FC injury crisis could be partly due to the fact that at that time you bought players into the club that were ageing and already crocked! Only O'Hara and Galea could fall into that category. As far as only playing playing for the first 60 minutes, I think that is more likely to be down to lack of concentration than lack of fitness. The game plan is forever changing due to the unsettled side and I think players are losing the plot at times.

I am hopeful that we will be able to play sides for the full 80 when our first choice team is fit and we will be competitive with most teams.

Concentration and fitness are not mutually exclusive.

They are not mutually inclusive either.

Indeed. Anyone who said as much would be wrong.

Just seen the Blanch try...not surprised Sandercock was upset

When the rub of the green is against you, these are the type of decisions that seem to happen.

Its tough but thats what the team have to overcome, but it could have been a different story if Rovers had converted the first half possession into points. With hindsight they should have gone for goal on three occasions, and bombed two very good try scoring chances.

Overall, it was an improved performance and in my opinion it was down to Sandercock's hand being forced to play a more orthodox line-up. Fingers crossed he will build on this performance against the Giants.

Dont they have a video ref at all catalan home games anymore? i know they used to.

no,just an extra official at each end - there are no tv cameras from the companies cos' there is no tv deal - the Wires game is on SKY so will have the VR - when Al Jazeera starts their broadcasting in may there will be VRs

didn't one of the gams in england at the weekend not have a VR but two extra officials ? maybe at Salford ? can't recall exactly

Only the sky games in the uk have VR, we tried it once a couple of years ago but it never went any further. I just remember a couple of years ago they had a VR at all games in France, you never saw the video but the ref had the option to go to it. Didn;t realise Cats had lost there tv deal with Orange.