barton baird wrote:Shows how bad things are,I can`t think of a decent comeback.

retro_muz wrote:...a few things were made clear for me.

The teams confidence is shot, last night apart from the ten minute spell in the second half when Morgans words will still have been ringing in their ears, we looked mis guided and leaderless. The half time talk clearly worked as we looked class immediately after the break, but you could see the doubt creep back into the team as soon as Salford started applying pressure again.

I mentioned leaderless and a leader is something we don't seem to have at the minute, I'd argue we're missing our biggest two in Vella and Newton and yes Dobson leads on attack but I'm talking about someone who rallies the troops after conceding a try or repeat set. We weren't talking last night.

As much as Scott Murrell plays is heart out for us and has a kicking game that can sometimes win you games, he is not a scrum half. We aren't going to replace Dobson but surly it's time to give Bell a shot?

Mason isn't match fit, that's not a problem as he's only going to get match fitness by playing, but it's worth mentioning. He along with the rest of the squad will play far better and turn it around, no doubt in my mind.

Lastly, any Rovers fan calling for Morgans head wants a slap, we're expecting as much as we are now because of where that mans got us to, if we played as badly as last night for the rest of the season he'd deserve at least that amount of time and patience from the fans to try and get it right again.

cab man wrote:Watch the fans drop off now. Hudge must be banging his head against the wall. I just dont see any light at the end of the tunnel. Mason can lead us give him the armband.

RoversTrace wrote:Don't agree there, didn't show any leadership qualitiesl lastnight, in fact, he didn't even seem to be talking to anyone at all, unlike last week - or was that just for the TV cameras?

We desperately missed Newton down the right hand side lastnight, chances he would have pounced on went begging.

MrPhilb wrote:Lets be honest you've been waiting to slag him off since we've signed him so that doesn't shock me

RoversTrace wrote:And once again you're talking complete bollox, did you not read any of my praise for him after last weeks game? As regards these comments, if you think they're bad you should have heard a bloke stood up behind us lastnight!

Willie Mason is the biggest signing our club has made for many years, this excites me as much as any other fan, to suggest otherwise, well, it speaks more about you than me Phil. BUT, and this is where we're probably different, I give credit where it is due, last week he deserved it, lastnight he didn't. It was suggested above that he should be leading us, IMO he shouldn't as he didn't even seem to be communicating with the rest of the team, unlike last week when he was on the touchline even when not on the field, getting the rest of the team going.

You levelled similar judgements on me because I questioned the signing of Paul Cooke, yet it wasn't long before your opinion changed.

Opinions and a-holes Phil, we've all got 'em!

MrPhilb wrote:Correct but I gave Cooke two seasons not two games, Mason played the full 80 last night so how you expected him to be geeing them up from the sideline is beyond me.

He doesn't crop up all over the pitch directing people about because his position is left side second row and he can't be expected to do everything himself.

Blake Green was captain last night but would you have known it?

MrPhilb wrote:Correct but I gave Cooke two seasons not two games, Mason played the full 80 last night so how you expected him to be geeing them up from the sideline is beyond me.

He doesn't crop up all over the pitch directing people about because his position is left side second row and he can't be expected to do everything himself.

Blake Green was captain last night but would you have known it?