We used the link play with Cockayne round the back a gazillion times and it just didnt work. It was all very laboured (like all of our attacking play)and Sio may benefit from playing fullback.

Considering how reliable Horne was last year he has been totally gash this year and should be dropped, but for lack of bodies he is in the team.

We seem short of natural leaders or players that really lead by example,, so Blair would probably be my choice too.

Lawler is doing a decent job at hooker and not sure who could rotate with him tbh. Not sure who the academy players are or whether they would be good enough.

With the odd exception in the odd set, every player is taking the ball stood still, no one seems to 'come on the burst' any more. We rarely get a team on the back foot and this is probably due to the lack of tempo, are we fitter than last year, is it due to ack of fitness... i dont know.

Our completion rate is killing us, I would guess its under 70% for the season. Countless times we give the ball away early in the tackle count and in good field position. We rarely build any pressure and let teams off the hook.

With regards to a game plan, do they really need telling to back up, tackle etc, surely its an integral part of the game and should be in the DNA of a rugby professional. Chester doesnt appear to have any sort of gameplan suited to play to the opposition weaknesses or indeed our strengths (assuming we have any right now!)

Not sure what the answer is as if I did I would be in a different profession, but what I do know is that something has to change or its going to be a fight for Super league survival come October.

Not feeling very optimistic at all!!

I noticed this when you were playing us, poor old Kelly must have taken about 4 balls with fingertips down at his feet, and another 4-5 thrown over his head.

You put that in for a laugh didn't you to see if we were paying attention.

Dixon is responsible for the single worst kick I have ever seen at any level in either code. His attempted kick (I can't even guess what he was trying to achieve) at Cas last year was just unbelievably terrible. If you're referring to his conversion attempts, again, has he kicked a successful one yet? He kicks like Wally Lewis in 1986, without the ball bisecting the sticks.

I'm a well documented fan and defender of Dixon, but a kicker he is not. In the two games when he's had a go for us, he hasn't even practised in the warm up, that's how seriously he's taking the responsibility.

Dixon has kicked a fair few conversions for us, he's a bit craig Hall either kicks them all from the touch line or miss them all from in front

I'm guessing you were in the bar having a Grey Goose every time Dixon took a conversion. Although I don't remember the actual games in which he took those kicks, he did indeed kick a few successful conversions.
He may not be a first choice kicker but certainly worth been the back one up in my opinion.