I can take defeats if we are at least trying to play rugby.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry today. We proved we can play rugby when we want to, and makes the first sixty minutes all the more baffling. And frustrating.
I hope this is a turning point and we play in a less structured way (attack wise) from hereonin. We have the players to do it.

Quote bonaire="bonaire"Its in the HDM now A jubilant Lee Radford believes playing with freedom allowed Hull FC to come back from the dead in the last quarter to stun local rivals Hull KR to win 22-20. The Black and Whites looked lost and in disarray down 20 points on the hour mark, before Jamie Shaul's long-range try sparked one of the best comebacks in Hull derby history. Radford admits the coaching staff implored Hull's forwards to utilise a more ad-lib style of play in the last 20 minutes, with FC seemingly out of the contest. This led to some incredible tries, with Scott Taylor, Liam Watts and Mahe Fonua all coming up with huge offloads to help Hull steal the victory. Read more: www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... z43wRBQuCL Follow us: @hulldailymail on Twitter | HullDailyMail on Facebook'" Thank you, bonaire. Still none the wiser then as to what the official game plan was before the 60 minute mark. Although the inference is that if they were implored to be more ad-lib for the last 20, they were instructed to be more cautious for the first hour. So the question remains - why? After our miraculous and incautious start to the season?

Quote bonaire="bonaire"Its in the HDM now A jubilant Lee Radford believes playing with freedom allowed Hull FC to come back from the dead in the last quarter to stun local rivals Hull KR to win 22-20. The Black and Whites looked lost and in disarray down 20 points on the hour mark, before Jamie Shaul's long-range try sparked one of the best comebacks in Hull derby history. Radford admits the coaching staff implored Hull's forwards to utilise a more ad-lib style of play in the last 20 minutes, with FC seemingly out of the contest. This led to some incredible tries, with Scott Taylor, Liam Watts and Mahe Fonua all coming up with huge offloads to help Hull steal the victory. Read more: www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC- ... z43wRBQuCL Follow us: @hulldailymail on Twitter | HullDailyMail on Facebook'" Thank you, bonaire. Still none the wiser then as to what the official game plan was before the 60 minute mark. Although the inference is that if they were implored to be more ad-lib for the last 20, they were instructed to be more cautious for the first hour. So the question remains - why? After our miraculous and incautious start to the season?

FFS just enjoy the win. We've only got 72 hours before Warrington hammer us.

No. No it isn't. Just the opposite, in fact. Why would you need to [iimplore [/ia side to change to a playstyle that they allegedly prefer and have only abandoned on strict instructions from the coach?

Implore means to plead, BTW. As per my previous statements.

Any way you look at it, it just doesn't wash.

Quite. There'll be plenty of doom and gloom to go around after Wire finish with us.

Yep there will be the knives out come mon if we get beat,

If? Can't see us winning under any circumstances TBH. I'll be happy not to be embarrassed.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at times I really don't.

Exactly. If you can't allow yourself a little enjoyment of an improbable derby win that takes us to 4th, what's the point? Time enough in a season to be downhearted but tonight's not in that category.

If you read the top clubs' forums when they play crap and win their fans don't blink an eye. Some on here wring their hands so hard it must hurt when Hull get out of jail. 4th in a so far competitive league with hopefully improvements to come in the season. Not too bad.

Agreed. Plus, hasn't Radford won 4 of the last 5 derbies? People used to moan like feck about our lack of derby appetite in other coaches' tenures. Can be seen as a positive of sorts.

Indeed. We're miles from utopia but some are so entrenched in their positions it seems too hard to even enjoy a crazy win like today. It's almost sad.