Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:47 am  

There are enough games left in this season for us to get something out of it. It's up to our coach and players to start producing on the field and earning their well paid salaries. They've had undoubted obstacles to overcome but they've also underperformed, it's time to show what they are made of. A good run to the end to the season will have a positive impact on next year, a bad one may have huge ramifications. Feeling sorry for ourselves is not an option.

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 9:08 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

I'm not sure that's true. Personally I accepted the season was done after Huddersfield and the Derby is a foregone conclusion given Rovers current form. We're not even in the 6 now.

The big question for me now is how we will be going into pre season in 3 months time both as a club and squad. Maybe for a different thread but as emotive as a Derby loss will inevitably be for a week or so it's the bigger picture that concerns me more.

We don’t often disagree, but… regarding Huddersfield we beat them at home with a really gutsy display, the score is 2-1 in our favour.

Derbys could go anyway, but this one has even more added spice, it’s almost the indication of our season possibilities.

We don’t need to be in the six, till the season ends, and a positive spin would be, the return of Tag, Connor, even Shaul, a possibility we will even enter the final countdown with a full squad, for the first time, the return of Andre also is welcome news.

And almost unbelievably, the final six teams who qualify, given the ordinariness of the competition this year, anyone of them have a shout.

Have faith Mrs B, the fat lady hasn’t even got near the podium yet.

[Chris71]

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:20 am  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

Mrs Barista wrote:

I'm not sure that's true. Personally I accepted the season was done after Huddersfield and the Derby is a foregone conclusion given Rovers current form. We're not even in the 6 now.

The big question for me now is how we will be going into pre season in 3 months time both as a club and squad. Maybe for a different thread but as emotive as a Derby loss will inevitably be for a week or so it's the bigger picture that concerns me more.

We don’t often disagree, but… regarding Huddersfield we beat them at home with a really gutsy display, the score is 2-1 in our favour.

Derbys could go anyway, but this one has even more added spice, it’s almost the indication of our season possibilities.

We don’t need to be in the six, till the season ends, and a positive spin would be, the return of Tag, Connor, even Shaul, a possibility we will even enter the final countdown with a full squad, for the first time, the return of Andre also is welcome news.

And almost unbelievably, the final six teams who qualify, given the ordinariness of the competition this year, anyone of them have a shout.

Have faith Mrs B, the fat lady hasn’t even got near the podium yet.

Pretty much agree with you Rider. For me playing games in a stop start nature along with little prep time due to no training etc in lines with the covid protocols it’s difficult to get any momentum or form. It’s a lopsided season as teams who are in full flow are playing teams hit with covid and missing games. On top of that I believe that the multi nations game with England has impacted us with the loss of Connor.

I thought listening to the game there is certainly more to pleased with than not. The Huddersfield game was a complete lottery for both sides and against Leeds we just threw it away with a poor performance and I’ll discipline.

For me we are now looking at getting most of our players back and at the right time to hopefully build some momentum and make the play offs. The advantage is we may have is fresher players in the run in than the teams around us.

This is probably the first derby where we will rightly be the underdog due to the form So pressure in a way is on Rovers more than us as people are writing us off.

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:05 am  

Personally I’m confident that we’ll now go on a run, now that we’ll have a strong squad to pick from.

I think we’ll beat Rovers, then back it up with wins v Cas and away to Salford. Hopefully this will give us momentum to go into September.

We really could do with being able to re-schedule and play Our home games v Leigh and Salford. It would be good if they could just announce whether they are extending the season and allow teams to get these dates in the diary.

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:09 am  

Rugby Raider wrote:

Personally I’m confident that we’ll now go on a run, now that we’ll have a strong squad to pick from.

I think we’ll beat Rovers, then back it up with wins v Cas and away to Salford. Hopefully this will give us momentum to go into September.

We really could do with being able to re-schedule and play Our home games v Leigh and Salford. It would be good if they could just announce whether they are extending the season and allow teams to get these dates in the diary.

My thoughts too.

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:12 am  

Already announced in the last week or so that GF remains on the same date so season not being extended

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:23 am  

cheekydiddles wrote:

Already announced in the last week or so that GF remains on the same date so season not being extended

Link please?

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 11:28 am  

Chris71 wrote:

Pretty much agree with you Rider. For me playing games in a stop start nature along with little prep time due to no training etc in lines with the covid protocols it’s difficult to get any momentum or form. It’s a lopsided season as teams who are in full flow are playing teams hit with covid and missing games. On top of that I believe that the multi nations game with England has impacted us with the loss of Connor.

I thought listening to the game there is certainly more to pleased with than not. The Huddersfield game was a complete lottery for both sides and against Leeds we just threw it away with a poor performance and I’ll discipline.

For me we are now looking at getting most of our players back and at the right time to hopefully build some momentum and make the play offs. The advantage is we may have is fresher players in the run in than the teams around us.

This is probably the first derby where we will rightly be the underdog due to the form So pressure in a way is on Rovers more than us as people are writing us off.

At the time, I fully understood the reasons Jake wanted to take part in that game, but as you say, boy that decision has come back to haunt us, then they called the World Cup off ffs. The madness of rugby league, and still his contract is not officially declared.

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 1:24 pm  

cheekydiddles wrote: Already announced in the last week or so that GF remains on the same date so season not being extended Reference to it here... https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-cl ... on-format/ And they're still selling tickets for the 9th of October.

cheekydiddles wrote: Already announced in the last week or so that GF remains on the same date so season not being extended Reference to it here... https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-cl ... on-format/ And they're still selling tickets for the 9th of October.

Re: Catalans Away : Sat Aug 14, 2021 1:42 pm  

ccs wrote: Reference to it here... https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-cl ... on-format/ And they're still selling tickets for the 9th of October. Cheers. Bad news for us then. There's no way we can play ten games before the play-off start around 23rd/24th September. Salford might want to squeeze the game in if they have any chance of making sixth but there's no motivation for Leigh who are doomed to relegation.

ccs wrote: Reference to it here... https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-cl ... on-format/ And they're still selling tickets for the 9th of October. Cheers. Bad news for us then. There's no way we can play ten games before the play-off start around 23rd/24th September. Salford might want to squeeze the game in if they have any chance of making sixth but there's no motivation for Leigh who are doomed to relegation.