I hear what you say but I'm sure the fans of all teams can point to narrow defeats and matches they should have won.

I'm guessing that like me you have seen most of our games this season and hand on heart can you say that we have one of the 4 best teams in the league?

I'm sure a top coach would improve us (and make us a damn sight more entertaining and enjoyable to watch) but I'm not convinced he could turn this squad into top 4 finishers.

A positive from last nights game is that we actually created several good chances against a quality team. Trouble is, we has the most eagle eyed ref in years who correctly (for the most - exception was the chip over the top which Rankin collected) called play back when on another day they would have been missed.

Thats said, we looked like a team that relies too heavily on one player, who will now with out of action for 6 months.

Men against boys. Beaten by the better team etc etc

And running onto a ball instead of taking it standing still.The whole team doeas it apart from Keka occassionally

No, we are not one of the 4 best teams. We are where we deserve to be. However that wasn't the point made. IMO I think we are less than the sum of our parts, and the players we have are capable of a bit more. Probably enough in a handful more games to get a few more results and points, and maybe even enough to compete for the top four.

On paper we are probably about top 6. We all know the game's not played on paper though, and some teams are slightly overachieving, some slightly underachieving, so all I'm saying is that a top class coach could possibly do it. No guarantee's, but I wouldn't rule it out, which is what you did. It's a salary-capped sport and this year more than many has shown the importance of being the best you can possibly be, so to me it's imperative to have the coaching staff to make you one of the overachievers, possibly waving down the table at a few underachievers.

Agree 100%,lets hope he does return ok. coyh

Probably just preparing the way for Lasty to head of new academy and Richard Horne to assistant coach....just a thought!

Wigan were bigger physically, stronger and faster. We would beat Wigan one in 6 games with our full strength side out. Never got anywhere near last night.

In his pre-match Q an A session on Humberside last night, Adam Pearson said that actual numbers inside the stadium this season at times have been between 8000/8500.

Heard the same thing. Last and Pryce has an argument - with Pryce saying "what did you ever do in Rugby League" to Andy Last

So many of the problems stem from the LR mistakes/inability to coach.

1.Houghton is fooked, and whilst he's a top tackler/good scooter the rest of his game isn't brilliant & gets progressively worse as he tires not just in a game bt as the season goes on. Not using Cunningham to not only improve his game but to spell Houghton is a massive mistake, and what is going to change next season?
2. Interchange, Radford still hasn't grasped the basic concept of balancing which forwards need spelling when so as not to leave us too weak/without oomph. His tactic of filing to use one of his interchanges until too late into the game is still present as it was last season.
3. Basic skills, just everything, it's lacking everywhere on the field, individual moments of brilliance aside, Radford talks about doing everything off the field but clearly he is incapable of identifying players weaknesses and rectifying them
4. attacking structure, speaks for it self tbh, we can make plenty of metres, we seem to break tackles but when it gets to the crucial aspect we just are really poor in both inventiveness and understanding/execution...time and time again.
5. Mental attitude, that video he ran in the pre-season sure worked out a treat, he hasn't the capacity to figure out how to motivate and how to change the way the players think. That's the job of a professional, that isn't Radford.
6. Not being able to man manage
7. He can't/won't accept that he is the biggest problem at the club with regard to how we perform, he, like Pearson blame everyone/thing else. He needs to adapt and change, he needs to learn but hasn't, can't or won't, whichever it is it doesn't matter, he hasn't the capacity and never will.