: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:23 pm  

tommyfromhull wrote:

Start with King after today's display? doesn't deserve to be in the 17 IMO, start with Dowes and Cusack, Moa and Thacks on the bench with Washy and Whiting. No Lee, lets have Whiting back.

and lets be fair, Radders is never going to get dropped is he!? He's El Capitano!

whilst King did nothing to impress today, i'm not sure how Moa will cope in a derby, he wont have played in front of 23,000 before and it'd be a risk.

and your right, theres no way Radford will get dropped

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:26 pm  

UllFC wrote:

whilst King did nothing to impress today, i'm not sure how Moa will cope in a derby, he wont have played in front of 23,000 before and it'd be a risk.

and your right, theres no way Radford will get dropped

Time Agar showed some b@lls then and dropped him.
How he got another year's contract is beyond me.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:30 pm  

UllFC wrote:

whilst King did nothing to impress today, i'm not sure how Moa will cope in a derby, he wont have played in front of 23,000 before and it'd be a risk.

and your right, theres no way Radford will get dropped

Maybe a risk, but i would have him instead of King anyday. i kept quiet about him gaining another contract, but he really isn't good enough and today he just looked down right lazy, as many did.

Let Moa have his 1st derby experience, im sure he will relish it. A thing that he does show, along with Manu, is some agression and Gung Ho forward.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:35 pm  

I am at a loss at to why we must play Dowes, Radders and Cusack or majority of the game and only give King and Moa a cameo role. It aint ftness cos I am sure King could have played alot longer and probably Moa.

Our tactics are baffling! Even with minutes to go we do the old two props driving and a couple of scoots...I do not blame the players for the recent form I think our game plan is dire.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:37 pm  

knocker norton wrote:

I am at a loss at to why we must play Dowes, Radders and Cusack or majority of the game and only give King and Moa a cameo role. It aint ftness cos I am sure King could have played alot longer and probably Moa.

Our tactics are baffling! Even with minutes to go we do the old two props driving and a couple of scoots...I do not blame the players for the recent form I think our game plan is dire.

very much so

Re: Changes for Friday : Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:23 pm  

gazcoops wrote:

What changes would you make for the Derby?

First of all I would play the only scrum half we have in the scrum half position, Tommy Lee has been putting the effort in all season and nearly won us the game today, while Thorman has been non existant for the last 3 games.

Second, start Thacks with either Dowes or Cusack, giving us an impact prop on the field for most of the game and not for 20 mins with both impact props been on at the same time.

Third, drop Moa, just cos he's not English, it doesn't mean we have to play him in every game. Get him in the reserves, get him fit and make him fight for his place in the team, the lad had potental but is not there yet.

Forth, employ some tatics, 5 drives and a kick has proven today that you wont score many points and even a team with the worse defence in the league will keep you out. Throw it around and use the backs, they are capable of scoring tries if you use them. We could even go crazy and use the wingers for attacking plays.

Steady on,we play at the K.C.,not Fantasy Island!

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:19 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

Correct. As someone said at the fans' forum, all I want is for the players to be crawling off the pitch at the end with no ounce of effort left in them. That'll do for me.

We should be doing that every game. The fact we are not is the main reason for our failings. Not enough effort and aggression. Teams playing us fancy it - Hull's team has a soft under belly and could well be the weakest team in the league in that respect.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:35 pm  

Tuffour in for Calderwood and Whiting in for G.Horne.

: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:46 pm  

Instil some passion in the players. This is, believe it or not, an important game.

Workhorse prop plus impact prop to start and some sensible interchanges of their replacements please.

Thackray in for Moa. Moa for 10 minutes or so is a waste - he's good but needs to be capable of more gametime. Even fat Feka can do a few spells.

Manu to the bench and Washy to start at loose man (Radders and Tickle second row). Manu is playing well but a fresh Manu in bursts against a tiring defence could be devastating.

Whiting in place of G Horne. (Not that the latter is the only one who deserves to be dropped).

Something other than 5 drives with no support and a kick to the full back/wingers. Is it a coincidence that the three times we passed along the line today we scored a try????

An attacking line that actually looks capable of running on to the ball. The white lines are not there to guide you where to stand you know.

Stop the stupid inside ball back into traffic. Everyone knows we do it. Everyone knows how to defend against it. Everyone watching knows it doesn't work.

: Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:38 am  

Fook me Lee for 7 and Thorman for 1 and some people have a go at Agar