Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:32 pm  

Well that was depressing.

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:32 pm  

Itchy Arsenal wrote:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again Lam is out of his depth.
Team selection, tactics and you’ve got to add preparation are not his forte

Hull played good basic rugby and we had no answer

Worst thing that happened to us was us having a decent end to last season as it kept him in a job.

We will finish top two this season no sweat but I’d be stunned if we got a Grand Final win.

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:34 pm  

DannyT wrote:

This should be the reckoning now for this team. I don’t want to see Bateman being asked to perform a role for ‘the good of the team’ when he should be playing a role that suits him because he’s that good. The young lads will always lack size, they aren’t going to put on 2 stone and increase their power output to turn us into consistent winners. We need big bodies. I’m frustrated with Lam, have never been a big fan of his but we’ve been mis-sold/blatantly lied to by Radlinski who seems to sit in an ivory tower, untouchable for the decisions he makes and how the squad has been shaped. We aren’t entitled to win anything but I think as fans we are entitled to see action in how the squad is structured instead of hiding behind a ‘Wigan-born first’ mentality. Enough is enough now.

10-15yrs ago fans were bemoaning the opposite - the lack of Wigan born players in the team. Along comes a certain Mr Wane and he said “I want 13 Wigan born lads in the team” (or words to that effect). Well, be careful what you wish for there (in terms of the forwards).

I completely agree with your post BTW.

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:39 pm  

That was a game of individual errors and poor decisions. Hardaker had a bad game, silly penalties, the Isa knock on was just unforgivable. At the biggest moments in the big games, you need your most experienced players to do at least the basics, catch the ball and pass, if he does that we probably score...

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:42 pm  

Might as well have watched a video of last seasons game against Leeds, credit to Hull they did their homework and never looked like losing

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:44 pm  

NickyKiss wrote:

Worst thing that happened to us was us having a decent end to last season as it kept him in a job.

We will finish top two this season no sweat but I’d be stunned if we got a Grand Final win.

His post match interviews when we lose are excruciating

He should have congratulated Hull on their performance and their victory not just look bemused and struggle for excuses

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:46 pm  

proper-shaped-balls wrote:

We will win by at least 12 points.

Oh well. Can't be right all the time!

I thought Hull played far better than we did.

Onwards and upwards (I hope)

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:47 pm  

play like that V leigh we lose also, pathetic and shameful

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:54 pm  

You certainly can't win them all and players have bad games. That's sport.

What I'm not having however, is the lack of learning on Lam's part. Whilst he's not the sole reason for the loss, he plays a part.

He should have learnt the lessons from last year. Instead he not only went with a light bench, but also didn't use said bench as well as he should. Leaving Bullock off was criminal.

Outside of that there's been talk about a lack of prop rotation i.e Clarke and Kilner. There was talk that not only are our props out of form and not under pressured to perform, but a suspension or injury leaves us open to a day like today. If he'd have at least tried Clarke or Kilner, we'd have known what our options are.

Re: Hull FC Cup Game : Sat May 08, 2021 3:56 pm  

Pieman wrote:

play like that V leigh we lose also, pathetic and shameful

Let's not go OTT in the face of a loss.

With 10 secs left we still had a chance to draw level Vs a good good side. We didn't play well, but let's not pretend we are as poor as Leigh are.

Not sure what's happened to the ability to provide a balanced opinion.