due to work commitments, tonight was only the second game this season i missed, gutted not to be there but ruddy proud of the youngsters, the senior players who stood up to be counted tonight and the coaching staff, lee radford especially


big raps to the fans who went too as it is a horrible trip on a friday night

We all would. It's his shirt to lose now, he's earnt the right to keep it

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Luckily I had it on mute most of the game but managed to catch the "wigans defence was poor and they really should have put 40-50 on us",credit where it's due eh!

This was one of the games I enjoyed watching most all season. The energy and commitment was fantastic. Thoroughly entertaining even if we (nearly) didn't win

Leeds fan here. I was really rooting for your side tonight....and getting genuinely excited at the end. Bluddy marvelous effort from Houghton, Minechello (sp) and Liam Watts supported by a whole host of promising young 'uns.

You should take heed from the route to success from the Leeds club of the last decade and not try to emulate the Leeds misguided attempted route to success of the 80's and 90's. (I hope you don't of course)

Much as I don't want to defend Sky pundits that Stevo comment related to the Bookies giving Wigan a 40+ point start. All the plaudits from Stevo, Eddie, Clarke, Carney & Wells were all for FC tonight and deservedly so. Closing comment was "well done Hull FC a moral victory tonight"

That was a real gutsy performance and regardless of the fact we couldn't quite manage the win despite losing Lineham early, Shaul with a hamstring & I think Abdul a couple of minutes from the end after a nasty tackle (legitimate) to the ribs from Flower, I am very proud in defeat tonight.

What kind of team we can put out against Hudds I don't know but hopefully the kids will grab the opportunity. I am against the joint academy and this just adds fuel to the fire after that performance, HKR must be rubbing their hands....

Yeh second that on tonight's performance.

Radford in again then

Great to see team spirit in abundance and a team with an average age of 21 pushing Wigan all the way. Was expecting a humiliation tbh, credit to all involved to deliver that performance.

I think Logan and Abdull will get real opportunities to cement their places next year, Turgut, Fash Downs etc need an arena to develop in. Logan should get a starting shirt IMO.

Whilst it is a big pat on the back for tonight it's all so sporadic, one week we have a superb effort and then it goes to shat the next.

There's been maybe 4 games this season when the players have played out of skins, like their life depended on it, sorry but every game needs to be a cup final in the minds of the coach and the players and Radford needs to find a way of getting that mentality instilled every week not just when we are the under-dogs or when the games are dead rubbers.

He also needs to trust in the youth, as i've said before, it's no good giving them one or two games (not even 40 minutes in some instances) over the course of the season then throw them in when the season is done, giving your senior players a break or when they are off form as well as not keep shuffling the team around to cover injury are things he has to understand better. It's how the Leeds and Wigans do it, stand up and be counted lee, let's see your mettle!

As per tonight, we'd rather see some kids thrown in whom are hungry to impress than a senior player just going through the motions and frankly some senior players have done just that this season.