mentioned in an earlier post , I suspect the balance sheet could be quite healthy
with only paying lose match fees to the players thus far ....So ,maybe they could afford
to make some changes.....