Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:45 pm  

chapylad wrote:

Congratulations from a Leeds fan.
Don`t think you were at your best but did what you had to do against one of the worse performances from a Leeds side since our rubbish displays from last season!
Both sides had a couple or three missing from the 17 yet your replacements played far better than us.
I thought Harrison, Crowther and Currie were in a different class to our forwards and there was no pressure on Williams to prevent him running the show.
Personally I don`t think the ref got a lot wrong so not sure how we were "unlucky" with the decisions.
Also not sure why some of you are having a go at Wilkin.
If I didn`t know better I would say he put a tenner on Williams get MoM the way he was going on about him
But watch out next season as we move to our 9th year of rebuilding!

It’s just because he is Wilkin

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:48 pm  

karetaker wrote:

It’s just because he is Wilkin

Yes that`s true.
I hadn`t thought of that mate.
Once a nob head always a nob head

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:15 pm  

Going back a few weeks people wanted to marry Vaughan or take fitzgibbon out on a few dates.
Can I just add that I would happily wine and dine James Harrison

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:37 pm  

Great performance from us, thought we were on it from the start…bar a few slips which are part and parcel of the game. Love the culture, love Ratchford keeping everyone else on their toes, Harrison is a brilliant player, Fitzgibbon is my new hero and there’s lots of other things to like.

Oh and well done Joe Bullock

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:42 pm  

Thank you Sam for switching Currie to loose forward, looks like it's really paying off.

Loving the work of messrs Harrison & Fitzgibbon, my man crush is reaching dangerous levels.

I know we're only a few games in, but already the decision to give Big Sam the coaching role seems a good one, and no interference from kisscam Karl either, what a bonus!

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:47 pm  

Great to see Matty Nic back starting, really rate him.

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:47 pm  

just_browny wrote:

That's a real statement. We aren't in the league of the top three but we have a real claim to be the best of the rest. Very gutsy.

Well we’re clearly not miles behind Catalans (and we’re improving week on week)….genuinely Saints don’t scare me as their attack is pretty toothless, Wigan the benchmark but I think we look tasty.

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:56 pm  

[quote="just_browny"]It does seem wild that we picked up a mid-career guy who could hardly get a game for Wakefield during their abject relegation season and he has proven excellent both in attitude and ability.[/quote]
Was he a powell signing?

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:27 am  

Lots of dislike for the commentary, but on reflection they weren’t wrong. We struggled in large parts of the game. We had lots of the ball but didn’t make great meters. Without Vaughan, I would guess that only Crowther made 100+ meters in the forwards.

That said, we used the ball well. I maintain that Currie is the best at the club. The Bullock try was top drawer the way he told it, sold it and played it.

Lots to work on, but without Vaughan, Musgrove and Philbin we dug deep and got the job done. Need to be better than that next week though.

Re: Tonight’s game v Leeds : Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:44 am  

just_browny wrote:

It does seem wild that we picked up a mid-career guy who could hardly get a game for Wakefield during their abject relegation season and he has proven excellent both in attitude and ability.

I was about to post similar.

Crowther was out of sorts at Wakey.
The Wakey forum users telling us that his brother is better, and we’d signed the wrong one.
A player few had heard of until hecarrinvef. , but he’s punching above his weight.
I raised an eyebrow when I saw him listed at prop.
Not only that, I assumed he’d be spelled frequently just giving the real prop lads a break, but he never fatigued!
He wasn’t even rested in the first half where Harrison was.
Great attitude to put his had up and do a shift and some, while Currie who is at Crowthers position has been undroppable