Agreed send Owen on loan and use Johnston and Riley as wingers

This must beat all known records, moaning after one pointless pre season friendly. What did you expect, the season is still two months away, I doubt we will see that centre partnership too often. I wish I had a pound for every time someone suggests a player be loaned out, I could buy a place in Portugal, but following the first friendly.

Problem is, with Owen we're all waiting for him to show us some +ve action. He was opposite a school kid and a full back who had the physique and hair of a lass but still he looked 2nd best.

Owen is crap - simples

To be honest, I didn't think your bunch were that good in spells. The first twenty was all you and Leeds hardly got into Trinity's half. Owen was awful, that's one player out of 20+ and it may well have just been a bad day at the office. Plenty of quality in the side and plenty of time to get things sorted. Decent support from you lot too and the Santa kit was the winner of the god-awful snowman job.

Owen lined up to be this years scapegoat then??

Don't rate Clawson, never have, until he leaves the team will always struggle in this department.

Seems a popular bloke, we'll know in the rugby community, sadly that does not make you good at the job.

Festive Challenge 2014 highlights www.therhinos.co.uk/matchdaytv/? ... a&id=19877

Festive Challenge 2014 highlights www.therhinos.co.uk/matchdaytv/? ... a&id=19877

I'm not going to read too much into the game, it's a one off, a lot of debutants, players out of position and nowhere near in season ready condition.

Most of what I think has already been mentioned on this thread including how on earth does Richard Owen deserve a 3 year contract.
Tom Johnstone isn't a suprise to those who've watched him progress.
Craig Halls a good signing but has his flaws
To see the best of Miller he needs to be allowed to settle into one position
Washbrook is either a back rower or nothing Dan Smith is a better option though.
Agree very much with Mopsey regards fitness, if we can't be the best then we should at least be the fittest team in the competition!

For me the main difference was that Leeds looked as if they had been playing together for years but Trin looked like strangers. I stuck up for ages for Rich on the Cas board as I thought he came in for some unfair stick but he was shocking today. He's got the lot if he want's to use it and can be outstanding on his day but the main problem seems to be in his head.

Its a bad time of year for him right now.

Makes you wonder why he made himself available yesterday?. Thing is its a pre-season game, he scored some important tries that won Wakey a fair few games last season. Probably best for the pitch fork brigade to remember that.