Good to know you pay some interest in rugby Rafa.

Here's a prediction based on wishful thinking.

In his new role as mentor and new club culture creator, JP's first major success is to convince our players that fast starts and defensive intensity could become a winning formula, based on his personal playing experience in a successful team.

PS - By week 1 of SL 7th Feb would be good JP, so no pressure then.

We're incapable of scoring 40 points in one game so I wouldn't worry

Radford in. 12 months on and he is a God, judging by the lack of negativity in general on your forum.

Is there ever going to be a moment that the massive gormclops's on this board remember that Jamie Peacock has said about a thousand times that he's not interested in coaching?

For absolute FFS, one meaningless game in and this is where we are?

Jim Henson is laughing his poor rotting corpse off at you people.

Wait until sunday night

Frep that. Give JP some boots and a squad number first.

..... "I didn't go to the game today Gwilym, but I think Chris Chester has to go ... get that Peacock in. Oh and we're definitely signing Josh Charnley - FACT."

I have got to say purely from a neutral where your teams concerned, I was expecting you to add some real strength to your squad with experienced NRL players to replace the likes of Weyman, and the other big Aussy who's name escapes me Justin something, I think you need a few more leaders, it works fine bringing talented youngsters into a winning team like Leeds and Wigan, but it does not work in a struggling team, we know this by our own failings, also you have to think if Leeds thought these lads where good enough to make the grade at the top of super league they would have tried a lot harder to keep them. I don't think it is exactly a vote of confidence in your own Academy players either to bring in 4 Leeds youngsters, I do not think things will be as bad as a lot of you think you have plenty of points in your team but you have been very unlucky thus far with injuries which makes Sundays game challenging for you cause if I was Chester I would really want to wrap my top players in cotton wool to guard against any more injuries, interesting his comments on the sky web site about being to many derby's and its all about performance its as if he is already conceded the game to me what do you think, www.skysports.com/rugby-league he right I think we do play too many times but you always want to win no matter what

I have got to say purely from a neutral where your teams concerned, I was expecting you to add some real strength to your squad with experienced NRL players to replace the likes of Weyman, and the other big Aussy who's name escapes me Justin something, I think you need a few more leaders, it works fine bringing talented youngsters into a winning team like Leeds and Wigan, but it does not work in a struggling team, we know this by our own failings, also you have to think if Leeds thought these lads where good enough to make the grade at the top of super league they would have tried a lot harder to keep them. I don't think it is exactly a vote of confidence in your own Academy players either to bring in 4 Leeds youngsters, I do not think things will be as bad as a lot of you think you have plenty of points in your team but you have been very unlucky thus far with injuries which makes Sundays game challenging for you cause if I was Chester I would really want to wrap my top players in cotton wool to guard against any more injuries, interesting his comments on the sky web site about being to many derby's and its all about performance its as if he is already conceded the game to me what do you think, www.skysports.com/rugby-league he right I think we do play too many times but you always want to win no matter what

We've got a new prop signed

Since when?

Just to cheer you Robins fans up a bit Scott Taylor was interviewed on RH earlier and said if you can keep Thornley fit you've got a superb player.

Go on then ???

Really. We've got 6 good props it's some BACKROWERS we need.

Goose. I'm tempted to file your post under PRAT.

I'm getting all serious now.

If you run a company or have managed within one, it's likely that your primary job function is to set the tone and objectives of your organisation and create the structures to allow others to implement said tone and objectives. JP is our football manager. He won't be doing a good job, if he doesn't pass on his vast knowledge and motivational qualities or overlap with psychological elements of the coach's job.

Guilty as charged on the muppets front. That's me me me me me me me me me me. That said, I think most previous posts to yours in this thread gave good and valuable insight and contribution to our perceived progress or lack of it following our performance last Sunday. Early days, yes, but a shock to see such a regression from the end of September. You have to worry why those players still churn out such abject and incompetent performances, whether it's a meaningless pre season friendly or not.

Again, I must repeat the message. We were playing at home and not away, it was a special occasion match and we are supposed to have healthy competition for places and better squad strength in depth this season, a new backroom team and a new team resolve. To see this in action, we drove a 100 mile round trip, shelled out over £30 on the day, froze our nuts off but nevertheless were full of expectation at seeing our beloved team lay down a marker for the new season. What we witnessed was a masterclass in ruthlessness and a demonstration of pure flair and class from a vastly superior Huddersfield team in every facet of the game and a very poor performance from ours, which was a travesty to the occasion.

A meaningless game. Larroyer with a busted shoulder and Josh Mantellato with a concussion (no longer thought of as meaningless within our sport) and me and my missus p***ed off, embarrassed and frustrated. We need your empathy, mate, not mock contempt.