HKR : Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:28 pm  

How can we win this?

For me HKR are the favourites for this one. If we are to win IMHO we will have to take advantage of this. HKR are a good side but not outstanding and as a team unit relatively inexperienced. They will rightly want to put a show on for the CP faithful. For me if we can keep it tight and low scoring in the first half and thus frustrate them we stand a chance. With a big crowd behind them they will be keen to score and may push the ball. If they do they may make mistakes and lose cohesion. As I say they are a decent side but still IMHO lack the experience and composure to close a game off like Leeds or Saints can.

If we get in there faces from the start and frustrate them we could pinch it.

Over to you chaps

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:52 pm  

got to win the forward battle and get them on the back foot then who knows ?

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:52 pm  

If we are to win this one our goal line defence needs to step up because although we beat Wire we looked very fragile when defending our own line.

If we can keep it tight and have a good kicking game then we stand a chance. Our chase is normally superb and enables us to keep sides pinned right back. But i have a feeling Dobson is going to show us how skillful he is

Re: HKR : Fri Mar 06, 2009 12:54 pm  

vastman wrote:

How can we win this?

For me HKR are the favourites for this one. If we are to win IMHO we will have to take advantage of this. HKR are a good side but not outstanding and as a team unit relatively inexperienced. They will rightly want to put a show on for the CP faithful. For me if we can keep it tight and low scoring in the first half and thus frustrate them we stand a chance. With a big crowd behind them they will be keen to score and may push the ball. If they do they may make mistakes and lose cohesion. As I say they are a decent side but still IMHO lack the experience and composure to close a game off like Leeds or Saints can.

If we get in there faces from the start and frustrate them we could pinch it.

Over to you chaps

TBF, that has been our biggest failure since promotion to Super League but something the coach is looking to instill this season. With Leeds, Bradford and Saints first three games not had the chance to try implementing it yet
Can honestly see a low scoring match because our defence has been excellent to date and impressed likewise with what iv'e seen of Wakey.

Hope your fans travel in numbers ( your form , league position and being played on a sunday afternoon should ensure no reasons why not) and add to what will be an electric atmosphere.

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:35 pm  

we need to maintain our outstanding kicking game. Our kicking game has been much better than our opponents' in the games we have won thus far.

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:22 pm  

Looking forward to this one, hoping to see a fair few of you travel over and hope it's a better day weatherwise than when you came last year (I had family who are Wakey fans in the North Stand and remember they got a bit wet)

Here's to a good game

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:29 pm  

RoversTrace wrote:

Looking forward to this one, hoping to see a fair few of you travel over and hope it's a better day weatherwise than when you came last year (I had family who are Wakey fans in the North Stand and remember they got a bit wet)

Here's to a good game

You had?...you didnt dis-own them because of the team they supported??!

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 3:12 pm  

Trinity Till Death wrote:

If we are to win this one our goal line defence needs to step up because although we beat Wire we looked very fragile when defending our own line.

If we can keep it tight and have a good kicking game then we stand a chance. Our chase is normally superb and enables us to keep sides pinned right back. But i have a feeling Dobson is going to show us how skillful he is

I don't think it looked fragile especially with top tacklers Stosic and Obst out of it, Warrington were always going to score a few. However as you say it could be better and will need to be, if we give HKR a sniff we could be on the end of a pounding which we don't want.

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:28 pm  

For those coming over have a safe journey and if you fancy a pre-match drink close to the ground then Soccer Sensations is ideal, especially families...

It's a 2 minute walk away from the ground and kids can play on the astroturf pitches too.

It's worth going back there after the game too for maybe 30mins and let the traffic die down before jumping back in to your cars otherwise you're stuck in the traffic.

Head for Craven Park but bypass the main car park, it's about another 100yards on your right.

Have a safe journey and hopefully we'll see you in Soccer Sensations.

As for the game...it should be a cracker but I think we'll make sure we don't repeat last years home game and the farcical last 12 mins or so especially seeing as you're still without Rooney, Brough and now Obst.

: Fri Mar 06, 2009 5:45 pm  

hull kr 18 - 44 wakey