Going up or going down? : Tue May 23, 2017 5:58 pm  

Hoping for a win v S Wales and the coach and players deserve the backing needed to win matches and get promotion but in his interview Craig Lingard seemed to doubt he'd be given the backing to make a loan signing.

Re: Going up or going down? : Tue May 23, 2017 6:17 pm  

Have we actually made progress since the start of the season.When was the last time we won at Doncaster.

Re: Going up or going down? : Tue May 23, 2017 7:57 pm  

No one at the club said promotion was the aim for this season, we were all just given false hope by a really encouraging start. As much as I want to see us back up in the championship, we don't have a god given right to be there. Look at the rest of our division: Barrow, haven, Workington, Hunslet etc all see themselves as championship level clubs, not to mention the RFL's new favourites toronto! This season is about rebuilding, on and off the pitch after the disaster that was last season so that we can have a real push for promotion next year, or the year after.
We've got a promising (albeit inconsistent) squad with some quality young players, and a cracking coach in Craig Lingard, so its up to us as fans to create a positive atmosphere around the club no matter how many dodgy defeats we fall to over the course of this season. The worst thing that can happen at this stage is the crowds dropping as low as last season just because it looks like we're not in the promotion picture.
So to summarise, stick with it, we're playing the long game, and all things considered we're not in too bad a place

Re: Going up or going down? : Fri May 26, 2017 12:03 pm  

^^^ Good post

Re: Going up or going down? : Sun Jul 02, 2017 4:55 pm  

BD20Cougar wrote:

?....This season is about rebuilding, on and off the pitch after the disaster that was last season so that we can have a real push for promotion next year, or the year after.

Or the year after, etc.,etc..
The first thing that obviously needs to be resolved is "the elephant in the room"
To those who ask, then the answer is simple. LEARN TO TACKLE.
Defence has been and still is the teams biggest failing.
Ok I'm old school but at a very basic level you cannot run without your legs. Couldn't care less if the ball is off loaded because someone else has to tackle.
Tackle high, get penalised, tackle high get pushed off, get in a wrestling match , waste energy. Tackle correctly and the inertia of the opponent will bring them down. Wrestle and create a "triangle" and it's nigh on impossible to get them down. I used to do a drill to show youngsters how difficult it is. Also if you don't believe me. Look at structures that are built with triangles for strength.

Anyway that's my view.

Shame the game I grew up with and loved, including so many interesting innovations is just for a few clubs. It's become elitist, something that was Unions situation. They have now changed and their inferior game still attracts more interest.

The RFL and SL in particular have practically killed the professional game in this country. Oh it will continue at some level but the numbers will be considerably reduced. The downside is that where are the replacement players going to come from. SL clubs don't want reserves or academies. THEY COST.
No they would rather waste money on an NRL reject whose crocked and wants a final 4 years pension contract .
The game is just losing it IMO.