Yes me too, 2 weeks to think about it.

Don't fancy having a table for my pre match dinner though as it would a bit tough to chew unless your a terminite of course.

We have achieved more than I thought we would by winning the rail cup and was a nice pay day as well. I dont realistically expect us to get to the Grand Final as we are not consistant enough. Our defence is simply not good enough and I can see having one or two good games but not 3 or 4. We need to play very well against Batley and then plat consistantly well atleast twice in the playoffs. Sorry but cant see us in the GF. Its been a great season and the players and team have done very well.

I think we need atleast one new halfback but that wont happen as Thacks and Handforth are still here next year. On their day they are quality-sadly they are not consistant and do go missing too much for me despite playing behind a very good pack. We really need to sort the defence out and finishing properly if we are to match Featherstone. The league is very open and I think it could easily be anybody there. But I feel Fev will make it for their consistantcy and then I will tip Leigh who have had a great season and am glad they have after the problems they have faced through no real fault of their own. Give me the Championship over Sleazy League anyday!

Our defence around the posts is really poor yet it was all looking good at Dewsbury at the start of the season. Thinnk too many of our forwards like the try scoring glory but are shirking some tackling (Gannon excepted of course).

Exactly.

I think it will be very tight against Batley to get 3rd. The NRC win was a bonus and its up to the team if they can raise the bar to that intensity again. But put Robinson,Gannon, and Divorty back in the mix and that might achieve it.

You hear coaches talk about the triangle of 6,7, and 13. To me thats where we lost the Leigh game because we werent functioning as a unit. To beat John Kear we are going to have to create plays from that area. Sometimes this season we looked very good, sometimes you just know we need a change during the game(because like Leigh the oposition have got your number and they are themselves dominating ....ie Beswick and Ridyard). Perhaps having Bowman in the mix helps with options;surprised against Leigh he wasnt on the bench because we were left with nothing to break up the pattern.( Plus whatever you say the lad keeps coming on and scoring probably because he is unpredictable in his style of play.)

You hear coaches talk about the triangle of 6,7, and 13.

Vital that these get it right.

Also in the modern game and has we have had at Fax is the variation at 9.

Many teams have played contrasting style players here.

For example at Saints you had Cunningham with his power then they would switch him with Roby who had that pace and running game with devastating results.

We had it with Beswick and Penky and also Gleeson.

I know KH thinks we should have our best players on from the start, meaning Penky should be on the field from minute one but it loses the effectiveness of bringing him on from the bench.

Against Fev in the NRC final doing this got the best out of the 9 spot especially when Sam is brought on at the same time and I am sure we will do this again with Ashall rotating with penky at hooker to accomodate Robbo and Divo in the second row starting and bench spots when they are fit again.

Ah the armchair coach, it's so easy.