Wirral Warrior

Excellent summary as always. Fully agree about the aimless chanting from both sides. No place for it in the TGG

It seemed to be a bit too predictable. Probably reflected in the subdued atmosphere despite the announcer trying to big it up. Will be a lot noisier next Saturday at Old Trafford.

Good analysis as ever. I still have doubts about the effectiveness of the pack. Even at virtual full strength we seem to have been passive recently. Maybe its a combination of post WCC/CC and/or limited experience (Junior/Walters etc) - perhaps we have missed Isa more than I first thought we would. Still think we will will re-group and finish strongly particularly when we get French and Field back. Agree that O Neill will be a big miss.

I agree...we were at the back of the Stretford End and we couldnt hear a word.

I have to agree - times have moved on. Similarly the FA Cup Final is not the centre-piece it used to be in football. Season ticket culture, other alternatives, flexible holiday times etc have all contributed. Its no good getting too stressed about counting empty seats ( all seater stadiums exacerbate this). Rugby League has a relatively small fan base and you cant expect them to turn out for all these events : International , Magic, trip to France in addition to the price of season tickets. The on field game is tremendous but the catalyst for a step change in profile is a successful international programme and as stated ...beat the Aussies!

Their poor coverage is a bad joke in comparison to the fawning, lavish coverage they do of Union.

There was a small 1/4 page report on page 20, just above the Racing results. 4 pages on Union plus a piece on page 1 about Farrells (Owen not Liam) red card and rest on football.