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Unless a player is exceptionally gifted then their early career will always come in fits and starts. At the end of the day possession is 9/10th of the law and Grix and Finn own those shirts for now. It’s for them to lose rather than for Jowitt and Hampshire to take.

I can say with certainty that imho neither have shown anything like enough to dispose either I’m afraid especially in Hampshire’s case but to be fair it’s his first seaon at the club.

Right, here's a curved ball, Hampshire at FB

Cos I'm hellas not interested in him at 7 if Finn is fit

Chezzy was saying the Shudds game will see a lot of changes ???, so anything could happen.
I suppose, if we're carrying knocks in the Bermuda triangle, sad to say it but this is the game for them to sit out..

I hope we're not all trailing across to Shudds on Friday night to watch some "A" Team run out. It's a winnable game FFS!

And our only chance (however slight) of some silverware ??

forced changes because of injuries apparently.

Maybe so but it sounds like we're preparing similar to our cup trip to Salford last season? The camera's showed a close up on Chester and Kear just before kick off and their body language and general negative demeanor set the scene for a shocker.

Blinking heck, forced changes eh!! Jowitt, MCB, Arundel, Hampshire, Baldwinson, Horo, Kirmond, Crowther, don't know how we're gonna cope Friday night

Why not publicise it as giving some other squad members who are fit, raring to go and chomping at the bit, a run out to freshen things up a bit.

We've just had a 50+ score fest and the output since is we're not good enough for top 4 and now we've been "forced" to weaken the team.

It's very rare that I go to Shudds (shared gates only) BTW.

Just watched Salters efforts on Trinity TV.

First one, he clearly has his foot on the line - no try.

Second one, the try is dissalowed for a knock on not being in touch. You can't see the knock on but no HKR players question the ref so you have to assume it was. So sorry but it wasn't a try so HKR were not unlucky IMO.

I would just say you are wrong he did not go into touch, I don’t think it made any difference with our second half performance. He did drop the ball for the second and yes BJB pushed the player before running the length of the field but I could also state many that have gone against us starting with the penalty try that was given but wasn’t in 1968.
It’s all irrelevant now we won the two points and Leeds the cup.

You can clearly see his foot on the line

I'm struggling with that.
If it had been pulled back, I'd be feeling pretty hard done by, not for the first time this season.
I know its printed there in b/w in various online write ups, bjb's push was missed by the ref, but watching the replay it just doesn't bare scrutiny.
Its a ball in the air every man for himself, both he and Clarkson ran in to each other, both of them had eyes on the ball at all times, it was a minor collision challenging for the ball, there was no push, it just came up for bjb end of.

Agreed but some people need to find a negative.

The press must need it too then, it isn't just old scarlet pants and HKR fans on a downer.

Without watching the thing, you'd be forgiven for thinking it actually happened, no smoke without fire and all that.

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Thanks a bundle.