This has been on the cards for few weeks now. It was only matter of time before we was on the wrong end of a big score.

Some very weak tackling and attack is very very poor. The fact we've no halfbacks at all tonight is there for us all to see.

Our only hope was if wilkin could recapture the form he shown at hull but as we've seen over last few years he has 1 good game followed by 10 bad ones.

The is nothing Royce or anyone can do while we are over run by injuries.

Perry off with a hand injury, looks like a cut. Makinson off with a knee injury.

I have no Sky and listening to Radio Merseyside for company. Depending on Ray French for info. But saying that at least it's impartial. If I had to rely on Eddie, Stevo and clique for reliable info I'd be following a yellow brick road in search of some wizard from OZ

Christ, we only have to look at the pitch and we get injured... Ashurst done his shoulder now.

I can only add to the above, we've been punching way, way above our weight these last few weeks and it's impossible to keep putting in that kind of effort.

I've never known injuries like it though, three more today is that?

Ray French on Radio MERSEYSIDE impartial?

Not even got that now, transmission cut for some wailing blues

Probably moved it to medium wave. Don't know the frequency though.

Its O.K. Got a great rendition of "Old Man River" by Screaming Jay Hawkins followed by "Hello Josephine" By Jerry Lee Lewis foot tapping stuff

Roby pulled up after a tackle as well but seemed to go ok afterwards. However, with our injury record, it wouldn't surprise me if he's finally been injured.

Just got it back at full time with a Scot Grix try to make it 40-18 just when the music mix was getting quite interesting, unlike the green rugby but have to say great comeback from spirited youngsters, I think lol

This is quality. they had two programmes running at the same time and could hear Ray French keep saying "Are we still live?"

Sounds like they merged the two frequencies

If he'd said 'Are we still ALIVE?' then I would have assumed he was talking about Saints ...

I hate to sound too negative and I know we have far too many injuries but that still doesn't excuse some of the poor play and poor decision making today.

Meli had a STINKER again!

Most of them had a poor match, to be honest.

Proud of the lads again tonight.

The scoreline may make some people question that statement, however the pride in wearing the red vee was there for all to see, especially when Gardner, Makinson and Armstrong put their hands up to do stints in the back row at various stages of the match.

Thought Scott Hale had a decent debut and ran and tackled his blood to water. Mcgennis also put himself about. Roby was clear MOM again though.

Soliola was exposed again to a man cutting back inside to his left. He hits hard does Soliola and runs in with aggression, but he does leave alarming gaps at times.

Looking like it's a broken knuckle for Perry.

I can excuse that at times we looked lost and toothless in attack with a lack of geniune half backs, however with; Jammer, LMS, Perry, Roby, Sia, first choice outside backs on the field there are no valid excuses for the poor defensive display we saw tonight.

I seem to remember Soliola saying he's come over here to smash a few Brits around, at the time this excited me, I now would however like him to simply be able to tackle a little bit, the big shots are fine specticle but with a 50% success rate it should be back to basics on the tackle bags for Sia.

And broken knuckle for Perry, that'll make his free lunch hard to eat.

Agree with this 100%, sooner or later we were going to get caught out, and away to Hudds was always going to be difficult, even at full strength. Was proud of the ffort oput in, right to the final hooter.

Wasn't the last time Hudds beat us also the last time we played them without any halfbacks?

Just wondering.

Not including the pre season I think you are correct ?

the tackling was diabolical...and it wasn't only the junior players who were missing em either.

Pryce and Long were the halfbacks in the 2008 defeat.
In the 2009 CC semi final loss, it was Pryce and Eastmond, Eastmond was probably 2nd in the order behind Long.

I'm getting mixed up with Leeds at the Galpharm aren't I? It was when we played Leeds last year, of course.

I wondered whether I had gotten it right!