imo the effort deserved to be applauded.

We were well beaten by a good Saints side, but the score should have been closer. We had sufficient field position to have scored another couple of tries at least, but still look clueless in the red zone.

SO the international quality players do as they are told, they do not have a brain to think "this is rubbish, we are rubbish with these non tactics, we are boring, we can play better, oh hang on we are not allowed"?

I Think the applause was for the effort. It was kind of like the sympathetic applause the poor kid with the gammy leg got at sports day when everyone else had finished and he trailed in 30 seconds later.

the effort was there, a much improved display, our last plays let us down!
Saints slowed the play down, and while we was getting to our feet to play the ball, Sts had there line all set, Hull are so slow, but much improved!

sums it up for me

It's something generally reserved for "proper fans".

'Clap the team off no matter how e they play' is a pre-requisite in order to fall into that category.

How many true international players do you think we have? And as good as some of our players may be (or think they are) they still have a game plan to stick too for the supposed benefit of the team

"In Any Kind of Weather"

Everone sings it, but things like this show if everyone actually mean it.

If effort is measured in one man running the ball into the opposition then there was planty on show

It's not what i think, it's fact, how many of that 17 tonight have played for their national team?

I'll always support the team and always be passionate but clap off another pants performance and an embarrassing result at home isn't what defines it for me.

Cheer your team through the good and the bad, what I've been brought up to do anyway

But why it gives them the idea that we think they played well with they didiint at all and it makes them think it ok

I think most people were clapping just to get the circulation going again before the walk home.

Spot on.