Salford had done their homework on the ref and just came with the intention of spoiling the game , fortunatley he just gave enough penalties and six agains to see us home

I disagree and don’t think I’m in cuckoo land at all. When we got our heads down and focused on being direct we had a lot of joy, especially with the 2 players you mentioned. Like I said I agree with you on Bentley and Donaldson, but the rest of the pack went well enough, considering some of the doom and gloom we’ve had with our options. If no injuries return I’d give Ruan and TNW a run next week.

Also on Cam Smith, yeh he maybe needs to get out of the way a bit in good ball, but some of his carries were excellent and he did come up with the winning play.

Thought it was a good atmosphere. Take your earplugs out next time.

I think perhaps we should look at who we are pair our props up with, so that it’s not the two smaller guys at the same time. Having said that I think goudemand ended up playing some 13 too.

I think we need to get shut of Fusi if we can, I’m sorry but he’s a complete liability. Out for 8 weeks or so and needs an Op… deary me.

Yeah he was in last chance saloon and that was his last chance. Sounds like an op was delayed too hoping hed be ok. Disappointing now all this considering the signing Salford have just made too. Bet Newmans delighted

We just about deserved to win although I still think we are poorly coached. Before the the smith fan club on here start squealing I am not suggesting he should be sacked. Some passages of play were dreadful ,players passing to players who were stood without running on to the ball. On the plus side thought big Mik put in a good shift, Handleys first try was an absolute gem, worth the admission money alone. Hopefully last night’s performance was a blip. Obviously we will have to perform better at rovers, they as per Salford run an aggressive defence ,quick out the line so it’s up to smith to counter that threat. Bet Hull FC wished they had Sneyd back, thought he had an outstanding game.

Surprised by the amount of negativity after a decent first win for the season.

I think massive credit is due to Salford, and Rowley is showing he’s one of the best coaches in the league. Their tactic was to stop our strike players, halves and 3/4s by being aggressive in line speed and slowing down the PTB. That’s the reason for all the pens, as they consistently messed about in the ruck. There were almost no quick PTBs for Ackers and Croft to run off the back of.

Can’t judge the signings after one competitive game, but thought killer showers glimpses of why he’s so hard to tackle.

Lisone and Hanley were class.

For me, I’d drop Donno and actually start goudamond at prop, I thought he was a lot more steady and looks more of a FR than Donno ever will.

Overall clunky, but it’s week one, and we were no worse than HKR last night who were against shocking opposition. Looking forward to next week!

He’s injured

Thought that rat Nene was superb last night too, he’s such an explosive runner. Cust looks a good signing for Salford too he was everywhere

Just on the Sky coverage the multiple screenshots offer absolutely nothing to the viewer, you just cant see whats going on and it seems out of sync with what the video refs looking at.

Smith needs to come up with some better tactics against teams slowing the game down, it was a major weakness last year and we struggled again. Salford are well coached and although the new set restart rule has reduced opportunities at slowing down, new ones are created by well timed head injuries which miraculously don't require a HIA. The pantomime with Sneyd placing the ball 6 or 7 times for a kick in front of the sticks waiting for the ref to stop the clock was embarrassing, I don't blame Sneyd they had a man in the bin, made the ref look a fool.

Definitely need a different prop to Donaldson until Holroyd is back.

Got to say, I haven’t felt a good atmosphere since the old South Stand was demolished. It can be even worse depending where you are stood/sat. It’s our 1st year as season ticket holders on the Eastern Terrace, and last night wasn’t a great introduction. Is it just me or is Headingley turning into a crèche ? We had kids around us who never got off the floor, some who never actually faced the pitch, while the women held a mothers meeting and the blokes just looked disinterested. The game was disjointed and flat, but to me too many people just go to the rugby to meet up and have a chat and a beer. The game really does seem incidental to a lot of them. By contrast I thought the Salford fans were great, and I could still hear them as we walked up towards Headingley Lane afterwards. I thought the crowd mirrored our display, tepid.

Must admit I thought it quite bizarre, the clip of players walking back to the half way line is if no interest to me. Thought Tompkins and Danny were excellent as pundits. Tompkins especially, funny old world isn’t it.

Good to see this place has cheered up over the off season

No point getting too happy too early !

Could’ve at least wait until the first loss for the doom and gloom

Agree that HKR appeared to be round about where we were at. But they did try to play a high tempo game which will perhaps lead to a better quality match next week.

Hull KRs issue is their halfback pairing and lack of kicking game

Agree watched it back this morning and the video ref multiscreen is a gimmick. Makes you dizzy looking at it!
It left me feeling I needed a bigger TV

Find it best to sleep on things and re watch in the morning. Overall it was a difficult game, the ruck speed was a lot slower than Thursday and there were a lot of stoppages and it was a bit of a mess at times.
I felt our discipline was a bit better, we made errors but overall it felt like less errors than at times last year.
I can see the basis of the spine and how we want to play, still some concerns over our goal line defence. I know people are desperate for the rush up defence but I don’t ever see Smith playing that way (I also think if the game wants a quicker ruck that rush up defence stops most of the time).
I don’t think Donaldson should be in the 17, unless we have significant injuries and no other option. I also think Bentley shouldn’t in near the 17 if everybody is fit.
I actually like goudemond, lots of effort without being flashy. Everybody bags Sangare but from what I could see he needed 3-4 Salford players to tackle him every time he ran the ball and be sucked the juice out of them. He is a big boy and although he doesn’t ‘bend the line’ much he is difficult to stop and helps with winning the energy battle.
I thought Frawley was nervous to start but got into the game and helped move us around, exactly what he is asked to do. Croft didn’t do much but was a threat.
I think it will take some time to get that spine working cohesively, we do have a lot of players wanting the ball, will take some time.
In conclusion, we won the game without being great. Players got some minutes and the spine got to play together. Salford had a plan to disrupt and slow it down, but we managed go get past it and we move on. If we win games without being great then I won’t complain that much.

First game of the season, I always think getting the win is more important than a complete performance, especially in RL where there's a limited pre-season. From some of the comments, you'd think we were a few weeks from the playoffs. Saw some shoots to make me optimistic for the season as players start to click. We know what Croft and Akers will bring. Frawly improved as the game went on, and Miller is surprisingly strong given he's known as a speedster. And thought Goudemond was steady in the pack. Also thought the ref stopped the game from flowing, but again at the start of the season that usually happens as they try to stamp their authority on the game. I expect there will be improvement next week and a but more cohesion. Job done for week 1

Good to get the win in the first game of the season, lots to work on but some encouraging signs. Thought our sliding defence was much better than previous seasons.

Lisone looks a different player to this time last season, runs like a wrecking ball and looks much fitter.

I wish Sangare ran the ball harder, he’s clearly strong as Salford struggled to get him to ground a few times and he got a few quick PTB, he just needs more aggression.

Miller looked dangerous, busting tackles and creating space but sometimes it just seemed like we were passing it to him and hoping he would create something.

Once we get some key players back and find some form we’ll go okay.

Looking forward to seeing some of the younger players improve this year. I think we’ll look better on drier ground and faster tracks. Early rounds in Winter are often ropey.

Still reeling with the news that Clueso is a Metallica fan.