Yes. I'd say paying for season tickets and buying merchandise would make me a fan. But just because I support the club doesn't mean I have to do so blindly or with rose tinted glasses on like some pretenders

They have done really well. The first team did well, but you simply can’t praise that can you Troll

The first team lost. I'm not sure what era you grew up in, but I grew up in one where failure wasn't rewarded and praised, and participation medals weren't a thing.

You heard this lad . Troll

So why are you here? No major success since 1968.
You might as well give up if that's what you are expecting this year.

To be fair Salford also had a similar number of their likely best 17 missing and have an equally shallow squad so it was pretty even there. Probably explains that for all the endeavour and late excitement in show it was a pretty low quality game.

Failed his HIA so won’t be available. Could possibly miss the Saints game as well as it drops bang on his return date i think. You’d be chucking him in with no proper training in the build up against the champions. Be pushing it a bit i reckon.

I wish it had been in my day cocker it might have been can't remember any one who'd be as easy as you

I wish it had been in my day cocker it might have been can't remember any one who'd be as easy as you

Not been today but a couple of things stood out on the radio commentary, Phil Veivers reckoned Smith's no try would have been given with a video ref.
And Kaye in the second half was playing with one arm, but still at full back. Why ?

Oh, and don't feed the troll

Other than lafai and burgess they had noone who regularly play and none of there spine out whilst we had ours badly disrupted so no it wasnt even there

I thought the smith try was a try and may be proven wrong the winning drop kick looked to of missed to me thst said salford wrongfully had a try dissowled when kaye n
Knocked a kick on and they picked it and scored.ksy should of been moved earlier he really struggling with his arm and why bowes didnt come back on when hood went off too

Partington & Gerrard are regulars plus they’ve just lost Sarginson who would have been in their team today. We only had one of our starting spine missing in Jowitt. Don’t even think about counting Gaskell. If we can’t cope with that then we will get what we deserve.

But Gaskill is our starting spine whether you like him or not, and Hood was injured in the game.
And Sarginson retired. That's hardly a starting player.

Sarginson was a first choice when available, it just wasn’t very often. But if your plans for the season involve that player and he can’t play, retired or not, then its a loss. Hood going off wasn’t good but Ackers also had to have a spell off for an HIA as well, it happens and you have to cope. But it makes you feel better go with it, i see it a different way.