I know it's been done to death on here. But it's astonishing how we've collapsed this year. For the first 8/9 games we were regularly between 6-8 out of 10 and obviously had that winning run. We looked a reasonably good team. If not outstanding. But we were heading in the right direction. Even if we over achieved at the start, our performances gave me enough to think we'd gotten over last year and we'd still pick up regular wins. I was expecting a top 4 finish. Now it's looking likely we'll be part of the bottom 4. It's only for the fact that Salford & Hull KR haven't been picking up any points in the league just lately too. But i can see either of those plus Hull FC and a resurgent Hudds overtaking us in the next month. We're like a baloon that has slowly been let down. I took the defeat to Wigan as a narrow close fought game but even then we went into it favourites. Then we got done but half a Saints team. These were two stand out games i was looking forward to but was left deflated after each one.
We'll probably never find out what the issue has been. Whether it was Mcguire, Powell, Fitzpatrick or bad apples etc.
People are saying we showed effort last night. I think that is clutching straws and maybe naive of many to think just because Powell has gone and Chambers was in charge we were somehow going to turn Catalans over. Only a handful of players showed real effort. The only time i saw a collective effort was when the ref gave incorrect play the ball to Philbin when he was clearly being held back by Cats players. That seemed to rile everybody up and in the next set with smashed them and they only made aboiut 20 metres. But realistically we should be showing that sort of defence from the start. Like Wigan and Saints do. After last night it kinda just feels like the season is over.
