Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:10 pm  

Especially when the opposition arrive in Sheffield at 5pm on the Friday

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:43 pm  

Well let's be honest that wasn't great. The conditions were once again a leveller and Haven looked a solid if somewhat unskilled unit but more and more teams are doing that to us. Our game is quite easily worked out by the opposition. When we play our expansive attacking game I think the tries will flow. Too early to say yet wether we are going to be a top six side, the teams needs to gel in the next two games before we find out. Refereeing was rather iffy but speaking from experience those kinds of games are very difficult to ref. He got a fair bit wrong but it's to be expected in that rain.

So not time yet to panic, work to do but time is on our side.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:21 pm  

Let's be honest, these games are essentially friendlies, no matter how they're dressed up. We were pretty rubbish but if that team is the 17 that lines up for the first league game I'd be amazed. Fair play to Haven, they stuck to their game, worked hard and deserved all three points. Well done to Tim Bergin for handling the pressure of the conversion after the hooter to get the draw, and Andrew Henderson stood out all game, a deserved man of the match award. If Dane McDonald is a stand off, I'm handing my CV in to Tubbs. Ref was crap.

As an aside, I thought the programme was great...

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:27 pm  

dr badvibes is correct last week menzie got the ball 4 times and scored 3 tries ,this week he hardley touched the ball, our half backs were never in the game and our kicking was attrocious ,aimless at best . today workington beat gateshead 82-0 so what does that say about our performance last week .we needed to win 3 out of 4 games to make the semis ,we've got leigh next week and hunslet the week after so if we do reach the semi's we get widnes away i think ,

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:36 pm  

Isn't it great to see the end of Game On. Thought we needed a leader today Henderson was great but nobody kept up to him Yere didn't get the ball until half way through the first half when 5 opposition players were infront of him. Someone tell Danny it's a passing game and stop crabbing - no speed and always takes the ball from standing - but then again most of the other thirteen did that!

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:43 pm  

westridingeagle wrote:

Isn't it great to see the end of Game On. Thought we needed a leader today Henderson was great but nobody kept up to him Yere didn't get the ball until half way through the first half when 5 opposition players were infront of him. Someone tell Danny it's a passing game and stop crabbing - no speed and always takes the ball from standing - but then again most of the other thirteen did that!

Agree about Danny Mills, he gets worse every time I see him. Seems uninterested, shame really because in his first spell with us he grew into a decent player.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:26 pm  

I know these aren't the same as league games but the message has to be must do better. Fans are paying good money to watch the games.

One good point - the programme in terms of quality and content was excellent. I read this properly when I got home rather than just glancing and off the field perhaps the club is making some good progress.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:45 pm  

The programme was good,The view from the stand article was the highlight for me,Who scored tha last ry i was too busy collecting my 45p.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:57 pm  

EAGLEBLADE II wrote:

The programme was good,The view from the stand article was the highlight for me,Who scored tha last ry i was too busy collecting my 45p.

Mitchell Stringer.

Re: Sheffield Eagles vs Whitehaven RLFC OFFICIAL MATCH THREA : Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:14 pm  

hawk1 wrote:

dr badvibes is correct last week menzie got the ball 4 times and scored 3 tries ,this week he hardley touched the ball, our half backs were never in the game and our kicking was attrocious ,aimless at best . today workington beat gateshead 82-0 so what does that say about our performance last week .we needed to win 3 out of 4 games to make the semis ,we've got leigh next week and hunslet the week after so if we do reach the semi's we get widnes away i think ,

That's interesting. Sheffield have played Haven and drew and Gateshead and won 32 - 20 whilst Worky have played Haven and won 28 - 18 and Gateshead and won 82 - 0. The next two weeks games will be interesting as Sheffield play Leigh next week and then Hunslet whilst Town play Hunslet next week followed by Leigh. Are there any other teams that have played the same four opponents?