jimmyfivebellies wrote:apart from fox and vella,it was your 1st team squad.walker isn't likely to play for a while,and clinton hasn't even got on a plane yet.a few injuries for you lot and you may struggle,tho'i will admit some of your younger players may come good.fc blooded the young un's early cos of injuries,and i reckon,you lot will be doing the same this season.don't forget we had berro,yeamo and burnett missing.

General Zod. wrote:Couldn't go to the game today due to other commitments but I listened to the last half-hour on the motorway and I'm really pleased with what I heard.

Sounded like the youngsters showed a little inexperience by not being subtle enough when trying to win the floor which resulted in a 17-5 penalty count against but the good thing is that the youngsters showed their mettle by defending against a experienced FC pack.

Our coach purposefully made some positional changes (in terms of sides of the field as well) to make the players feel uncomfortable yet they stood up well.

Justin said on the radio he may use Webster at 6 some times this season which could be interesting if he is given some time to settle into the role with our strongest pack on the field...

Scott_HKR wrote:Squad been the operative word mate.
Rovers had a squad of 24, and everyone was used correct? Hull played their strongest 17 (barring yeaman and berrigan?).
For you to read into the victory as a sign of where the teams will finish is a joke. Unless the league is won in the first pre season friendly now

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:Your pack struggled to make yards and we seemed to get over the advantage line pretty easily but I thought that your goal line defence was superb. On the topic of the penalties I think it was due to your pack not being physically big enough to dominate the tackle rather than not being subtle enough. Some of the penalties were deserved but I think the ref was a bit whistle happy and you may have got away with a bit more with another ref.

Out of interest what will your first choice 17 be this year?

Alex Mc wrote:Jake webster looked really good playing in the middle of the park when he came on.

Bertie wrote:take more positives from today's match ?

IMO Justin Morgan is looking at the bigger after giving game time to a lot of fringe players and youngsters. With Briscoe only playing one half and the likes of captain Vella, Fox, Walker and Clinton ( plus another rumoured signing ) to come in i reckon it will be de ja vue regarding the league this season. Another top four finish IMHO.

Agar (and their fans) desperately needed a victory to lay a bogey but with (berrigan apart) their probable starting line up and apparently Long showing signs of age according to reports it looks it could be another long ( pardon the pun) season with a slightly better placing in the league.

Roll on the real derbies.

Dave K. wrote:What reports? The ones in your small brain.

It is worring for both squads if Long is showing his age, but according to reports (real ones) that Long was the best player on the pitch on Sunday.

SmokeyTA wrote: His annual tirade about how cackamallababshit Jake Webster is.

General Zod. wrote:Judging by squad numbers it's probably gonna look something like:

FB Briscoe
LW Fox
LC Whelam
RC Webster
RW Colbon
SO Cooke
SH Dobson
OSP Vella
H Murrell
BSP Clinton
LSR Walker
RSR Newton
LF Galea

Fisher
Cook
Lovegrove
Wheeldon

Though I really don't know how things will pan out because the team line up always seems to be nothing like fans expect (not that many complain).

Bertie wrote:OK you win.

Long is the saviour. Hull will win the WCC and all other S.L. clubs may aswell forfeit the points to the new dads army.