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Decent performance but a missed opportunity. I think Burton was probably better at centre for this game as Kear was better suited in defence against their huge wingers ... but l suppose their centres were pretty big. Rourke showed today what we missed last season, especially under the high ball and is clearly a talent. But personally, I'd like to see Butterworth given an extended run in the team, but it's up to the coach to make those decisions.

I would imagine in the centre as a direct replacement for Myers.

Agree. Every team at every level tries to slow the game down when defending. It is simple game management. It is always used as a criticism of teams. I always think it is so condescending.

Hold your horses. One at a time!

Of course, we've been at the forefront of weather proofing technology for decades. I don't know if you have noticed, but we have a barely discernable slope on our pitch which allows any excess water to simply flow away.

Fair enough, but that wasn't my point. However, great that the match will go ahead regardless of the weather.

Is it 3, 4, 5G? The weather is going to be poor, so I think it was a fair suggestion. I'm just not sure why his post deserves ridicule.

Where does he say it would make us play better?

A draw means those who backed both teams go out.

Has anyone seen any updates on the gofundme initiative?

Irrelevant.

Doesn't matter what the reasons are .... we simply need not to get dragged into it.

This... we lacked patience rather than just running through our plays as we had done in the first half. That coupled with poor discipline.

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Agreed. After the first 20 minutes the games was effectively over. Our first half was great, with Woods taking on the line frequently. The second half was not so great. We seemed to be in a hurry to score rather being patient, but credit to Dewsbury who played with greater resolve.

Cheers

is that an update from this video?

Agree with Phil above. As l was willing to buy a ticket if we had played this weekend gone, that money went straight into the floodlight pot. Hopefully this appeal won't adversely affect BISSA's game day takings.

1. Butterworth - great handling in awful conditions and 2 tries. 2. Dean - tough to stop close to the line. Hopefully he gets plenty of tries this season. 3. Parsons - his extra pace really brightened us up when he came on. In truth, the whole team deserve credit for playing in truly miserable conditions.

Not great yesterday, Hurricanes definitely deserved their win. They certainly seemed up for if in the warm-up, whereas we looked a bit lethargic. I suppose the worth of this game, as with all friendlies, is how much MM learns and whether we can remedy any issues. My first obvious lesson would be that you can't play with any energy and intensity for only 5 minutes each half and expect to win. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the 5 minute drive to watch us next weekend.

Yes, all the more reason to avoid the MC!

It's closer to Gateshead than Kingston Park.

I sort of agree but you never know. For myself, l feel a little bit more optimism than l did at this point last year. The young lads we brought in then seemed to be not quite ready to replace all of those we lost. For the likes of Butterworth and Burton, they both have that bit of extra experience now. Arundel looks like a solid replacement for Buchanan too. The forwards look to be that little bit stronger if the new lads come through.