: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:30 pm  

You cant blame the coach for the team knocking on, how many times did we knock on in our own half and then get punished with a try, must have been 4 times, we're making too many handling errors/mistakes at the moment

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:30 pm  

joe kilroy fan club wrote:

for bringing us back down!

Bringing us back down ... TO THIRD??? Jeez, joe kilroy fan club ... I would have thought with your nickname that you'd remember Joe Kilroy's departure before the end of the 1986 season and without him we only just beat relegation bound York 10-6 at Thrummers and drew 13-13 against "should have been relegated" Fev the last game of the season ... I suppose had we lost against Fev and York you'd have been calling for Chris Anderson's head for dragging us from top spot???

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:31 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Well put, faxtastic. It's all about being patient ... again it was obvious tonight we got beat in the half backs ... Handforth controlled EVERYTHING for Batley and Black couldn't, partly cos he's injured. Calland's not daft ... he'll realise what needs to be done and will build year on year until we get it right. Maybe the worst thing that could have happened this season was to have such a great start ... everyone now thinks we should be world beaters!

if black is injured why play him but i agree with u on handforth point . thats what we have been crying out for all season . someone to take us round the pitch and who's fault is it that we haven't got one

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:32 pm  

The Sleaze wrote:

You cant blame the coach for the team knocking on, how many times did we knock on in our own half and then get punished with a try, must have been 4 times, we're making too many handling errors/mistakes at the moment

you may have a point,

but i wonder how many more weeks this explanation/excuse will be remarked upon

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:33 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Bringing us back down ... TO THIRD??? Jeez, joe kilroy fan club ... I would have thought with your nickname that you'd remember Joe Kilroy's departure before the end of the 1986 season and without him we only just beat relegation bound York 10-6 at Thrummers and drew 13-13 against "should have been relegated" Fev the last game of the season ... I suppose had we lost against Fev and York you'd have been calling for Chris Anderson's head for dragging us from top spot???

Third....

Only for the time being. We could be fifth by the end of Sunday.

We shouldn't be critical about the coach....
We shouldnt be critical about the players...

Who the chuff can we be critical about. There is definately something wrong at the club.

This is the same team, the same coach that was playing stunning rugby,and beating all commers for the first half of the season.


I am 100% behind the team and still hopeful that we can turn it around against leigh and Toulouse at home , but by heck it gets tougher week on week.

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:35 pm  

joe kilroy fan club wrote:

if black is injured why play him

We have no one else. It's alright everyone knocking us having no half back ... but serious suggestions AT THIS STAGE OF THE SEASON? We didn't appear to need one earlier on when Black was playing like a man possessed. No one readily available at the mo, as I can see.

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:36 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Well put, faxtastic. It's all about being patient ... again it was obvious tonight we got beat in the half backs ... Handforth controlled EVERYTHING for Batley and Black couldn't, partly cos he's injured. Calland's not daft ... he'll realise what needs to be done and will build year on year until we get it right. Maybe the worst thing that could have happened this season was to have such a great start ... everyone now thinks we should be world beaters!

It was Calland who told everyone we were world beaters he said there wasn`t another team in this division could get anywhere near us.Then he was right it`s not the same now, I would say we could be beaten by anybody.Wish we could turn it round somehow .

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:40 pm  

spanishbob wrote:

Who the chuff can we be critical about. There is definately something wrong at the club.

This is the same team, the same coach that was playing stunning rugby,and beating all commers for the first half of the season.

When we were playing messmerising rugby everything was sticking and all the players were playing with 3 legs. Batley, Sheffield and Whitehaven aren't carp ... if it doesn't stick we'll strugglle ... we ain't got a team full of full time Jamie Peacocks who SHOULD win at this level.

Anyway .. I've done my fair share of debate tonight ... maybe I'm right, maybe I'm wrong .. but I'm off, seeya'll

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:42 pm  

Tony Fax wrote:

Bringing us back down ... TO THIRD??? Jeez, joe kilroy fan club ... I would have thought with your nickname that you'd remember Joe Kilroy's departure before the end of the 1986 season and without him we only just beat relegation bound York 10-6 at Thrummers and drew 13-13 against "should have been relegated" Fev the last game of the season ... I suppose had we lost against Fev and York you'd have been calling for Chris Anderson's head for dragging us from top spot???

yes i do remember them days and good ones they were . but we are not talking about being dragged down TO THIRD but we could be further down the table come sunday night

: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:44 pm  

this seasons gone to pot lets at least give him chance to prove he can get things right next season with more experience.