Saints will also be better, frighteningly, when they get players back. Happily we won't have to play them! Well, barring an unlikely match up in the play-offs. Saints also have an established and successful youth system - we don't yet.
Painful as watching that was, you have to admire that youthful Saints team. Something to aspire to, if nought else.

The team is not the best and he is having to deal with a board who have slammed the brakes on spending in order to stop the club going bust.

When he was given full cap to spend he got 4th. He is having it trimmed all of the time and is still running at 60% win ratio which is what he told me he was targeting this year with a squad containing so many young English kids.

The points against figure is alarming but ffs you lot do get over excited about stuff.

Leeds have been promoted in fairyball you know, you could always go back to watching them?

Yep but Morgan's signed most then his fair share of duffs:

Daniel Fitzhenry
David Mills
Nick Fozzard
Garett Crossman

And then a few who are debatable:

Paul Cooke
Chev Walker
Jake Webster
Mike Ratu
Joel Cinton
Scott Wheeldon
Matt Cook

Now, now - you can't blame Morgan for Cooke.

Correct.

Wonder if the Midget will be on his stool any time soon

They are sublime when they get on a roll like that. How the game should be played undoubtedly. I hope they go on to win the title - as you say they bring shedloads of talent through and these young players aren't treated with kid gloves but given the confidence to step up by the senior players fronting up. Outstanding.

If you must post like that, use the trolling thread. MR.

Who's worried about Saints and we will be better when we get our two back in the team.

Hmm. Or just a case of how different it is when the money dries up?

No time for Morgs the Petulant (unless he's on National telly, of course (then he's Morgs the Perpetual), not mere local media interviews) but Hudge&co's indiscriminate spending explosion in your first season has done for you, I think.

Fitzhenry seems to be going OK in the NRL judging by todays game.
Clinton is going OK, Walker is injured otherwise a good player. Webster is very good & is badly missed. Ratu & Cook are what you expect for what we can pay, it would be nice to have all internationals but with our crowds & with cash tight we are lucky to have what we have got a not very palatable fact but we are stuck with it. I will still go & watch as they are my team.

Do you do anything else but moan moan moan. Bet your one of the originaL 1200. NO thought not.
When the going gets tough moan.

What great squad?

full back who's had one too many bang to the head
one centre who can't tackle
another centre who's a 2nd rower
a NL standard utility player on one wing
fattest, slowest loose forward in SL at stand off
canberra's 3rd choice scrum half
Hull FC's U20's hooker


Could go on but you get the gist

If rovers are paying up to the salary cap for that lot whoever agreed the deals wants sacking

At least the 20s put up a great display against their 'conveyor belt' of talent. Came back from 30-0 to draw 30-30 after nilling them in the 2nd half. Wouldn't do any worse than playing some of these kids instead of the 1st teamers, would probably do them good and give a kick up the back side some of them obviously need.

Other than cooke leaving, are rovers actually spending any less thsi season? Who went and hasb't been replaced?

Most of the saints U20's were in the 1st team

Should have put KR's 20s in there then and we would have made a fist of it - boys v boys!

stan the man!!!!!!!!!

Well, that was a pleasant night out on Merseyside.

Positives to take? Erm...

The nice stewards didn't wang me out for having a cheeky fag round the back.
The chance to visit some proper RL toilets, although my slashing against corrugated iron technique was rather rusty since my last visit to Hilton Park and I think my Campers suffered a bit of splash back.
Doing a second take as I saw the team stood on the hard shoulder of the M62 and then wondering how many of them you can get in a Golf.
The amusing young scamps Saints fans stood behind us.
The chorus of "Four points to the Referee" when we scored in the second half.

Think that's about it.

One good thing you can take from a drubbing is the chance to watch quality players do their thing and not be that fussed because the games gone. Eastmond was terrific at times tonight and I'm not ashamed to say I applauded his try.

Oh, and that pub near the grounds quite a nice spot, real ale and little kids playing TGG on the old bowling green.

It's all your fault PMH, you & your black eye.

The standard this year is worse than last.

hkrs maybe

aussie clique anyone?

You only have to look at both Hull clubs, both been gash pretty much so far and yet both sit in a play-off spot.

Quick question, are you allowed to sin bin a player for a head high tackle?

We have been world class compared to you lot