I've just had a quick check of the rules and the referees only instructions at the tackle are "play" or "held". It seems another of Cummings nonsensical inventions that referees are shouting "surrender" and "dominant" allowing extra time for defending teams to set their defence.

The game has always been simple. As soon as the tackle is completed the defenders must immediately clear the ruck. Why can this have any other interpretation. Lets get back to basics and outlaw this wrestling after the tackle is completed. The referees should stick to the rules or re-write the rulebook. The same applies to forward passes!!

The laws are there to be applied by the referees, not interpreted.

My point exactly, so when are Wakey gonna wise up? When will we adopt tactics that are proving successful? We still would not have beaten Wigan the other day, but I just cannot see other than raw enthusiasm and playing out of our skins what we are doing to tactically narrow the gap with the better sides.

As much as i'm enjoying watching these lads play their heart out, I too am yet to see any sort of worked move when attacking. I know the club don't have the players who can create but with no planned attacking moves it makes Trinity's attack so predictable the teams like Wigan are not left guessing as to what play Trinity are going to use.

The telegraphed halfd inside ball has got to stop. It's a waste of a tackle.

A few years back I recall Kear making referance to his prefered the off the cuff style of play and thats Ok when there is a Danny Brough directing play. Doesn't really help when you've got Lee, Jeffries and Hyde as the generals. I'm wondering if a change in ethos and planned attacks would reward Trinity for all the hardwork they put into games rather than being left in a situation where they've scored 1 try or less in 80% of their home games.

Brian Noble was always a big fan of play what you see rather than employing a rigid structure that Maguire has adopted at Wigan. Defences are becoming too disciplined normally for the off the cuff stuff. Try scoring plays start 3 or 4 tackles in advance to the ball being put down with coaches like Maguire and Symmons they are structured to pull the defensive line out of shape and put certain players where they need to.

... and that is something Trinity just do not do. They rely on a slip up or a missed tackle. Once they're through they generally finish it off due to the pace at the club but when up against a well drilled outfit they tend to come up blank.

Also - referees, linesman and all the other men in black (or pink/green etc) are so obviously fellas who have never taken part in a rugby game - well maybe at school where all the school thugs will have trampled all over them - and although they might know the rule book they do not know any of the real shenanighans that go on. Quite sure they are briefed about underhand tactics that have been going on for weeks/months/years but they have no real idea of what is really going on - either on the pitch or in the crafty mind that is a clever rugby player! Quite often of course they are blowing up for innocuous penalties that the majority of us have not got a clue what they are for, making themselves look very clever and efficient - and then of course missing the blatant proffesional cheating.