Quote: Just hoping "Are we in for another religation battle?'"
If we think we’re not then defeat against Wakefield would soon disabuse of that notion.
The team needs to find a ruthless streak from somewhere. I’m getting uncomfortable memories of the 26-24 loss in London and the late winner they got to beat us 16-20 at CP in 2019. Different team, but one thing Tony Smith definitely didn’t bring was a win at all costs mentality, and we really could do with some breathing space now.
Nothing could be worse (as a RL fan, in a single game) than 50-0 at Wembley or the manner of our relegation in 2016. But there are things that could be as bad, and being relegated by defeat at Hull in the last game of the season would be up (down) there. At least 2016 was followed by a cathartic promotion - there’s no guarantee that’d happen again.
Hopefully a fire can be lit this week, so we don’t have face that prospect.
Peters mentioned Rovers playing with aggression recently. Delaney went so far as to express specific hope that we could win games. Maybe next year will be the year we finally stop being so f’in diffident and taking perverse pride in doing the boring bits of RL badly. Hopefully still in the top flight.
