Phil Briscoe

Indeed. Isn’t he supposed to be a semi professional athlete? Or even full time in his case? You’d have thought and expected that he’d have spent the time nailing his fitness issues.

This leaves us a middle short, especially given the on going uncertainty about Akauola. Maybe Moran will stay. For me we need another one.

Compassionate grounds….hope the guy and his family are ok. I liked him, had a way of winning a collision that often got us on the front foot.

Ye I don’t think we’ll quite have enough to win away at York but I’d be delighted to be proven wrong.

I wonder if Akauola is going to get ten minutes!

Ye I think we’re a big impact prop and a second rower short now given how things have played out. Hopefully the club are having a look but not sure if anyone is available.

Don’t know much about him but good to see us bringing players in. Maybe an indication that we’re not expecting to see much of Carlos this year.

Vuniyayawa’s first name! Didn’t fancy trying to spell his second name but there you go I just have!

King (finally saw the guy I thought we’d signed!) O’Connor Beckett

Agreed seems like a stupid decision to let Arnold go to Goole given the current situation. He had an impact last year.

Hardcastle Gale (in about 25 mins!) Wynne Williams was also solid

A few thoughts from me. Yes the Akauola stint was a shocker. And they made a break because he wasn’t back in the defensive line in those 12 mins. We obviously missed big men today. I thought our defence was decent and scrambled well. Josh and Gaz were good in the pack when they came on. Don’t know why Gale went off and didn’t come back on. Off day for Reynolds. Ref not great but he wasn’t the reason we lost. Very poor day at the office with ball in hand against a well drilled full time defence.

Agree good to see Reynolds in but we look too small across the 17. Maybe a more expansive game, champagne rugby!? Just watching Toulouse warming up and they look a big set.

Fair enough they have to aspire to that figure. Difficult for the club as it’s the chicken and egg conundrum….more people will watch a winning team but how do you finance a winning team. Certainly in recent years when the club has played in so called bigger games, super league opposition in a cup etc I’ve seen people at games who I haven’t seen for years…so the floaters are still out there.

I’m pretty sure the club announced something at the beginning of the season about needing an average gate, of 3600, might well have my numbers wrong, maybe higher, to cover the costs of the recruitment. Quelle surprise that hasn’t been achieved, so now they’re having to offload costs. I run a large public sector organisation, if I ran it in that way I’d be relieved of my duties rather quickly!!

Completely agree but I think the period is often referred to as the ‘arm wrestle’ and is seen as lasting 20-30mins until one team finally cracks but for sure better to be downhill second half all day long when the ‘fatigue factor’ becomes a bigger thing.

My views on who I think owns this forum I’ll keep to myself and laugh repeatedly. The much more important point for me is that we are all friends on here and our fight should be with the people who are fans but don’t attend games anymore. We are the converted, let’s channel our frustrations into getting those people back through the gate.

First game I’ve missed in a while as currently sunning myself in Gran Canaria. Was dismayed to see the half time score but clearly a great reaction. Still think there’s something not quite right in the camp but will take the win all day.

Not a criticism of any individual or club and showing my age but one of the first ever Fev away days for me was at the Water sheddings!! Paul Round followed through and smashed Chris Bibb’s knee. While the referee was working out what to do Fev started to warm up Gary Rose and Chris Burton…two less ill equipped peacekeepers I couldn’t think of!! Great days

Halifax win for me with our current injury situation especially at half back. Also think their pack will be too big for ours and we’ll get rolled down the middle. Hope I’m wrong.

Keep going Barrow!!

I think you’re right some of the starts you see don’t look right at all. I really must start gambling as I reckon I could make a few quid!

Toulouse 36 Bradford 4 result. Interesting to say the least!!

Agree with what’s been said I think we’ll struggle to beat Sheffield because we won’t have enough points in us because of the half back situation. Unless Sheffield keep losing players at the rate they currently are! Three more before the weekend would be great!

Williams Beckett Aekins