: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:52 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

Ah, the old cliche. Does it not bother you that we played (in your opinion) well, yet failed to beat the mighty Hull KR? At home?

No.

I'd rather we had won of course, but I have just watched a decent if rusty performance which I feel bodes well for the coming season. Personally I would change a couple of things as stated but for a first hit out of the season I am not be unduly concerned. We could be Wigan after all....

I can only apologise for being positive about things.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:54 pm  

Block5Bull wrote:

No.

I'd rather we had won of course, but I have just watched a decent if rusty performance which I feel bodes well for the coming season. Personally I would change a couple of things as stated but for a first hit out of the season I am not be unduly concerned. We could be Wigan after all....

I can only apologise for being positive about things.

Ah well. As long as Wigan are doing worse. You console yourself with that.

As for your positive comment? You see, the best thing about being negative is that you can always get pleasantly surprised now and again.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:57 pm  

I thought it was dire. Sorry and with all due respect to KR, we should be winning these games. We were lucky to draw. The backs looked incapable of any penetration at all and there was just no spark or imagination to break down a very well drilled defence. I'm very disappointed. Yes its the first game of the season but so what? Its the first game for all the teams. We should be fully fit and raring to go. I hope it improves but I already have a horrible feeling that we are in for another long season.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:57 pm  

I thought today we were let down by the half backs and our hookers. I thought Morrison did more creating than either Deacon or Jeffries today.

We had the chance to kill the game with possession but Jeffries came up with a crucial error to allow Hull KR a way back. The kicking game was generally poor, with a poor kick from Deacon being the main cause of conceding the first Hull KR try.

On the plus side I thought Nero, Morrison, Sykes, Menzies, Scruton and Burgess all looked good. Nero especially looked dangerous and caused Hull KR defence to scramble several times, hopefully he will come good this year. We looked pretty fit considering the lack of gametime but our timing was out and far too often our first pass went behind or forward!

Plenty to improve on but I expected it to be a scrappy game given the stop start nature to our season so far.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:01 pm  

debaser wrote:

I thought it was dire. Sorry and with all due respect to KR, we should be winning these games. We were lucky to draw. The backs looked incapable of any penetration at all and there was just no spark or imagination to break down a very well drilled defence. I'm very disappointed. Yes its the first game of the season but so what? Its the first game for all the teams. We should be fully fit and raring to go. I hope it improves but I already have a horrible feeling that we are in for another long season.

So you are saying Hull KR are a average team? - With their line-up today bearing in mind Webster was missing, i think thats stupid to say

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:02 pm  

Bully_Boxer wrote:

I thought today we were let down by the half backs and our hookers. I thought Morrison did more creating than either Deacon or Jeffries today.

We had the chance to kill the game with possession but Jeffries came up with a crucial error to allow Hull KR a way back. The kicking game was generally poor, with a poor kick from Deacon being the main cause of conceding the first Hull KR try.

On the plus side I thought Nero, Morrison, Sykes, Menzies, Scruton and Burgess all looked good. Nero especially looked dangerous and caused Hull KR defence to scramble several times, hopefully he will come good this year. We looked pretty fit considering the lack of gametime but our timing was out and far too often our first pass went behind or forward!

Fair comments there

Plenty to improve on but I expected it to be a scrappy game given the stop start nature to our season so far.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:03 pm  

!RYAN! wrote:

So you are saying Hull KR are a average team? - With their line-up today bearing in mind Webster was missing, i think thats stupid to say

No. Not at all. But I am saying that they are not Leeds or Saints and we are at HOME. We should be winning our home games against teams of similar quality to us.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:06 pm  

!RYAN! wrote:

So you are saying Hull KR are a average team? - With their line-up today bearing in mind Webster was missing, i think thats stupid to say

Good for you. However the fact of the matter is that kr are indeed an average side. As, these days, are we.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:08 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

Good for you. However the fact of the matter is that kr are indeed an average side. As, these days, are we.

We looked very average today.

: Sun Feb 15, 2009 6:10 pm  

mystic eddie wrote:

Good for you. However the fact of the matter is that kr are indeed an average side. As, these days, are we.

...but some of us are looking at the stars...