It's nothing to do with the league structure or leeds not giving a damn, we have lost some very close games and with the CC final so stupidly close to the end of the season we had to make a few sacrifices pre final with losses to Bradford & London.

Ok we were a Little flat against Wigan but it was our third massive game in a row with key players missing.

I know why he was laughing, I assumed it wasn't the witty banter from the studio he was listening to.
Can you imagine Jamie Peacock laughing with 2 minutes to go when losing a vital game? Can you imagine Sinfield laughing? JJB laughing? McGuire laughing? Watkins' mental weakness will be his downfall.

Peacock was laughing when he got saddled with the late drop goal attempt against your good selves in the game we drew.

Watkins seems distracted to me and has done for a while. If so, it may simply resolve itself without anyone being any the wiser. He wouldn't be the first player to be affected by off field issues - not that there's any evidence of this although it's just as plausible as "not wanting it enough".

He bloody caught him didn't he?

Considering the game was already lost, and there was just minutes left with fatigue setting in it was a sign of mental toughness for watkins to get back and catch him.

I bet saints fans wish they had players with that 'mental weakness' in the some of their games. Once the game is gone they don't give a sh*t.

Losing away to Wigan isn't the issue at all. That's one you can take on the chin.

The unacceptable performances have been the thrown away points against Wakefield, London and Bradford. Coupled with the number of points Leeds have thrown away in last stanza's of games.

True. They should have tried a short chip over the top.

I see the excuse-a-thon continues as Leeds lose another league game (and get run over by Wigan - again).

They tried to get the message out...Leeds really needed the little fella out there on terra firma , beep beep would have had a field day running at them tired wigan forwards.

Personally I think Burrow was the one player we didn't miss against Wigan. He would have got hammered everytime, they were up that quick on us.