I'm not sure I agree.We have flown to another continent and 5hr time zone difference and played on yet another plastic pitch not even 2 full days after setting off? Factor in Child giving them all but 2 50/50s and manufacturing imaginary penalties to help the RFLs pet project home and we won despite all that.Yes there were lots of errors and some of the penalties were self inflicted but that display from Child could have seen us as good as gone. All about the result and credit to the team for getting it done despite multiple handicaps in home teams favour
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craig hkr wrote:I'm not sure I agree.We have flown to another continent and 5hr time zone difference and played on yet another plastic pitch not even 2 full days after setting off? Factor in Child giving them all but 2 50/50s and manufacturing imaginary penalties to help the RFLs pet project home and we won despite all that.Yes there were lots of errors and some of the penalties were self inflicted but that display from Child could have seen us as good as gone. All about the result and credit to the team for getting it done despite multiple handicaps in home teams favour
Tbf, Toronto had to fly back after playing Halifax - and we had 2 extra days turnaround.
The small plastic pitch I agree with - it’s the same for both teams but they’re familiar with it.
Child did seem to treat them like they were St Helens, but there were a lot of really stupid, obvious penalties from us too.
Hopefully we can get Lunt, Jewitt, Blair and both Carneys fit and firing for the run in, and a few others can refind some form. Atkin was better than most tonight, so it’ll be interesting to see what we do at halfback vs Leeds. I guess McGuire will be keen to play back at Headingley.
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
Mild Rover wrote:Tbf, Toronto had to fly back after playing Halifax - and we had 2 extra days turnaround.
The small plastic pitch I agree with - it’s the same for both teams but they’re familiar with it.
Child did seem to treat them like they were St Helens, but there were a lot of really stupid, obvious penalties from us too.
Hopefully we can get Lunt, Jewitt, Blair and both Carneys fit and firing for the run in, and a few others can refind some form. Atkin was better than most tonight, so it’ll be interesting to see what we do at halfback vs Leeds. I guess McGuire will be keen to play back at Headingley.
....and Leeds have now lost Hall and weren't convincing against Toulouse.
our own enemies at times,game management not a strong point,must have done something right as bookies had us plus 4 at evens, or 13/8 to win the game ,seen better, seen worse ,tricky hurdle overcome should be ok now, mpg at home worst case scenario now imo
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Mild Rover wrote:That was absolute agony.
Seemed to be played in a weird atmosphere among the players - all jovial and then a few little flare ups.
We won with a few good moments. The overall performance... with a very small number of exceptions you could divide our team into the anonymous and the error prone.
Even complaints about Child are undermined by his decision against Whiting for taking out Ben Crooks. I’ll take it, but wtf?
If we’d lost that we’d have nobody to blame but ourselves - it was just mistake after mistake. Took our chances - but did we have a single sustained spell of pressure all game? Some good energy in defence, considering how much defending we had to do - credit for that. Dunno whether them losing one of their halfs knackered their rhythm - you’d assume it did a bit, in fairness. They must feel like they were mugged.
Massively relieved, but I don’t think i’ve ever felt so unelated after a win. Just knackered. 2 points - enjoy the flight back!
Good post - it saved me a few words posting much the same myself.
I'll simply add what I said this time last year - when all the analysis is done the only currency of value in this competition is wins. When we kick off at Headingley next up we will be on 2 points, it will be another day and we will not be facing the dreaded 0/3.
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It was a massive win not pretty made it hard for ourselves as usual don’t think they’ll lose at home to anybody else feel confident going into the Leeds game with a full team that we can turn them over
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Agree with the posts above.
The other thing is, maybe i’ve been conditioned to think we should only win off a good 80 minute performance. How many times have we been the better team for most of a game, only to lose to the class of a team who score all there points in a couple of brief purple patches?
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
How are they even going to get into super league with a ground like that even cas and Wakefield’s grounds are better does it not matter now if your ground is poop has long has you can win a place you are in
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Someday wrote:How are they even going to get into super league with a ground like that even cas and Wakefield’s grounds are better does it not matter now if your ground is poop has long has you can win a place you are in
Within reason that is how it should be, imo. It is cleanest and most transparent.
All the franchising criteria have skewed our focus away from the sport, again imo.
If they could tidy up the pitch markings, it’d help. The stands aren’t exactly handsome, but do they look any worse than the new, shiny but even more empty ones at games hosted by Salford or Widnes?
Toronto is a big place - there might be other venues they could look at, if they’re promoted.
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
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