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| I think we may have a chance with Cas at home but other than that I cannot see where other wins are coming from.
Sun Aug 20 – Leeds (A)
Sat Aug 26 – Hull FC (A)
Sat Sep 2 – Castleford (H)
Sun Sep 10 – Salford (A)
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Fri Sep 22 – Huddersfield (A)
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| Huddersfield are definitely going to overhaul us which is extremely depressing.
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| Can only see one win out of that list..dear oh dear be glad when seasons over and were put out of our misery
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Yes but losing last night moved us up in the League one place.
So lose the next 5 and we’ll be top
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| You never know, in the much vaunted Tony Barrow-caretaker managed period at the end of 85/86, we won our last 6 league fixtures, going from 6th to 4th in the table, and then won 3 play off games to end up with a trophy....
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| I can see us losing all of them especially with Cas fighting relegation.
Can see it now.
Powell back to Cas and saves them by beating us on the wayicon_smile.gif
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| Quote ="runningman29"I can see us losing all of them especially with Cas fighting relegation.
Can see it now.
Powell back to Cas and saves them by beating us on the wayicon_smile.gif'"
Powell will have the inside knowledge to know that Cas only need to score first and we will crumble.
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| Immediate changes we could make to improve matters (in my view)
Ratch to fullback, Dufty dropped.
Dudson dropped and replaced by Bullock.
Drinkwater dropped and replaced by Hayes or Dean. This way hopefully we get a kicking game back.
Matautia dropped. Defensive liability.
Currie to centre if required.
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| Have we no wing prospects in the academy? What about the other Thewlis lad? That way is could be
1.Thewlis
2.Thewlis
3. Wrench
4. Ratch
5. Ashton
That's a pacey, youthful back line bar old father time
6. Williams
7. Dean
8. Mikaele
9. Walker
10. Vaughan
11. Currie
12. Nicholson
13. Philbin
14. Bullock
15. Harrison
16. Kasiano (i know i know but spell him for 10)
17. Crowther
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| Quote ="Wires71"Immediate changes we could make to improve matters (in my view)
Ratch to fullback, Dufty dropped.
Dudson dropped and replaced by Bullock.
Drinkwater dropped and replaced by Hayes or Dean. This way hopefully we get a kicking game back.
Matautia dropped. Defensive liability.
Currie to centre if required.'"
I think i would even try Thewlis in the halves. I think we are safe from relegation so we can have a s#it or bust approach & see where it takes us.
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| I don't know whether Chambers will make wholesale changes but options open to him should include.
Ashton expected back - Wrench to replace Mata'utia at Centre
Not sure what the situation is with Russell (hasn't made the 21 for the last two games). If fit, then would enable Thewlis to FB.
Harrison due back for Leeds game, Bullock was seeing a consultant on Monday I think, so could allow a couple of underperforming forwards to be dropped.
Heyes now fit and Dean back from loan introduces options at HB
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| Quote ="Wires71"I think we may have a chance with Cas at home but other than that I cannot see where other wins are coming from.
Sun Aug 20 – Leeds (A)
Sat Aug 26 – Hull FC (A)
Sat Sep 2 – Castleford (H)
Sun Sep 10 – Salford (A)
Fri Sep 15 – St Helens (H)
Fri Sep 22 – Huddersfield (A)'"
On current form. There maybe 2 wins.
That with teams around us going to win today and then having easier run ins. We’re going to find ourselves out of the 6 very soon. Our early start actually saving us from relegation. We are currently worse than last season. At least we were winning the first 20 mins in some of those….and there was thankfully Toulouse.
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| Quote ="rubber duckie"On current form. There maybe 2 wins.
That with teams around us going to win today and then having easier run ins. We’re going to find ourselves out of the 6 very soon. Our early start actually saving us from relegation. We are currently worse than last season. At least we were winning the first 20 mins in some of those….and there was thankfully Toulouse.'"
And to think Duck you predicted if my memory serves me right this team would win the loticon_smile.gif
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| All of those games are winnable if we do all of the basics well, make the defence more aggressive with a line which cuts the space down quickly, have a kicking game that causes the oposition some problems, and cut the silly errors. That said we are quite a way off from doing any of that at the minute.
These are professional players, there should be no real reason why they can't do all of that and compete to win these matches. Maybe we need a really good sport psychologist? This team needs to learn to trust themselves and each other again or we are done for the season already. How depressing.
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| Quote ="runningman29"And to think Duck you predicted if my memory serves me right this team would win the loticon_smile.gif'"
Duck used to say that every year when Steve Price was here but I'm not sure he predicted it about Powell's teams.
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| You will beat us (Leeds) next time out.
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| Ive accepted the season is done for us.
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| Quote ="cheekydiddles"You will beat us (Leeds) next time out.'"
And every time an opposition fan come on and says this the complete opposite happens.
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| Quote ="karetaker"And every time an opposition fan come on and says this the complete opposite happens.'"
Na they'll thrash us
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| We might as well look to the future in the remaining games. I think you’d have to be very optimistic to think we’ll make the play offs so maybe look to the future and work on combinations with an eye on next season…
If Thewlis is the future at full back let’s get him in there now, Dufty has some ability to we’re not seeing it often enough, so I’m not sure what value he offers…
I’d give Wrench a run on the wing, he looks to slight at centre for me, but he’s pace and talent and I’d give him a good run of games…
Obviously the centres are a big issue, I’d be tempted to shift Currie into the centres just so we can drop at least one of Ratchford or Mautautia…
If Nicholson prefers 13 and we’re planning on him playing there when Fitzgibbon comes in, then let’s get him in there now…
It’d leave two from Crowther, Harrison & Philbin in the second row, and maybe wholesale changes aren’t the way to go, but they can’t do any worse surely. Whitehead and Holroyd could obviously come in too…
Finally I’d give Dean or Hayes a run alongside Williams. If Drinkwaters role is to be a controlling half and make sure we’re in the right areas of the pitch then fine, I’ve no problem with that, but it isn’t happening, I’m not saying he’s solely to blame but our only tactic seems to be give it Williams on the last play of the ball and hope he can conjure something…
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| Just been looking at the remaining fixtures for those around us and I honestly can’t see us finishing worse than 6th. Not took my medication yet but that’s what I think.
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| I don’t expect us to win anything, but I think we’ll fight hard and have a decent go in the play offs.
With a front row of Vaughan, Mikaele, Harrison, Bullock, Crowther, Philbin and Kasiano, if you can get them fired up and keep them on the field, you should have a 50:50 chance in most games. They should get you out of trouble and into good field position, if you kick and defend kicks well enough.
From there we just need to find a way over the line. Williams is obviously the starting point there. And with Currie and Ashton on that side that is our best chance. It’s criminal we don’t have a centre to play on that side.
This isn’t a great team, but this isn’t a great league really. Saints and Wigan can be beat, it’s Catalan who are looking a cut above at the moment.
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| Quote ="Barbed Wire".....With a front row of Vaughan, Mikaele, Harrison, Bullock, Crowther, Philbin and Kasiano......'"
Certainly a revolutionary tactic having SEVEN players in the front row. With the traditional "pyramid" behind, that's already 28 players in your team before factoring in a scrum half et al.
Unless it were Saints or Wigan doing it, the Match Review Panel would surely notice.
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| Quote ="Barbed Wire"This isn’t a great team, but this isn’t a great league really. Saints and Wigan can be beat, it’s Catalan who are looking a cut above at the moment.'"
Catalans v Leigh final, unless one or both choke. Saints are out of it this year. Just too much disruption to ever get into anything like decent form. Wigan are terrible but at least have the x-factor of French.
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| Quote ="Saddened!"Catalans v Leigh final, unless one or both choke. Saints are out of it this year. Just too much disruption to ever get into anything like decent form. Wigan are terrible but at least have the x-factor of French.'"
I can’t see Leigh doing much after the challenge cup final which is the way it usually goes. Especially if they win it. My guess would be a Cats - Wigan GF or maybe Saints if Wigan choke it.
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