Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:24 pm  

They always tend to give them to those type of players, like when Briers, Gidley or Sandow etc get MOTM when they haven't done much.

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 7:54 pm  

Feel sorry for so many players who worked so hard today. When we look back at it, Clark, Hughes, Currie etc were immense and our right edge of Evans and King was rock solid. A game ultimately decided by kicks - we missed two shots at goal and failed to deal with two kicks to our left edge. In that sense we didn't deserve to win. If we want to win at Old Trafford we need to be more clinical. Nevertheless, a great advert for the game, just hope we can pick ourselves up for the rest of the season.

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:49 pm  

Fully agree KT.
I really don't think anyone should feel bad about how they played.
It was all about inches.
Toby stood up well and George was very impressive, but all the lads deserve credit. They'll be hurting for a few days but they certainly haven't let themselves down.

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 8:56 pm  

It didn't really run your way today. To lose Gidley who I think is your calming influence was massive and then Westwood went off and others like Ratchford looked to be carrying injuries and struggling with the intensity of the game.

In a strange way I think today will help you to kick on in the league. It's easy to relax when you've won a trophy and to tail away but that clearly won't be the case now. I think you'll have a massive tilt at Old Trafford now.

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:02 pm  

Houghton was man of the match....however....
Sneyd...40:20 on the fifth tackle....Hull score from the next set...kicks conversion from near the touch line...chips to the corner...regathers and puts Shaul under the sticks....kicks winning goal...match winner.

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 9:34 pm  

through a missed kick is gutting but not worrying.

We can't win them all and 3 out of 4 is nothing to sniff at. Hopefully we can nick the LLS off them now at the back end.

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:11 pm  

WireWireWire wrote:

We can't win them all.

3rd major final defeat om the bounce. I guess if go you get to the GF it's more like ''we can't lose them all''.

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:21 pm  

IMO your lads gave it all on a very humid day, nothing in it at the end, thought Hill Clarke and Russell with his broken field running caused us problems,

Re: Today's game. : Sat Aug 27, 2016 10:36 pm  

FlexWheeler wrote:

3rd major final defeat om the bounce. I guess if go you get to the GF it's more like ''we can't lose them all''.

I'd rather have 4 trophies and 3 runner up medals in the last 8 years no matter the order they came in, than what we got in the prior 30 years. It was a wayward goal kick and the loss of two very influential players and Hull's resilience that did us today. I'm not worried. We're still very much in contention for the remaining two so that'll do.

Re: Today's game. : Sun Aug 28, 2016 12:28 am  

You were class today guys on the train home. And indeed your coach Tony Smith was superb in the build up.

Quite possibly one of the most bizarre games ever in a final. You dominated the ruck almost throughout but our lads never know when they're beaten. It's the first time I've experienced a game played in a sauna and to be honest the heat spoiled the game.

You're a great side well coached with some talented players. I have a feeling we'll meet again. Hull have so much negative history with the cup but for once this was our day. We'll enjoy but your side is a credit to you. Great to see some alternative names in the frame.