Russell drops kick, then so does Ta'ai. Hudds start on our line.

10.5 minutes to go. Huby through 'huge gap' under posts. Brough converts.

28-30.

4.20 to go. Clark scores! Kick to come.

32-30.

2.51 to go. Gidley converts.

34-30.

30 seconds left, Hudds drop it.

34-30 FT.

They say the sign of a great team is one that can play badly and still win. Glad of the win but I'm not convinced.

That was dire. Two weeks running we let one player score three tries (or more last week). STILL showing pi$$ poor form.

I live in hope that there is a master plan that allows opponents to make easy yards against us week in week out, that involves poor decision making & handling errors ,but at the crucial time in the year everything will come together for one night only.

Really? In that case we must be the best team in the history of Superleague because we stank the place out! That was an awful performance

I made the mistake of paying to watch that garbage. Shipping 30 points at home against a team bottom of the league. Zero defensive intensity again, thats 56 points let in last 2 games. Reminded me of the Cullen days.

But according to Smith “It summed up some of the season, if you came to be entertained I'm sure you were,”.

Sorry, I wasn't.

I'm neither a glass half full or empty man, simply a realist. So, I'll say it as I saw it.

THAT WAS DROSS.

A first 20 minutes which we treated like a Monday morning training session, until Hudds woke up. Bugger all from the halves (nice of Mrs Sandow to pick her son as MotM). Hardly ever took their line on. Pack trying to take on huge Hudds pack down the middle was a big mistake. Backs look laboured.

We still believe our hype from the pre Easter form. We think we can just turn up, and we'll win. WRONG.RL doesn't work like that, these days.

If what Wires 71 said is correct about Smith commenting that we were entertained, I'm sorry too. Endless knock ons, in perfect (bar humidity) conditions, is not good entertainment. £20 wasted for me.

We need to improve rapidly, for next week. Remember HKR at the same stage, last year? We took them too lightly, as well.

Glad of the 2 points but we will need do be an awful lot better to pick up any silverware.

It's interesting to note that the top 3 teams all struggled this weekend. Wigan got beat whilst Hull and ourselves only scraped home in the last 10 mins. Now that could be down to fatigue, complacency or the weather. Personally I suspect it's a combination of all three. On the positive side today's performance should eliminate any possibility of us being complacent next week.

We won & have taken 2nd spot with no injuries, TS says Ratch should be okay next week.

If at the start of the season we were offered after 23 rounds 2nd spot only 1 point behind the leaders & a winnable semi final tie who would have said 'Yes Please' ?

Again unconvincing but a wins's and win.

Glad of the win today but we seemed to just decide to score every now and again. We aren't at the stage of the season when that is OK we need to out in an 80 minute performance soon or I will just lose confidence in us picking up silverware.

I'm not a head in the sand kind of guy, but it's not all bad. We walked into good field position when we wanted to, and scored enough points to win the match.

If it meant something, I'm sure the George King silly passes, the Rhys Evans knock of from the scrum and the kick off out on the full from Sandow don't happen.

When the heat turns up and we play competitive games, we can and do get over the line, and we can hold the opposition under the water when we have the momentum.

Next week, it's all about control. Go forward, go fast and support in numbers. Play off Hill and Sims, Clark through the middle and Sandow to kick on the back of it. Fast and aggressive rugby, I'm not sure Wakefield can cope with us in that mode

we have loads of good players, but we arent a very good team.

Semi final of the CC, second in the league, most points scored (best attack) & least points conceded (best defence)

Could still end up with three trophies

Your right we are $hite!!!

The whole season for all teams has been up and down and no-one has really put it together - lots of bottom teams beating those at the top.
At the moment Hull deserve to be top.
We're in there - there or thereabouts - but not good enough and play well in patches in games.
We can beat anyone when we're 'on' our game, but then again we're simply not consistent enough.

I didn't think we played well last week (regardless of what TS says), and I can't comment on todays match as I couldn't go, but from reading the Warrington Guardian live report it sounds like we didn't play with any consistency again.

Apart from when we play Saints, I think we have a more than even chance of beating any of the top teams and actually prefer playing those to the ones at the bottom. That could stand us in good stead over the next few months.

My main concern is over the wing positions.
Penny and Russell for me at the moment.

Quote ="lefty goldblatt"I'm neither a glass half full or empty man, simply a realist. So, I'll say it as I saw it. THAT WAS DROSS. A first 20 minutes which we treated like a Monday morning training session, until Hudds woke up. Bugger all from the halves (nice of Mrs Sandow to pick her son as MotM). Hardly ever took their line on. Pack trying to take on huge Hudds pack down the middle was a big mistake. Backs look laboured. We still believe our hype from the pre Easter form. We think we can just turn up, and we'll win. WRONG.RL doesn't work like that, these days. If what Wires 71 said is correct about Smith commenting that we were entertained, I'm sorry too. Endless knock ons, in perfect (bar humidity) conditions, is not good entertainment. £20 wasted for me. We need to improve rapidly, for next week. Remember HKR at the same stage, last year? We took them too lightly, as well.'" Totally agree. It's reminds me of The Emperors Clothes. Me and my wife decided last minute to go. Complete waste of £42. www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... es_spirit/ Quote After the game, Smith said there were definitely areas his side needed urgent improvement on going into next week’s Challenge Cup semi-final against Wakefield. “Some of our attack was fantastic and we scored some fantastic tries,” he said. “Our spirit and fight to the end was very pleasing but we would like to have a more rounded performance. “We put pressure on ourselves and it gifted our opponents to put too many points on the board for our liking. “We'll fix some of those areas up for next week. We need to be better than that next week but there was some brilliant passages of play.” Despite currently sitting bottom of the Super League table, Rick Stone’s Giants put in an impressive display at The Halliwell Jones Stadium and led until Clark’s 76th-minute score. Smith said the game was a superb advert for the 13-man code. “It summed up some of the season, if you came to be entertained I'm sure you were,” he said. “It was a terrific game, lots of action and suspense and finally some joy for us. “There was some aspects of it for the coaches that was a bit frustrating with some of the errors made. “I thought we invited Huddersfield into the game when we had control of it, especially at eight points up. “They are not a bottom of the table team. If you look at them throughout the season they've been in most games.”'"

Quote ="lefty goldblatt"I'm neither a glass half full or empty man, simply a realist. So, I'll say it as I saw it. THAT WAS DROSS. A first 20 minutes which we treated like a Monday morning training session, until Hudds woke up. Bugger all from the halves (nice of Mrs Sandow to pick her son as MotM). Hardly ever took their line on. Pack trying to take on huge Hudds pack down the middle was a big mistake. Backs look laboured. We still believe our hype from the pre Easter form. We think we can just turn up, and we'll win. WRONG.RL doesn't work like that, these days. If what Wires 71 said is correct about Smith commenting that we were entertained, I'm sorry too. Endless knock ons, in perfect (bar humidity) conditions, is not good entertainment. £20 wasted for me. We need to improve rapidly, for next week. Remember HKR at the same stage, last year? We took them too lightly, as well.'" Totally agree. It's reminds me of The Emperors Clothes. Me and my wife decided last minute to go. Complete waste of £42. www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... es_spirit/ Quote After the game, Smith said there were definitely areas his side needed urgent improvement on going into next week’s Challenge Cup semi-final against Wakefield. “Some of our attack was fantastic and we scored some fantastic tries,” he said. “Our spirit and fight to the end was very pleasing but we would like to have a more rounded performance. “We put pressure on ourselves and it gifted our opponents to put too many points on the board for our liking. “We'll fix some of those areas up for next week. We need to be better than that next week but there was some brilliant passages of play.” Despite currently sitting bottom of the Super League table, Rick Stone’s Giants put in an impressive display at The Halliwell Jones Stadium and led until Clark’s 76th-minute score. Smith said the game was a superb advert for the 13-man code. “It summed up some of the season, if you came to be entertained I'm sure you were,” he said. “It was a terrific game, lots of action and suspense and finally some joy for us. “There was some aspects of it for the coaches that was a bit frustrating with some of the errors made. “I thought we invited Huddersfield into the game when we had control of it, especially at eight points up. “They are not a bottom of the table team. If you look at them throughout the season they've been in most games.”'"

So we play half-d and low intensity when it suits? Just doing enough to secure the points? Able to step up a gear when it matters? I'm not convinced we were very lucky not to lose that game. The semi-final against Hull KR last year still haunts me. I was waiting all game for us to kick into gear.

It didn't help losing Ratchford the guy as been playing really well recently and they have been training all week with him in the team setting up structure for todays game

You definitely didn't go today then. Russell was atrocious in parts.

As well as not being very good at catching high balls, he's now unable to bend his back for balls at his feet.

He's so bloody indecisive, I've seen the positives in the past, but I wouldn't be d now I'd we sent him on his way.

I'd say Evans Penny for the wings next week, thoigh it looks as if Penny isn't in consideration

Russell looks terrified if the ball is kicked to him,he is completely shot under the high ball and takes an age to get it when it's bouncing around him,seems his confidence as really gone to deal with it,wonder is he training to deal with it.