Looked like he ate Kingy and Higgins!

The only thing I can agree with the OP about is Kyle Wood; for me, he's a much more suitable partner for Smith's style of play and should be starting.

As for Ganson - less said the better; he lost the plot today.

We are still a bit off where we need to be yet and to be honest the next three fixtures are going to be tough. I think how we handle three of the top six teams will tell us where we are as a team. Last year we would have probably get a couple of towellings in those. Lets see how far we have come.

At 14 nil down I was a bit miffed and expected the heads to go down even worse than last week and subsequently a big tally to come. What happened after has filled me with a bit more hope.

I've just watched 'Senna' to cheer me up -

Thought the weather didn't help with are "small pack" and hull having one of the biggest in the SL. but overall there was many positives and i loved how we never gave in, last season it would of been a whitewash. fitness levels was super, and the goaline defense was playoff standard. just need this kicking sorted for me wood did well with the boot today.

I didn't get chance to go to the game yesterday due to work but from reading the forum and listening to some of the commentary it looks like it was more evidence that we still need a big number 8 to give us some real go forward to get out of our own half.

We also still look like we need someone to kick the goals and help with field position. Start with Wood at 6 and get him to kick the goals.

Why, Wood has never kicked goals before. I'm sure if he was any good then he'd already be doing the job. I imagine they've have all had a go at training and Issac John is the best of a bad bunch otherwise someone else would have taken over by now. Major recruitment error but it looks like we are stuck with it.

One big plus from todays game was that our lads looked like they could have played for another 40 mins, fitness levels look excellent.
Cockayne, Mathers and young Wood all very impressive and forwards stuck to their task pretty well agains a much larger pack.
Our kicking game was woeful until Wood entered the fray and he cant be too far off the starting 13.

Funny that because that team of cast offs' and no hopers we had last year beat all 3 of the sides we have lost to already this season, and in case it has escaped your attention we have the Giants up next another team we beat last season. Just a thought really

John needs time, maybe on the bench next game and Wood to start. Look at Rangi Chase when he first joined Cas, he looked like a poor mans Tommy Lee. I'd take the kicking conversions duties off him and use him like we have been using Wood, John had got some skill he has shown signs. Smith needs to do a lot more though or I'd be looking to drop him too.

BJs first year was a nightmare, people (us!!) forget these kids (and that is what they are) have travelled half the way round the world to work in a different country.
Reality check, stick with him, if he's as good as we hope, with the support of the club it will show.

If you set your stall out pre season to go with a lightweight mobile pack then you can't really expect much out of a game when you play away from home against possibly the biggest side in the league in the pooring rain.

Judge the pack on a dry track with the sun beating down when the forrards generally start to flag.

Catalan have a big pack and they perform and have the sun down on their backs most of the summer. We'll be mobile but you need some real grunt up front when you're making the hard yards out of your own half. Don't think we can rely on big packs getting tired/being short of pace. Is Southern really up to playing out of position at prop? What do his stats say?

If there is the money we've got to recruit another out and out big 1st class prop and if Wood can't kick goals as good as his positional kicking then we need another quality centre/winger who is a proven goal kicker to make most of each try/penalty. Otherwise we'll finish just above Widnes which will be disappointing with the talent in the team.

There is some hope as we haven't won a game since Amor got injured. He made significant yardage in the game at Widnes and gave that penetration and go forward. Hopefully he's back in the next couple of weeks.

I think he'll play wherever he's asked and give 100%, but I'd rather see him back where he belongs; at this point, I'd even consider recalling Matt James, for a bit of size and power up the middle - nothing fancy, just cart it up until Amor is fit.