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from where I was sat it looked like there was no attempt to tackle whatsoever it was a blatent shoulder charge which at the very least should have been a penalty and 10 minutes in the bin , at the start of the season it would have been a red card without question. how none of the officials saw it is beyond comprehension, it is to be hoped the match review panel picked it up or the whole thing is a joke.

I thought Lilly looked very ordinary yesterday not like he usually is against us, in fact The Bulls looked more like the way we have been playing up to yesterday, still, all teams have off days . The biggest problem we have had up to now is we haven’t had a settled team on the pitch two weeks running plus we still have 9 players who would be first choice picks sat on the sidelines through injury, credit to the kids who have come in though, especially Harrison and Pemberton.

Well said,I thought Jordan Lilley was kept under control and not allowed to play his usual game, he is usually our nemesis. Halves seem to be in short supply, we had four at the start of the season , we are down to one fit one now.

Brilliant performance, Harrison absolutely rock steady at full back, Pemberton played the best since he signed, Tommo, well Tommo was Tommo enough said , Harris outstanding, Keinhorst top notch, I could go on, if we had played like that in the opening games we would have come away with more wins, even the mighty Trin might have been kept in check, the discipline today was far better even on the back of some very ordinary refereeing. It obviously meant a great deal to the guys out there too, great to see and against Bradford too, it doesn’t get much better than that.

I echo those sentiments completely

Any team that takes to the field without 9 first choice squad players is going to struggle especially against Wakefield who have a playing budget in excess of £3million plus they are full time, there would be something seriously amiss if they hadn’t beaten us with room to spare. What concerns me more is that for a good portion of the game we lacked ideas, both in attack and defence, on a brighter note I think Hingano was excellent, we need him to keep fit and build on what he did , we need another Chris Clarkson or Tim Spears to direct play and tighten up the defence , we lack size and pace in the pack - their centres were bigger than our forwards and their forwards faster than our backs, it is still early days , but we do need to start winning.

Personally I would have Jordy Thompson as Captain, I think Harris’s game has suffered since he was made captain, I would also play Harrison at Full Back, whilst Dagger is out. I don’t really get why we need all these different coaches either, fair enough having an assistant and maybe one of the senior players but to pay money out for the likes of Paul Cooke - no disrespect to him, in the Championship seems like madness to me. I also think the whole Myler thing has had an unsettling effect , from his signing to his apparent defection, along with all the speculation about his ‘father in law’. Time to move on now and turn the ship around.

So they should giving the playing budget and full time against part time, it is hardly a fair contest but they are the cards we are dealt. No doubt next season when you are back in Super league normal service will be resumed and the Trin will be on the end of a few hammerings as last season.

If we don’t get anything it just shows the value of a contract in rugby League these days, not to mention integrity. why am I not surprised.

Don’t think we will see Myler in a Knights shirt again.

the way we are playing I'd let the Valks play Trinity and the Knights Fev Ladies,

It looked wrong at the time and looks even more so now, surely someone has to be held to account over this !

It’s not good is it, when players put there bodies on the line for these clubs the least that should happen is their contracts are honoured, most are part time and have a limited shelf life, for want of a better phrase. I am sure it is happening elsewhere too sadly. as usual us that pay to go through the turnstiles week in week out are kept in the dark. I hope Fordy knew what he was getting himself into.

Is it lack of confidence or lack of desire, Hendo states that the was plenty of effort but that doesn't seem to show on the scoreboard. I go back to the question I asked last week, is all this talk of a take over affecting the players? I can’t see why it would as they are still there getting paid to perform, the only people I can see being worried are the coaching staff. we have been unlucky with injuries again and lost players through poor discipline which really doesn’t help. Still early days and Fev with all the money they have allegedly spent aren’t doing much better.