Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:25 pm  

karetaker wrote: All this losing the dressing room thing makes me laugh, seems to be a modern thing in team sport these days. Couldn’t imagine the likes of Clough or Ferguson putting up with this nonsense. Then again without a big pool of talent in rugby league I guess players have the power now. Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI

karetaker wrote: All this losing the dressing room thing makes me laugh, seems to be a modern thing in team sport these days. Couldn’t imagine the likes of Clough or Ferguson putting up with this nonsense. Then again without a big pool of talent in rugby league I guess players have the power now. Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:29 pm  

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI Probably would of heard him from bottom of Bridge st

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI Probably would of heard him from bottom of Bridge st

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:31 pm  

Pieman wrote:

no other team would win without their starting 6 and 7, came back well, Powell has always been a cock, your squad with troops back will be there or there about for the title don't worry about that

Just watched Penrith vs Newcastle Knights; Penrith missing both 1st choice halfbacks & you couldn't tell (and they won), so with a quality squad it can be done...

...just not by us

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sat Jun 24, 2023 8:35 pm  

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI Love that. At the end Maurice Lindsay sneeks in with the sheepskin coat on. Absolutely priceless video.

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI Love that. At the end Maurice Lindsay sneeks in with the sheepskin coat on. Absolutely priceless video.

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:30 am  

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI :lol: The camera zooms onto a very young Shawn Wane between 1-05 and 1-23 minutes.

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI :lol: The camera zooms onto a very young Shawn Wane between 1-05 and 1-23 minutes.

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:42 am  

Smiffy27 wrote:

Like your humour. Smith was one to be replaced by Holbrook??
That horrible soccer term "lost the dressing room".
Who would be a coach? Big money for a while ... but you have tough to handle the poison attached that comes with the job.

I think a lot of Leeds fans would take Holbrook over Smith.
The jury is certainly out on Smith me included.
He inherited a bag of rubbish and has brought in some questionable signings of his own.
But that might be down to him not having the cap to bring in anything better.
Much will depend on where we finish this season and if Holbrook is still available and not at Warrington by then!

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sun Jun 25, 2023 12:36 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

That probably goes for at least 8 other clubs in the league though.

Its basically a lottery this season, a league of inconsistent sides, all capable of beating the other - our problem is we appeared to have peaked months ago, when it never really mattered and are now meandering along in a pit of mediocrity, not helped by a threadbare squad which should have been strengthened the moment we lost Mikaele.

Powell has to somehow get the side back on track over the next few weeks and grind out a few positive results to stop the chasing pack swallowing us up and overtaking us - if we did slip out of the top 6, I'm not sure we have the mental toughness to claw it back.

I haven't see any mental toughness, nor leadership and organisation on the field, for a couple of months. I wonder if Josh McGuire, who divided opinions regarding punishment on this board, has done the same to the squad. Something has caused a big shift in our performances, and that's one possible answer.

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sun Jun 25, 2023 4:54 pm  

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI This is gold dust. I remember taping it on our Ferguson Videostar. Never recorded over it. From the good old days when international centres were a mile overweight and Granada presenters hadn't yet sampled the delights from Grandma's biscuit barrel...

Wires71 wrote: Could you imagine what Alex Murphy would have said to the players after Castleford? Something like 2:45 in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpwZX5X6kI This is gold dust. I remember taping it on our Ferguson Videostar. Never recorded over it. From the good old days when international centres were a mile overweight and Granada presenters hadn't yet sampled the delights from Grandma's biscuit barrel...

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sun Jun 25, 2023 7:36 pm  

The Murphy clip is funny, BUT with those players, did that improve them individually or as a group?
I really find it laughable and absurd that a significant number of posters think that if the team is playing poorly they should be bawled and screamed at at half time 'Fergie-style'.
It may work ocassionally, and be appropriate ocassionally. What's the common word?

The coach needs to tackle the main issues collectively, and get across any key points to specific players and the leadership group.

I always remember Paul Cullen saying that at half time as a player you can only take so much onboard as you're trying to recover from your 1st half performance and keeping it simple was the key.

Now - who can I have a rant at??

Re: Tonight’s game v Castleford : Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:17 pm  

fez1 wrote:

The Murphy clip is funny, BUT with those players, did that improve them individually or as a group?
I really find it laughable and absurd that a significant number of posters think that if the team is playing poorly they should be bawled and screamed at at half time 'Fergie-style'.
It may work ocassionally, and be appropriate ocassionally. What's the common word?

The coach needs to tackle the main issues collectively, and get across any key points to specific players and the leadership group.

I always remember Paul Cullen saying that at half time as a player you can only take so much onboard as you're trying to recover from your 1st half performance and keeping it simple was the key.

Now - who can I have a rant at??

I did post the video tongue in cheek.