Ridiculous...massive well done to Gateshead

Two points dropped and almost guarantees us a top 2 spot.

Totally shocked Massive well done to Gateshead but as for Workington poor form at the wrong end of the season, now to win the league on Sunday COYD cnt bloody wait

Not really ridiculous, Town had to scrape the barrel just to name a team. Played a 16 year old scholarship prop on the wing, a 2nd row at stand off, a centre who hasn't played or trained for 6 months, an ex-player who hasn't been seen for over a year, a winger who came out of retirement to make the numbers up, 2 injured players named as sub who were never going to play just to name 17 players.

We are absolutely decimated by injuries and will struggle big time in the play offs.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 487547.stm Also Rochdale have 5 first teamers banned for the game at Workington ... they must be feeling confident now! These Cumbrian teams are a bit crap! They've lost their last 5 games.

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 487547.stm Also Rochdale have 5 first teamers banned for the game at Workington ... they must be feeling confident now! These Cumbrian teams are a bit crap! They've lost their last 5 games.

It's not getting beat, it's the coming back from a good distance behind with not long left and not keeping the momentum which I found most unusual

Yeah, that's a real shame.

Sorry, I'm gloating and setting myself up should we lose at the Skolars.

We have had plenty of warning shots now having seen Barrow and Workington slip up, we have to learn from their mistakes and know that losing is a very serious possibility. We need to pull out the A game!

We need Paul Cooke to enjoy himself and throw plenty of his trademark very short and very long passes.
We need Craig Fawcett to be adventurous and brave and go for the line himself whenever it looks on. He is the kind of bloke who when he believes in himself can make all the difference to the outcome of games like this.
We need Kesik to be cheeky and try his trademark burrowing tries.
We need a tackling performance of Alamo proportions by all the team. Because London will try to batter us.

We should not forget that we have won twice as many games as the Skolars and they have lost three times as many games as us.

But they have only lost at home to Barrow and Workington and that is impressive.

It's all in the mind to be won or lost. We have the better players, they have to believe that and play for each other as a team and never stop trying.

The rewards are phenomenal if they succeed.
The traveling fans would go bananas!

Cheer the team to victory you lucky lot who can make it.
Never stop singing!

if the Dons turn up.....we win .

by giving up the booze they will turn up no need to worry about that , skolers siz could be there downfall nippy players like fawcett hodson and sanderson will be too quick for em

I think the only thing that can beat us is nerves , we are a much better team than London , concentration from the start, right attitude , the rest should fall into place.

Indeed.

But we are at least the equal of those teams ... the league table tells us that.

Also a look at our away form suggests we should be good enough ... yes we lost to the other three promoted clubs away (but against the lowest placed of those we picked up a bonus point). We have beaten all the other play-off chasers home and away.

London have improved and are dangerous opponents on their own patch but we have the players and the form to complete the job.

COYD!

Defence is key IOM, and we have made really big efforts in that area this year. Fully expect The Skolars to go at it hard in the first 20. Our penalty count has been pretty good this year and that again could be a key area, deny them yardage with easy pens, I guess frustrate them. We do have enough to unlock them and score. As been previously said it will be damned hard and they are a good side on their own pitch. Pressure is on them for that 6th spot as much as it may be on us for the title. Has the makings of a cracker.

You haven't seen the Skolars at home this season I guess!