: Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:10 pm  

It a leader/captain on the pitch we are missing. Penky is a not captain he is a good player, however he doesnt have captain material and i was very surprised when he was appointed captain. I do think that when larder is on the pitch he is the one who is the leader, and when he isnt on we do miss him. it was very noticable last friday that the person who was getting the most frustrated was our captain, which indirectly affected his performance and he was completely inaffective. We need someone to bark the orders at the players, i can always remember Karl Harrison at Thrum Hall when we had just let in a try, he didnt half rip into them.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:52 pm  

Conker wrote:

wish people stop slagging calland and hall off every team goes through bad patches show some faith for gods sake

Calland and Hall have done a great job to get us back competing, i think were just a little alarmed as they will be that since Castleford our performances have been patchy, even the games we won i.e Doncaster was poor, Gateshead was poor, Sheffield was poor, Widnes Poor, Fev poor, Widnes again poor, Barrow was ok, Leigh was ok, Toulouse was brilliant. We started the season so well, and i want MC and MH to be picking up winners medals, this isnt a one result knee jerk reaction, its a side thats lost and got to find its way again, im right behind them. Not missed a game all year, wont miss a game this year either...
Apologies if it seems bad, but we know we can do better and win this, we have just become complacent and stopped being ruthless.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:55 pm  

Darber wrote:

It a leader/captain on the pitch we are missing. Penky is a not captain he is a good player, however he doesnt have captain material and i was very surprised when he was appointed captain. I do think that when larder is on the pitch he is the one who is the leader, and when he isnt on we do miss him. it was very noticable last friday that the person who was getting the most frustrated was our captain, which indirectly affected his performance and he was completely inaffective. We need someone to bark the orders at the players, i can always remember Karl Harrison at Thrum Hall when we had just let in a try, he didnt half rip into them.

Hes done a great job at Batley just by breathing fire and getting them to do their best..

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:02 pm  

Conker wrote:

wish people stop slagging calland and hall off every team goes through bad patches show some faith for gods sake

Top post Cullen talks a good game and thats where it ends,Wire fans will tell you that he has S.L. loan players for the results of late.As for needing Holly Swinton are not exactly setting their division alight. KEEP THE FAITH.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:18 pm  

Conker wrote:

thanks!

it really p*sses me off when as soon as we lose a couple of games people think its because matt isnt on the touchline screaming out how cr*p they are all playing!

It's tough at the top eh Matt?

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:45 pm  

fax-boys wrote:

Top post Cullen talks a good game and thats where it ends,Wire fans will tell you that he has S.L. loan players for the results of late.As for needing Holly Swinton are not exactly setting their division alight. KEEP THE FAITH.

It's not like Halifax would go down that route is it?

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:49 pm  

fax-boys wrote:

Top post Cullen talks a good game and thats where it ends,Wire fans will tell you that he has S.L. loan players for the results of late.As for needing Holly Swinton are not exactly setting their division alight. KEEP THE FAITH.

Wash your mouth out lad.

: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:41 pm  

fax-boys wrote:

Top post Cullen talks a good game and thats where it ends,Wire fans will tell you that he has S.L. loan players for the results of late.As for needing Holly Swinton are not exactly setting their division alight. KEEP THE FAITH.

He certainly gave your coach a master class in the art of coaching on Friday night. Where were the answers from Calland?

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:36 pm  

IMO Cullen is a better coach than Calland. Its slightly unfair to compare the two given their disparity in experience, but thats my opinion as things stand.
Most people remember Cullen for his poor last couple of seasons at Warrington. He actually started of pretty decently with the Wire, then obviously went badly stale. He also did a very good job up at Whitehaven before making the step up to SL.
Calland was most unwise in making many of quotes to the press. The guy only heaped pressure on his own players and made himself look a bit of an arrogant twerp, especially as your form tailed off a bit soon aftert they were made.
He may well be a good coach, we'll see, but as yet he hasn't really proven himself yet. He 's also lucky to have a top quality 'assistant' in Martin Hall. How much input does HE actually have into your on-field going on?
So, purely thanks to his experience at the top level of the game (wasn't he England coach too?) and in the lower leagues, its got to be Cullen for me. Calland may well overtake him in time.

: Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:38 pm  

call yourself bulldog i dont think so what youon about cullen is widnes get behind our lads instead