: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:10 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

Im starting to wonder whether our first 5 games were by accident cos this last 2 weve looked rubbish. Did we just play under done teams and our now playing fitter teams that are more up for it?

Quins looked fooked and are playing with injuries . If we're serious about being back at the top of the league side. Then we really must be beating sides like this.
No excuses tonight ,We haven't a clue with the ball.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:11 pm  

B0NES wrote:

Quins looked fooked and are playing with injuries . If we're serious about being back at the top of the league side. Then we really must be beating sides like this.
No excuses tonight ,We haven't a clue with the ball.

We looked knackered and have injuries too, still, we should have won.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:11 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

Im starting to wonder whether our first 5 games were by accident cos this last 2 weve looked rubbish. Did we just play under done teams and our now playing fitter teams that are more up for it?

I think we are predictable. We have the players to change our tactics but seem hell bent on sticking to a Radders, Dowes and Cusack battering ram formula which teams have sussed.

Berrigan scoots and looks dangerous but there isnt a Hull player in support.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:12 pm  

knocker norton wrote:

I think we are predictable. We have the players to change our tactics but seem hell bent on sticking to a Radders, Dowes and Cusack battering ram formula which teams have sussed.

Berrigan scoots and looks dangerous but there isnt a Hull player in support.

Yup, we play with 3 props on the field at any one time, not much disguising that!

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:16 pm  

Big Dave T wrote:

Yup, we play with 3 props on the field at any one time, not much disguising that!

If thats his tactics then maybe he should have played Thacks rather then Houghton. Berro can play 80 and we have another battering ram!

We really need to utilise our backs especially the kick to Calderwoods wing. Every time we did that it looked like something could happen.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:32 pm  

I said somewhere between 3rd and 6th. After the last couple of games, I'd probably say the same, but nearer 6th than 3rd.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:44 pm  

I think DDD got it spot on: We have far too many average players who need to be at the top of their game to make us a good side. Unfortunately that's almost impossible to do for a full season, so you get the kind of performances of the last 2 games which just aren't good enough.

7th or 8th looking likely to me.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:04 pm  

Plain and simple, we should be aiming for 6th-8th. Even with the impressive start to the season, it was never going to last.

We are in the same boat as Quins, Huddersfield and Castleford, aiming to improve from last season.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:05 pm  

WHAT!!!!!! 7 GAMES IN AND YOU HAVE US DEAD AND BURIED........GET REAL.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:09 pm  

Yeamo wrote:

Plain and simple, we should be aiming for 6th-8th. Even with the impressive start to the season, it was never going to last.

We are in the same boat as Quins, Huddersfield and Castleford, aiming to improve from last season.

How depressing is that? No disrespect to those teams mentioned but they are not the level we should be competing at at this stage.

You have 2 teams with poor followings and 1 who were playing NL rugby 2 years ago, all with 1 final appearance between them in recent years. We've won a trophy and made 2 further finals in the last 5 years, we should be looking at establishing ourselves alongside Leeds and Saints by now FFS.