why the fev stadium knocking I don't know, are you blinkered to see how Belle Vue is crumbling day by day

POR is a bit like BV. Its a dump but a homely dump (as per Steve Ryder, Grandstand 2002)

I quite like it.
The improvements will definitely make it a better little ground that's for sure.

As for the game, we were out enthused by a far more enthusiastic team, but we have to remember it was only a friendly.
We can't use that game as a yardstick for how the season will fare.

All in all (despite the result) I had a decent day out.

Out of interest are we having a pre-season training camp this year or have the financial issues put paid to that?

I heard we are and its in Wales.

What's the problem / They were good, we were crap and Post office Road is just fine.
Enjoy the moment Fev.

The new stands at POR look to be coming on well and depending how they develop the opposite end, it will be a tidy RL ground, with more soul than many of the new Lego style stadiums that are around these days.
It's supposed to be somewhere to go and watch a game of RL and they are definitely making progress.
Their problem wont be the ground, it will be finding enough willing customers to go and spend their Sunday afternoons watching Fev play.
I really can't understand folk knocking them, they should be applauded for trying to make progress, in spite of the lack of prospects of promotion.

As I understand it's been put back for a while as the overseas players aren't here.

Yes we have 3 days in Wales.

It shows how the other half live as I was travelling with work last week and was at Manchester as the Warrington guys were on their way to Oz for their preseason.
Every player was kitted out with Wolves branded bags and kit. They looked the part and the full squad was there too. Young kids that you could tell had never travelled anywhere were on their way to Oz.
Wigan I think are doing Florida.
I'm sure I saw Hull are going overseas too.

Maybe Wales is what we need as it is more representative of our league but it does show the difference in cash and sponsorship at those clubs

This is the error people make IMHO - it wasn't a game it was a training exercise with live ammo.

If you analyse it we rotated the props over 20 times, so not IMO a serious effort to win a game.

Also that slope, they really know how to use it.

Aye, that's a fair comment; it was pointed out to me on numerous occasions by the person I was with, but I think the cold and the mud put me in a bad mood.

Of course they did it was a training exercise - if you think Agar cares about the result he won't because he won't have considered it a real game. Whats more worrying to me is some of the young players who had something to gain maybe didn't perform as well as perhaps I hoped they would!

Problem is it's yours/my pride that's hurt not his and that's the problem with friendless - I'd go as far as renaming them training run 1,2 and 3.

Don't get me wrong it was hard to watch, but unlike the boxing day game which is a bit of a treat for the fans this was pure training and pretty boring to watch.

Agar on the other hand may have gleamed a treasure trove of info.

So no I don't think it was a fair point, but one none the less he is free to make.

PS: I lost interest in the result of friendlies years ago after HKR scored over a 100 points against Chorley(I think) in one. Their new star player from RU Bishop had a blinder and they looked a real challenger for the title- I believe they were relegated that year and were not to grace the top fight for over 15 years.

friendlies - bah

I don't know you'd have said the same thing two weeks ago after drawing with Leeds vasty????

Though your comments are correct - the only "concern" would be that decision making/kicking were of low quality.

Cas for example drew 30-30 with Halifax and most people came away positive, cause Danny Orr played 30 minutes, and when he wasn't on the field we moved the ball really well and turned the ball over in the right areas.

We conceded 30 points yeah, but I'd rather have our defensive frailties exposed on 26/12/2013 than on 16/04/2014 - we've got 4 months to review it and work on putting it right.

It doesn't helpto give a good reflection when, from what I've heard, it was proper winter rugby serving as preparation for a summer season