Whatever.

What worries me is half-backs longy now 34 and horney looks knackered . When they get injured which will happen a lot again I'm guessing who goes in washy who is a never a half back in a million years but not having a go at washy still think he could do a good job at 2nd row

You haven't been good in attack since 2004 and sean mcrae's last season.

That hull team of 2004 is the best i can remember in the modern era, because of the way you played. Since then it's been scrappy.

You made the grand finl in 06 but there was some real dour play in there on the way and then you tailed off after 2006.

You have to judeg this season in context thbough, and it's been a huge improvement on the last 2 seasons.

We should be comparing ourselves to are those spending the same amount on their squads. Wigan, Saints, Warrington, Leeds.

We are light years behind in terms of attack.

Agar is not a top coach, never has been a top coach and never will be a top coach.

Ok ill rephrase it not knackered but 'busted' as the aussies put it, e.g stiil got it in him but I imagine everyone expected he would miss parts of the season and although yes they are new injuries can anyone tell me they thought he would go the full season without missing at least half a dozen league games?
My point is that yes getting Long was a good idea but giving him 2 years was a mistake.
1 year and a contracted coaching job afterwards may have been the way to go with him.
I can see him playing even less next year can't you (well I can't see in the future but you know what I mean).
Its a shame that Horne seems to have 'gone' I wonder if it is his diabetes or the amount of rugby he played when he was younger that is doing for him now?

I am not calling him a bad coach for today's performance although we have seen it many times b4, I am calling him a bad coach based on his coaching over the last two and a half seasons.

It doesn't matter what people thought - Long's injuries could have happened to anyone.

If we hadn't given Long 2 years, who would we have at 7 for next season? Bear in mind we have no overseas places available.

Yet another very good reasoned response.......

What you need to do is recruit a ball playing loose forward who can slot in at halfback when you suffer injuries.

Leeds have always been able to manage without either burrow or mcguire because sinfield can slot in at halfback.

That's supposed to be Washbrook's job!

Probably a bit of both.

Players like senior are freaks. Very few can play the top level for that long before they break down with injuries and their form goes down.

wasn't horne playing top level when he was 16/17? His best days are probably gone, sadly.

Agar said we're bringing in a half back in the post match interview. Sounds like cover only so guessing maybe Briggs.

Bloody hope so. Hat trick and 7/8 goals the other night.