: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:12 pm  

Teams that play great one week and like a bunch of amateurs the next dont get to Grand Finals. Cutting out basic errors was something I thought BM was working hard on and the Wire game seemed to demonstrate the message was getting home. Alas we are reverting back to the bad habits of last season.
OK so Hudds targetted the half back (Orr ) that is always what teams do especially when he is kicking. As a professional he should not have been caught out by it when he had the charge down which cost us a try. Very poor imo.
If your gonna gift the nall to the opposition like this all the time its impossible to win even if your Leeds and Saints never mind a middle table team like us. The fact that its all our own doing always makes it difficult to accept. We can be outplayed by better or even luckier teams and accept it but when you lose because you cant do the basics is very disheartening.

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:31 pm  

Brian W wrote:

god, that was awful. terrible in all areas, except kick offs where we were very good, turning over the ball several times. far too many fumbles with ball in hand - attack too flat.

got to say i thought Thaler's dodgy calls had a hand in all of their first half tries except the first one - although difficult to be 100% sure from near the other end of the pitch.

can't think of anyone that had a good game. a few early run from temata.

hudds were professional but didn't set the place alight. good luck to them - they were much the better team on the day.

Take the rose tinted specs off. Thaler was lenient to both sides today. Forward passes galore from both teams including one by Quins at least 5 yards forward, laying on by both teams not penalised at all. But the game flowed.
ATEOTD you were beaten by a fully committed Giants side today. We were strong in defence and attack. Our forwards laid a platform for the backs to play off.

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:08 pm  

Bat Fastard wrote:

Bet the mini bus is fun on the way home.

Lets but the debacle behind us and concentrate on 'Ull FC.

Just heard on the radio, they are depressed and have just cut into a cake, but to add to the misery they have come to a standstill on the M1. Did not say what the hold up was.

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:20 pm  

brian2 wrote:

........but it is always a bad ground for us.......

No for some reason the Galpharm has become a real bogey ground for us.

Despite being similarly matched to the Giants in a number of ways over the last few seasons, we have managed to lose our last six fixtures at the Galpharm, including defeats by 64-14, 46-16 and now todays 46-6!

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:15 pm  

Ian Millward: Never, ever, ever, tip us again.

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:46 pm  

Brian W wrote:

god, that was awful. terrible in all areas, except kick offs where we were very good, turning over the ball several times. far too many fumbles with ball in hand - attack too flat.

got to say i thought Thaler's dodgy calls had a hand in all of their first half tries except the first one - although difficult to be 100% sure from near the other end of the pitch.

can't think of anyone that had a good game. a few early run from temata.

hudds were professional but didn't set the place alight. good luck to them - they were much the better team on the day.

Are you sure you were at the match.

[Durham Giant]

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:08 pm  

I know it is difficult when you get trounced to judge a game BUT the Giants scored every single time we got a chance. We were clinical either picking up on your mistakes, a bit of luck or some indavidual solo tries.

You played like we did against Hull but we punished you more.

You will not play as bad again as that this season and even if you do you will not get punished like that.

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:49 pm  

What time did the mini-bus get back ???

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:12 pm  

Brian W wrote:

god, that was awful. terrible in all areas, except kick offs where we were very good, turning over the ball several times. far too many fumbles with ball in hand - attack too flat.

got to say i thought Thaler's dodgy calls had a hand in all of their first half tries except the first one - although difficult to be 100% sure from near the other end of the pitch.
can't think of anyone that had a good game. a few early run from temata.

hudds were professional but didn't set the place alight. good luck to them - they were much the better team on the day.

eh ? he didnt make any bleeding calls all day - you were gash end of.

: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:16 pm  

Spoke to the lads on the Minibus, hope you had a safe journey home


Cracking set of lads