Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:21 pm  

Staffs FC wrote:

Just got back in myself and I'm disappointed for RW more than anything else. I expected more first choice players to be playing and to play the game with no recognised hooker was just plain daft.

I'm glad I went and supported the Whiting testimonial but apart from that I'm left massively disappointed. I just don't get the point of playing these games if they're not to be used for honing the play of the first team - at least part of the game.

Well said mate.

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:22 pm  

Very disappointing, particularly for Rich Whiting who will only ever get 1 testimonial and it had to be that.

Worry for me is that a lot of those forwards who played in the 1st half will be playing plenty of SL games this season and they got completely dominated by the fev pack. fev were quicker, fitter, stronger and better coached than we were. It was hopeless. I've said from the start that radford is a poor appointment and I now worry that we'll end up being dragged into a relegation battle this season. Top 4 is miles off

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:24 pm  

the person i feel sorry for is Richard himself from having to play his testermonial game away. then watching his so called team mates play(if you can call it that) like that must be so embarrassing in front of his family,friends and supporters.
He deserved so much better.

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:25 pm  

How did Writing go today? Seen a lot of people saying how disappointed they are for him but no mention of how he played. Was he any better then the rest of the team?

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:28 pm  

Friendly or otherwise, be it first team or juniors, conceding 50 points plus again isn't good enough for Hull FC. It clearly meant the world to Fev and good luck to them for that but our lot let themselves and worse still RW down today with that. Some of these younger forwards seem a bit soft to me.

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:29 pm  

K-Diddy wrote:

How did Writing go today? Seen a lot of people saying how disappointed they are for him but no mention of how he played. Was he any better then the rest of the team?

Tried hard for 50 mins but we didn't have a hooker and the props were awful.

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:33 pm  

Staffs FC wrote:

Tried hard for 50 mins but we didn't have a hooker and the props were awful.

green and bowden aren't SL standard IMO yet if we go with 5 props (if we had 5 fit), they'll both be playing every week. Front row is a big problem for us

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:35 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

green and bowden aren't SL standard IMO yet if we go with 5 props (if we had 5 fit), they'll both be playing every week. Front row is a big problem for us

Based on today's showing it certainly is.

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:37 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

green and bowden aren't SL standard IMO yet if we go with 5 props (if we had 5 fit), they'll both be playing every week. Front row is a big problem for us

Shame we didn't try and get Carvell when Bradford were wobbling.

Re: vs Featherstone - Whiting Testimonial : Sun Feb 02, 2014 7:43 pm  

Staffs FC wrote:

Just got back in myself and I'm disappointed for RW more than anything else. I expected more first choice players to be playing and to play the game with no recognised hooker was just plain daft.

I'm glad I went and supported the Whiting testimonial but apart from that I'm left massively disappointed. I just don't get the point of playing these games if they're not to be used for honing the play of the first team - at least part of the game.

Spot on. I'll give them a miss next year I reckon.

If we don't want injuries, dont play until the season starts. If we do want to be up and running at day 1, play games so that the players who will be starting can get some practice together, hone the combinations etc. Paea, Feka and Houghton have had about 40 minutes each so far. We're going into the season seriously underdone. Again.