Make of that what you will.
We are consistent... losing by 60 two weeks on the trot.
Totally artificial though, so next to meaningless.

I thought that Beryl was our stand-out player.
Welham was good as was Dixon and one or two others.
Paul Cooke looked in better shape than when he played for us and he played well for the short time he was on ... fair took me back to the better times he did.
That kind of class we don't have anymore.

Ray called me an old moaning git... it must have been a result of my question about the half-time prize money.

One bloody miserable day weatherwise and not much better on the field.

Still there is always next week.
COYD

Men against boys for the 2nd week running. Shame for Kes that the game was a mismatch but congratulations on a well deserved testimonial. Anyone know what the crowd was ??... At the moment were miles away from being a promotion chasing side next season.

This isn't a criticism just an observation from yesterday's game. I thought it was really noticeable that most times when they had the ball, they kept the legs driving at start of tackle (even their youngsters in the halves/wings) and made 10-15 meters every time. Which in a set gained 30-40 meters regularly. We on the other hand concentrated on getting to ground as quick as possible.
As I say not criticism just comment.

That's a fair point Graham. I noticed it too.

I don't think the Dons players hadn't got it in mind not to 'drive their legs' in the tackle. When the other team is stronger, or has three men in the tackle, the option to go to ground when you've got the ball is a better one than being driven back five or ten metres, which Leeds were very good at. With Leeds better fitness levels they were able to keep this intensity going throughout the 80 minutes as well.

Being driven back was probably a reflection of Leeds' dominance more than our lack of desire to make yards on impact.

The real test for us is whether we can do to other teams in our league what Leeds did to us on Sunday.

Looking forward to the London game as we should be a bit more match fit and hopefully have a side out that resembles our best 13.

Is this announcement still being made today ?

It's a typical tactic to hit the ground quick, particularly if you're getting out sized. Lots of Super League forwards do it, the aim is to get your dummy half to get the ball moving again before their defence is set. Problem when playing fotter sides is they can keep geting back anyway

I emailed Carl on Saturday and he told me the minutes of the meeting from Thursday and the announcement would be worked on today (Monday).

He told me no more than that.

If we continue to lose forwards at the rate of two a game before a ball is kicked, how long is any of this sustainable?
RH has already got his excuses ready for the London game.
"They have only this one warm up game and will probably come 'fully loaded'..."

It's wearing thin ....