Good to get off to a win in horrible conditions and a game we could easily have lost. We're still misfiring a bot in attack but hopefully that will improve as the grounds dry up. kelly will definitely add something to our attack and we need to find a way of cloning eliis' DNA onto a 23 year old 2nd rower. He's a machine

Yeah, employees working consecutive days, nobody else is expected to do it. Hell, lorry drivers go 101 miles and then get a week off...

Ludicrous.


Really chuffed with the attitude and professionalism from the team today in what were awful conditions. It looks like they've brought that mentality that won so many close games in 2016 into this season.

I don't think many sides will come away from Belle Vue with points this year.

Belting 40/20 from Sneyd as well.

So you're comparing a rugby player possibly playing 80 minutes, being involved in multiple 20-30mph crashes to say going into the office or working in a factory or driving a lorry, have you lost all leave of your senses?
They are totally not comparable!

I'm not going to get into a slanging match, despite the conditions I enjoyed the game just as I enjoyed the game at Belle Vue last year. The game could've gone either way & the penalties in question needs sorting out before it really takes over the game, Christ once Wigan cottons on it will be every play the ball!

Great travelling support from Hull as usual & much needed cash into the Wakey coffers, thanks!

Pleased overall nothing spectacular but showed enough game management to win the game. Never going to be pretty in these conditions, a win is a win. In simular conditions last couple of seasons we have being on the wrong side of the result so that shows an improvement.

Ellis is unreal hope he can go around again, just an utter freak. Was impressed with Mini and Kelly too.

Look at what the poor lambs get paid... the hardship must be terrible.

It's a job, nobody holds a gun to their head.

Well worth the trip down from Scotland for the game. Fantastic weather!!!! ( compared to what we have) The return trip didn't seem to take six hours because we talked about the game most if the way. Ellis is unreal. The whole pack was good. Manu is brutal. Still not sure about Green or Thompson. Carlos showed he's a much better centre than stand off. Connor is a bigger lad than he looks on TV. I thought the differerence between him and Shaul was he went straight into the line in attack as an extra pivot. He seems to like to be in the thick of it. Good call to bring him off the bench. One more big nasty prop should do the trick. Perhaps Matongo is the answer.
As for the crowd .............. You don't realise how much you miss the humour till you're right back amongst it although the quote to Huby about Ferres and his curtains was way over the top. Fafita took it well. He'd do well coming off our bench. All in all a great day. Bring on Catalans I say .

Yep

cant complain. any win at this time of the season is a good win for me.

defence seemed pretty good, only conceded one try (which to me looked touch and go, wouldve been interesting to see a video call on that)

sneyd and kellys kicking game looked good.

same stand out players ellis and houghton. think fonua should be back on centre though 'toforafiver' out and bring stevie back in.

all round, 2 points in horrendous conditions. against a wakey team, that i think will go well this season.

big pat on the back for all the players and supporters

Really really really dumb comments..
It's probably the toughest team sports game in the world. They unless the very top end don't earn much at all if you weigh up they get about 10 years of earning potential
I lived with a player few yrs back who was playing 1st grade whilst still on his youth contract. Less than 20 k. Missed his 18th. Missed family weddings. Missed most his mates and family bday nights out for games and training. Used to force feed himself to get the size on required and get in bed as a youngster at 8 o clock every night
Then end of the yr whilst back in reserve grade got snapped back in a tackle and had to have 2 operations on 1 ankle and 1 on the other knee.
Couldnt get around for about 6 weeks and had to live downstairs
Then come the next season he was ready after slogging himself to fitness. Played the yr still on peanuts he injured his other ankle and required surgery on that. He was 20 and had 3 oppertains
A story like loads of players. Who'll be limping and hobbling around in their retirement years. Many of whom at 30 odd will have to find real world jobs for the 1st time as all they'll have done is rugby because a lot/most will not have earned remotely enough to retire
So yeah its just like driving a lorry jesus

A lorry driver "being involved in multiple 20-30 mph crashes" will have a shorter career than a rugby player lol seriously though your right, his post was LUDICROUS!!!!!

Conditions were awful and I thought we handled the conditions a little bit better. The decisions to go for goal on 3 occasions in the first half was good game management by us. Thought Sneyd was patient with his kicking game and we didn't panic too much when the clock was ticking down. Kelly got a lot of traffic thrown at him and handled it very well. Agree that when Ellis, Manu and Watts went off we looked a lot weaker. Taylor played well and put in a big shift. Happy to have the 2 points on the board and winning start to the season.