It's another L at the end of the day but some good signs today.

Walker pretty good for his first full game in a few weeks. Ese'Ese impressive. Chamberlain looks a decent centre, a shame he didn't get much in the way of running chances.

Generally a decent display today but the lack of threat in attack is stark though with a teenager and a hooker at halves we are bound to struggle.

I think Grix is doing a good job so far.
The improvement in effort and line speed is night and day. Let's give the guy credit.
Clearly evident that Smith was the problem.
I really enjoyed today, I can't remember the last time I felt that sensation at a Hull game.
We looked like a team with great camaraderie and a willingness to battle for each other.

Blah blah blah blah….Jesus can’t you give it a rest…so what if he looks fitter and Smiths gone now…changes are happening and your not happy about that….you moan for mornings sake…if your that happy that kr are fitter and their coach is better…why don’t you pi££ off there and leave us to have discussions about the investment coming in.

Most positive thing for me today was the team looked fitter, stronger in defence and more together.

Until we sign a good no7 we won't win much but if we get the foundations sorted out now when we do sign one we should be much improved.

Also confirmation that EseEse is a top prop, big shift from him today. Just need some runners playing off his shoulders for his offloads

How far off being back are Ashworth and Tuimavave?

Think Ashworths 6 weeks will be the London game. Not sure on Tuimavave, he’ll probs have a set back anyway.

Sure Grix said Carlos was another month 6 weeks away

Yeah I mean I think with Carlos it's unlikely we get any more value from him, but Ashworth would definitely strengthen us.

I watched the game and it was dire, probably the worst game so far on Sky this season, you definitely looked to play with more effort I'll give you that, but against that Leeds team which was absolutely shocking, and to not get the win tells you a lot. Next week will give you a real clue as to where you really are as a team. Warrington are a very good side unlike that Leeds team,
I honestly think Leeds were that poor they made you look better.
Youll say I'm trolling but I'm just giving you an outsiders view.

Not in a million years.

Well, I got what I was looking for (as posted above on Thursday).

Clearly a massive improvement on what we have seen so far this year, we competed well for the full 80 minutes, we looked committed, especially in defence, and we finally looked like we were playing for each other, for the shirt, for the badge and for the club. It's amazing what a little bit of energy and enthusiasm can do! Noticeable the crowd responded in kind, think we all felt more energised by what we saw, for probably the first time since kick-off on the opening night!!

We obviously still have major problems in attack, as exemplified this afternoon, but we will only be able to seriously remedy the situation with changes in personnel, we have no choice currently but to soldier on the best we can and hope that Truman's return will at least give us some options there for the remainder of the year.

I suspect we will still have to suffer some more thrashings before this year is out, but after watching this afternoon I'm now hoping that we have reached the bottom of the curve, with those humiliations against Leigh and Huddersfield, and from this point onwards we will start to climb upwards (if a little slowly to begin with).

On a side note, Leeds were terrible. They looked no better than us, even excusing the fact that we finally put a shift in for the first time this year. Apart from maybe Handley and Newman, that wasn't too far short of their first-choice thirteen. For such an expensively assembled team, they looked distinctly average. I would be concerned at that display if I was their supporters.

To be fair to you, those same thoughts did pass through my mind as I watched. For such an expensively assembled team, Leeds look very poor, at best average. The fact that this afternoon's game looked like a contest between two evenly matched sides (bearing in mind what we have endured over the first nine weeks of the season so far) spoke volumes, I thought, about where Leeds are at right now. Only the fact that we still have major problems in attack saved Leeds this afternoon.

From our perspective, I was simply glad to see us play with some energy and enthusiasm at long last. You might think that is not very much, but our climb back has to start somewhere and I'm hoping this afternoon was at least the first faltering steps on what is going to be a long road back to respectability for us.

Against Warrington with Scott, Trueman and Briscoe back I’d go
Walker
Martin
Chamberlain
Sutcliffe
Briscoe
Charles
Trueman
Ese’ese
Houghton
Sao
Scott
Lane
Cator
Subs
Brown
Pele
Aydin
Smith

cant have been the plan if we went in for Rowley
Not saying Grix is the man just think now Ellis is here they may give him the season

Rowley was for 2025