: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:28 pm  

We were dreadful defending outwide today in the first half - all over the the place. I think it was Maden/Higson's side Batley kept attacking and scoring down. You don't expect players to break through with such ease when facing the likes of those two, who are usually very reliable.

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:21 am  

See you'll take some notice now a team have caught us out, stuff loan forward signings its centres we need, and for those that critisice Watto get a life with, good runners off him we would walk this league its the other half that should sit a couple out on the bench he was bobbins today AGAIN.

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:09 am  

Leyther_till_death wrote:

We were dreadful defending outwide today in the first half - all over the the place. I think it was Maden/Higson's side Batley kept attacking and scoring down. You don't expect players to break through with such ease when facing the likes of those two, who are usually very reliable.

Our back row offer nothing in attack, and nothing in defence bar Taylor.
How many times did they create an overlap on that wing to score, it was far more than missed tackles. We are badly coached imho, we need pace to the game and McConnel doesnt offer that, play him at 13 for his defence, or start him at 9 then drop him back after 20 mins.

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:22 am  

jason b wrote:

how you can defend Watson is beyond me

Spot on nowhere near good enough,wake up and smell the coffee

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:26 am  

jason b wrote:

how you can defend Watson is beyond me

a one trick pony comes to mind

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:31 am  

Yesterday, Watson was about our only player that seemed capable of creating something in attack. Take him out and we would have lost by a lot more. He isn't brilliant, but we haven't got a better replacement at the moment.

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:41 am  

Exactly we are a damn site better with him than without. Every one wants to shoot Watto but what about Stewart? Has he ever contributed anything to any game he's played? He's on a good contract from what i here and what does he do? he gets in the 17 every week!! Lay off Watto and watch some other players for a change!

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:49 am  

WHERESYERBALL wrote:

Exactly we are a damn site better with him than without. Every one wants to shoot Watto but what about Stewart? Has he ever contributed anything to any game he's played? He's on a good contract from what i here and what does he do? he gets in the 17 every week!! Lay off Watto and watch some other players for a change!

Agree 100%, Watson did not miss all the tackles in the first 20 Minutes,and of course he was the only player who never supportd a forward on the break during our endless periods of one man rugby.

I hate it when out of 17 players one man gets crucified, its so easy to pick on one player who is so called passed their best.We are not a good team at present but its not all Watsons fault,many more players who had worse games yesterday.

I've seen umpten games like yesterday over the years and the test will be how we react and perform in our next few games.Anyone who thought we would be anything but a mid table team this season is a fool and no one was ore sick that me yesterday but lets not take it away from Batley they played very well in the first half.

[Dick Jones]

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:12 am  

Watson rarely misses tackles, he usually has a hand in all the tries we score and people still call him.

: Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:03 am  

Was only the second game i've been to, and wasn't I glad that I made the trip up from that there London specially!

It looked ridiculously disjointed and its hardly surprising. Looking at the teamsheet every week, we seem to have a different backline every time. Donlan alternating between centre and full back, maden alternating between wing and centre, Mort alternating between full back and wing etc... I think we will improve with a settled side!