Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:29 pm  

hull2524 wrote:

Didn't go. But first half sound ok ,Second half awful. Yes it's a friendly but did not expect that score. Couple of weeks to try to sort some stuff out.

We need to be fitter,faster,a half back to partner Brown,a 13 and not a prop filling in, get rid of McIntosh and its important Smith instills the importance of on field discipline into the squad.
Even two weeks of praying to God cant sort that out never mind Smith
All Pearsons pre season optimism and the fans who buy into it has just evaporated.
Reality has kicked in

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:38 pm  

Anybody know if Houghton and Fash picked up injuries because they only seemed to do 15/20 minutes and then not come back on

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:38 pm  

don't bother with friendlies these days, although it does seem going on other fans verdicts, not much has changed.

Can we still blame signings/extensions from the last two previous coaches? you'd think those in the last year of their contracts would be wanting to prove something.

as for partnering Brown until Trueman is ready, maybe Smith over Hoy?

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:39 pm  

First half I thought both defences were very good. Especially Wigan’s try line defence. Yes they dropped the ball a couple of times but that was due to pressure from us and not unforced errors.

Second half was very disappointing. Lane makes a poor attempt at a tackle and they score.

Litten, who was all over the place at centre, then drops the ball and gifted them another try.

Defence fell apart and there were some poor attempts at tackling which if repeated will soon have the crowd on the players backs again.

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:43 pm  

Hasbag wrote:

Anybody know if Houghton and Fash picked up injuries because they only seemed to do 15/20 minutes and then not come back on

Fash was limping when he went off, didn't see with Houghton.

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 4:45 pm  

number 6 wrote:

as for partnering Brown until Trueman is ready, maybe Smith over Hoy?

Or maybe Smith and Hoy together and play the NZ hooker at hooker? I wasn't impressed with Cator at hooker, although he wasn't the only one that was poor.

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:06 pm  

bonaire wrote:

We need to be fitter,faster,a half back to partner Brown,a 13 and not a prop filling in, get rid of McIntosh and its important Smith instills the importance of on field discipline into the squad.
Even two weeks of praying to God cant sort that out never mind Smith
All Pearsons pre season optimism and the fans who buy into it has just evaporated.
Reality has kicked in

Certainly 2 weeks won't sort everything out. Agree about the loose forward though. Maybe Move Brown there. Smith Hoy in the halfs?. Don't think all the fans optimism will have evaporated. It is only a friendly. Mind you this score against Rovers and you may well be right

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:08 pm  

The games afoot wrote:

Plus we lost 4players during week as well so had to bring 4tpungsters in and your squad depth is deep .

I dont want to be mr negative but thats ok if you just lose, not an excuse for being blown off the park for me. I doubt Smith is far from impressed behind closed doors.

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:31 pm  

Fash and Scott both rolled ankles. Will be assessed tomorrow.

Re: Pre-season. : Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:35 pm  

Can't really claim we've been working on defence all off season as we let 40 in, can't claim we've been focusing on attack as we scored....0