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| that dumb we won 2 cc on the bounce, imo this season has been badly hampered by injuries, if we can get on a run and get some players back we can still make the top4 gonna be hard but we can do it.
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| Quote ="Hessle Roader"No problem with the result, for me the best team won. More disappointed with our performance, defence apart we were very poor.'"
Under Radford we have become a hard team to beat with plenty of effort from the players but we have no consistency and thats our problem.
Even last season when we had very few injuries we were inconsistent.
Is it the players? is it the coaching? i dont know but as a supporter its frustrating watching time after time the errors we make,dumb penalties,and some players going missing during the game.
In my opinion we do need to have a plan B to our play as most teams have sussed us out.
Move the ball wide when coming out of our 10 instead of wasting four or five tackles making minimal metres up the middle.
Change the last tackle option at times of a kick to the corner by reversing the play in the opposite direction when the opposition are looking and moving over to defend a kick to the corner.
Work on getting the forwards running onto the ball instead of taking it standing still.
Can we make the top four NO
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| Looks like the top 4 will be 4 clear of us tonight and 8 clear of wakey in 6th. Pretty much done and dusted IMO. I'm sure the eternal optimists will still believe we will do it but it won't happen
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| Quote ="Jake the Peg"Looks like the top 4 will be 4 clear of us tonight and 8 clear of wakey in 6th. Pretty much done and dusted IMO. I'm sure the eternal optimists will still believe we will do it but it won't happen'"
Along with today's results I agree, unfortunately.
The 2 points were vital yesterday and we came up short.
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| Quote ="Jake the Peg"Looks like the top 4 will be 4 clear of us tonight and 8 clear of wakey in 6th. Pretty much done and dusted IMO. I'm sure the eternal optimists will still believe we will do it but it won't happen'"
Several are of this opinion Jake. Personally I'm enjoying parts of this season.We simply haven't had the numbers of key personnel on the pitch long enough to create a real challenge but have loved the following:
Emergence of Connor as a real SL gamebreaker, to the extent of international selection
Taylor back to his inspirational best, again getting international selection
Josh Griffin's barnstorming performances and metre-making - brilliant to watch
Huge amounts of game-time for the young players
Re-signing Carlos, Fetuli, Kelly, and all our key younger players
Attendances holding up pretty well - not sure on the stats but feels like we're doing OK
The cup game against Saints - proudest day of the season, incredible effort.
Obviously the downsides have been missing pretty much all our key players bar Shaul for several games, and the night at Fev was an absolute disaster, but as a "transistion" year, I'm feeling chipper assuming we can cement the 8 (1 more win?). Should get a decent pre season in as well assuming we don't pick up loads more injuries in the remaining games.
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| Quote ="Jake the Peg"Looks like the top 4 will be 4 clear of us tonight and 8 clear of wakey in 6th. Pretty much done and dusted IMO. I'm sure the eternal optimists will still believe we will do it but it won't happen'"
I don’t think you have to be an eternal optimist to think we have a chance of making up 3 points in 12 games when everyone pushing for the top 4 still have to play each other and in some cases more than once.
We were never gonna go the rest of the season unbeaten so if we can be within 2 points at the split then we’ve got a fair chance.
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| Quote ="oooh Gravy!"I don’t think you have to be an eternal optimist to think we have a chance of making up 3 points in 12 games when everyone pushing for the top 4 still have to play each other and in some cases more than once.
We were never gonna go the rest of the season unbeaten so if we can be within 2 points at the split then we’ve got a fair chance.'"
If we were at or near full strength and flying I'd tend to agree but were not and our away form has been below average all year so I don't think we'll do it's
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| Quote ="hull2524"that dumb we won 2 cc on the bounce, imo this season has been badly hampered by injuries, if we can get on a run and get some players back we can still make the top4 gonna be hard but we can do it.'"
As great as the C/C wins were its knock out rugby which we seem to be better at.
I want to see some consistency during the season.
We have been hampered by injuries but last season we had minimal injuries but were still inconsistent.
Something needs to change
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| Watched the highlights back and we were unlucky in some of their points.
I was in the South stand and there's not a chance Sarginson grounded their first try correctly. Should never have been given.
And when they kicked their second penalty there was a clear knock on from their number 8 after we dropped it, so should have just been scrum Wigan.
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| Quote ="Hasbag"Watched the highlights back and we were unlucky in some of their points.
I was in the South stand and there's not a chance Sarginson grounded their first try correctly. Should never have been given.
And when they kicked their second penalty there was a clear knock on from their number 8 after we dropped it, so should have just been scrum Wigan.'"
The first try was fine, there is a photo on Twitter proving it, in fact it was easily before the dead ball line, some people have made fools of themselves kicking off about it.
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Quote ="Hasbag"Watched the highlights back and we were unlucky in some of their points.
I was in the South stand and there's not a chance Sarginson grounded their first try correctly. Should never have been given.
And when they kicked their second penalty there was a clear knock on from their number 8 after we dropped it, so should have just been scrum Wigan.'"
"Not a chance" - spot on mate
https://twitter.com/merrick_matthew/sta ... 0506499072
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Quote ="Hasbag"Watched the highlights back and we were unlucky in some of their points.
I was in the South stand and there's not a chance Sarginson grounded their first try correctly. Should never have been given.
And when they kicked their second penalty there was a clear knock on from their number 8 after we dropped it, so should have just been scrum Wigan.'"
"Not a chance" - spot on mate
https://twitter.com/merrick_matthew/sta ... 0506499072
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| Quote ="Dave K."The first try was fine, there is a photo on Twitter proving it, in fact it was easily before the dead ball line, some people have made fools of themselves kicking off about it.'"
That's fine, I've no problems with ever been proved wrong. It was more the grounding that I didn't think he got, not the ball been dead.
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Quote ="Hasbag"That's fine, I've no problems with ever been proved wrong. It was more the grounding that I didn't think he got, not the ball been dead.'"
Think this is pretty clear, or least as clear as we are going to get.
https://twitter.com/ExelbyFoods/status/ ... 5444790272
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Quote ="Hasbag"That's fine, I've no problems with ever been proved wrong. It was more the grounding that I didn't think he got, not the ball been dead.'"
Think this is pretty clear, or least as clear as we are going to get.
https://twitter.com/ExelbyFoods/status/ ... 5444790272
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| …. it also shows that the ref can get a split second decision right (at least sometimes) without the need of a VR.
Sometimes is good enough for me.
It looks like the world cup games so far have proved what a mess their VAR is.
Get rid now before it's too late.
(Posted before I read the ExelbyFoods comments.)
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| JAKE Connor plays his way into the England squad as a number 6 playing amazing rugby
After his master class at 6 v Salford what’s does LR do ?
Move him to right centre ? What kind of decision is that ?? Come on - FFS
Dumb dumb
Kelly should have to wait as when you’re injured you have to wait , not force a totally in form player out of the position that earned them an England callup
Dumb and would Connor have missed the 4 on 2 ?
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| I don't remember a master class no 6 against Salford, he's a much better centre.
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| Quote ="Jake the Peg"Instead of acting like an idiot, why don't you come up with a compelling reason you think we will make the top 4?
No one but you has said we should throw in the towel but the reality of the situation is we're down 7 or 8 players and doing it tough. I'm sure you'll agree that radford and the youngsters he's developing have done an amazing job for us even to be near the top 4 given the season we've endured with injuries but the cold, hard facts are that if the teams above us win their games in hand we'll be 12 points behind saints, 8 behind wigan, 6 behind cas and 4 behind wire. That's a lot of ground to make up and we're reliant on those teams losing enough games for us to be even in with a shout. Difficult at the best of times but a really tough ask with the injuries we have and when players are likely yo be back.
Another thing to bear in mind is we've yet to win a game away from the Kcom against any of the current top 8 (still a couple to play) and also lost away against 2 of the current bottom 4 so it doesn't seem likely we'll go on a long winning run to me.
Just my opinion of course and I'll carry on watching and enjoying games but it doesn't alter my opinion that we'll finish between 5th and 7th this season and I see no point talking the prospects up just so I can have a dig when we don't achieve'"
resorting to abuse/personal comments, didn't take you long did it!
You came up with the defeatist talk in a similar vein to coffee lady, I responded that we might as well jack it in then if we've no chance of qualifying for top 4 as you suggested, given your attitude toward our prospects my comment was in the same vein as yours
You dismiss/write the team off so easily and expect people to not be annoyed by that comment when it doesn't have any factual basis (we are still within reach of the top 4 for a start off) never mind simply be ignorant of the effort against the second placed team with a side missing 7 regulars, losing one of our best players and at least two well under par fitness level wise going into the game.
'just your opinion' stinks of I've given up on the team, we may as well pack it in now, just like coffee lady, well done to you both!
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| Quote ="knockersbumpMKII"resorting to abuse/personal comments, didn't take you long did it!
You came up with the defeatist talk in a similar vein to coffee lady, I responded that we might as well jack it in then if we've no chance of qualifying for top 4 as you suggested, given your attitude toward our prospects my comment was in the same vein as yours
You dismiss/write the team off so easily and expect people to not be annoyed by that comment when it doesn't have any factual basis (we are still within reach of the top 4 for a start off) never mind simply be ignorant of the effort against the second placed team with a side missing 7 regulars, losing one of our best players and at least two well under par fitness level wise going into the game.
'just your opinion' stinks of I've given up on the team, we may as well pack it in now, just like coffee lady, well done to you both!'"
No abuse, I merely said you were acting "like" an idiot, not that you were one. Thicken your skin a bit and life will be easier.
As for the rest, again you offer no real response. Think about why you think we'll finish top 4 and come back with a reasoned response
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| Lol. It’s all go
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| Quote ="Tarquin Fuego"Lol. It’s all go'"
Always going to be once his ban was lifted ![Laughing icon_lol.gif](//www.rlfans.com/images/smilies//icon_lol.gif)
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| Quote ="Jake the Peg"No abuse, I merely said you were acting "like" an idiot, not that you were one. Thicken your skin a bit and life will be easier.
As for the rest, again you offer no real response. Think about why you think we'll finish top 4 and come back with a reasoned response'"
It's interesting that multiple other posters, bonaire, Sebasteeno, World of Redboy, WIZEB etc concur yet he still targets individuals despite Karen's last chance saloon warning. He slates "negativity" then launches another anti-Radford diatribe. Complex.
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| Quote ="Mrs Barista"It's interesting that multiple other posters, bonaire, Sebasteeno, World of Redboy, WIZEB etc concur yet he still targets individuals despite Karen's last chance saloon warning. He slates "negativity" then launches another anti-Radford diatribe. Complex.'"
I notice he hasn't posted again on his thread about AP failing to deliver on his promise to develop young talent after everyone disagreed with him.
Maybe he's still cycling around with mater
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| Considering the fact ,that we are 5th in the league ,and we have played a big part of the season with several first choice players,missing through injuries,etc,and filling in with the young lads,I don't think the team have done too bad.ok,we are out of the cup and will struggle to make top 4.but happens.there has been some dumb play at times,but I believe,when the injured players return,we could get some surprise results.
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| Quote ="Jake the Peg"I notice he hasn't posted again on his thread about AP failing to deliver on his promise to develop young talent after everyone disagreed with him.
Maybe he's still cycling around with mater'"
He won't reply, never does when he has been found out.
Did anyone notice the lack of arguments last week?
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| Quote ="Dave K."He won't reply, never does when he has been found out.'"
The amount of times I personally have pulled him up on his "youth" arguments for him to not respond, only to regurgitate the nonsense a few days/weeks later on another thread is ridiculous.
Quote ="Dave K."Did anyone notice the lack of arguments last week?'"
Yep. There's one common denominator. I can't understand why he bothered to come back after his ban, can't be good for his stress levels.
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