Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:27 am  

I know this has been said a million times, but we are heading in the right direction. Small steps will eventually become big strides next season.

Ps, I'm not named Iestyn.

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:45 am  

theredshed wrote:

I'm not intentionally trying to put a dampener on things but we conceeded 36 points. Compare this with the 28 pts and 14 points in the previous two games against Wire under Noble. OK we may now be getting an extra player in the tackle to slow down the PTB but the fact is we still conceeded more points.

Yes , that's right and we are still not winning games.
I think Lee played his guts out and did make 3 howlers but that's going to happen when you're playing the style of game that Harris is attempting.
Until the last try ,even after Chase's badly missed conversion,we were still just about in the game so the fans rightly gave the team plenty of cheers at the end

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:32 am  

Early Bath wrote:

Agree with Bonita here - & my opinion Won`t come as a shock to Walshy Aveit GT, TS & their mates but again steady improvement for me under Iestyn.

I'm seriously thinking of taking a restraining order out against you. I bet you were dead giddy to come on here and name check us all. I've never suggested we'd be better off still under Noble, either, just that I didn't think we'd shown much in the way of improvement in Harris' first few games. If those signs of improvement do come, I'll happily discuss them. Unlike you, I've no agenda aside from wanting to see Salford RLFC be successful. I'm sure the others you've mentioned above would agree with me.

As it is, I wasn't there yesterday, so I can't really comment on the performance. However the general reaction I've seen seems to be "signs of improvement" coupled with "we're still making stupid mistakes". Games such as yesterday were never the ones most of us were expecting to win, even at the start of the season. Cas away and the games against the two Hull clubs will give us a good idea of how much improvement we've made.

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:43 am  

I agree with GT (God how will not believe that), I think the Cas game next weekend is the one where we either stand upp too be counted for the rest of the season or just coast home hoping too pick up the odd scruffy win.

Cas have over achieved this season and are there too be beaten and you'd bet that Chase will take along his extra large bag of tricks especially for the big occasion.

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:48 am  

What’s the injury situation like for Cas? We naturally missed Theo and Hock yesterday. We were also without any interchanges during the final 20 due to further injuries.

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:04 am  

Dropped ball & daft penalties:-
lying on - interference at the PTB, high tackles did for us , rarely did Warrington get a try score opportunity without our help.
Also Lee tried hard , but he's in no way a half back , hopefully Fages will be back along with Hock .

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 11:48 am  

GT wrote:

Early Bath wrote:

Agree with Bonita here - & my opinion Won`t come as a shock to Walshy Aveit GT, TS & their mates but again steady improvement for me under Iestyn.

I'm seriously thinking of taking a restraining order out against you. I bet you were dead giddy to come on here and name check us all. I've never suggested we'd be better off still under Noble, either, just that I didn't think we'd shown much in the way of improvement in Harris' first few games. If those signs of improvement do come, I'll happily discuss them. Unlike you, I've no agenda aside from wanting to see Salford RLFC be successful. I'm sure the others you've mentioned above would agree with me.

As it is, I wasn't there yesterday, so I can't really comment on the performance. However the general reaction I've seen seems to be "signs of improvement" coupled with "we're still making stupid mistakes". Games such as yesterday were never the ones most of us were expecting to win, even at the start of the season. Cas away and the games against the two Hull clubs will give us a good idea of how much improvement we've made.

Well you are a sensitive chap GT. All the years you`ve been dishing it out & I have the temerity to suggest that you were a Noblefile? Dearie Me. This is a Forum for all Salford Fans who want to see the Devils improve and in my view thats exactly what they are doing.

Agree Cas & the 2 Hull clubs will be a marker but I have seen so far a distinct improvement in the attack, defence & above all enthusiasm from the lads. Lets hope it all continues on this upward curve.

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:02 pm  

Michigan red wrote:

I agree with GT (God how will not believe that), I think the Cas game next weekend is the one where we either stand upp too be counted for the rest of the season or just coast home hoping too pick up the odd scruffy win.

Cas have over achieved this season and are there too be beaten and you'd bet that Chase will take along his extra large bag of tricks especially for the big occasion.

Every team is there to be beaten ( not just us ). Look at Wakefield doing Wigan over - would most people have expected that ? Maybe we have overacheived this season but then again maybe, just maybe, it could be a sign of things to come for us in the future. We've not splashed out on big named players but quietly recruited the right players and got them to play better than we have done for several years.

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:39 pm  

Have we become too tolerant as supporters due to years of struggle. Are we too used to losing all the time? I could imagine other clubs supporters being up in arms if their team had underperformed like we have this year. I remember a few years ago the Wakey fans did a sit in protest at Knowsley Road after a terrible run. The chairman and coach had to go out and face the supporters but it worked because they turned things around and started playing with fire and they won a few games after it. Radical action but it had a positive effect.

Re: Our Own Worst Enemies! : Mon Jun 23, 2014 4:33 pm  

Maybe our brush with bankruptcy has made us appreciate what we now have