the question of where we play Rangi has just become irrelevant
there are no runners for Beryl, Watson or Jez and there won't be any for R.C. either. The sight of Litten running round in circles looking for a pass and then having to kick to touch is enough to make a grown man cry.

To be fair, I don't think the quality of this league is bad. We're not a bad side.

As Workington have similarly found out from where they finished last year, the other teams have caught up, and probably moved ahead of both of us.

We've failed to improve sufficiently to take control of this division; that is what is most disappointing.

Monday morning and the RL Express is about to drop through the letterbox and I really don't want to bloody read it.
I am reminded of that bloody woefully amateurish, inept performance at HOME at FEATHERSTONE.

If you want to take the view that the lads did well and fought back well to lose by a point and it could have gone either way, then good luck to you ... we fecking LOST.

A game eminently winnable to a professional outfit, but once again we did a Hunslet, a North Wales and to some extent a Keighley ... 4 games that would have seen us top this division.
Hardly garbage, but certainly not professional.
All 4 games were there for the taking.
Only one person at fault.

I don't see a machine when I watch the Dons, I see a bunch of, in the main, committed lads hoping for the best.
I never got that impression with Newcastle ... they looked like they had a plan and irrespective of how good they were or not individually, they seemed that each knew his job and his part in the whole team set up.
No mavericks, nobody just going through the motions, everybody focused on the job of winning the game.

Whereas we are too reliant on bits of individual flair and if it doesn't happen we get beat.
Not ruthless enough, not organised enough, not professional enough.
Why oh why do I watch this stuff run by Billy-no-mates?
Hope springs eternal ...

On a positive note Armitage was brilliant under the high ball. Did naff all else like, but then was never put into a position were he could have a run.
Mind you he was playing with a centre who had a mare.
Nothing good came down our right ... nothing!

Why I bother, or Mike or anyone who writes more than one line bothers I don't know ... catharsis I suppose.
Much easier and certainly less problematic to write 'well done lads, be very proud, onwards and upwards'.

"So why don't you?"
Just covering anticipated replies there...
lol

Yes, I’d forgotten about Armitage.

Have to agree, looked capable enough under the high stuff.

Only time I remember him with ball in hand was driving it out of defence.

He was never used as an attacking threat, I don’t think he even touched the ball in the first 20 minutes of the match.

I thought he looked good in defence but slow and lethargic as the game went on (I don;t know how used to playing a full 80 minutes with an up and down defensive line)

Brandon Douglas ... ?
Never played.
Bastas? ... wasting his time.
RH? ... wasting our time.