Just seen the coverage on Sky site
That last try is a real sickener. Needless chargedown, and should do better with the tackling so close to the touchline.

Ah well. Onwards Wire

Lee Radford is back to flavour of the month over in Hull.. How fickle eh ..?

Chargedowns yet again cost us a game, a stubborn policy that cost us time and time again.

I think there is a definite forward pass in the 3rd try for hull, can't believe there was no appeal from the players tbh!
Not sour grapes as more than happy with the start and today's display. I think I even saw a pass from Atkins to the breadbasket of his winger to set up a try, almost
Looked like a proper centre for a change

radford out coached smith today, made around 7 or 8 changes to freshen us up whilst smith stuck with the vast majority of his squad v widnes

enthusiasm and energy got hull home today, wire looked knackered in the last ten

sandow was unplayable in the first half, but went awol second

As I've said previously, you didn't lose any of your 1 6 7 or 9 from your previous game while we lost our 1 and 6, a difficult situation to turnaround/prepare for in three days.

And there was me, convinced Wire would win every single game this year...

Have you seen the medical records then?

Hull lost their 6 from the derby for todays game

No he isn't. Did you lose?

Gidley is rather more than just our number six.

Was the second charge down a charge down? I thought that we didn't really play at it, perhaps wishful thinking on my part after the first one?

It was a funny match this one,it was a similar atmosphere and feeling to the Wakey match earlier on in the season
It was like we were waiting for something to happen,on that day we had enough but today we just couldn't shake them off
Conversions missed,shocking right side defence,poor decision making in open and set plays ultimately cost us today along with the organisation of Gidley
Let us not start diggin players out after one close performance that didn't go our way

Fair comment, I know we bombed a couple or three chances and weren't great on the conversion front but I think that you edged it on the front foot 'front' thought Danny Houghton played well for you.

Disappointed now but I'd take 1 defeat every 8

i think we were held up over the line 4 times!

if tom lineham didnt showboat in front of your own fans, that try could've killed us off

I agree, your most valuable player I reckon. Was just pointing out the inaccuracies

Fair enough about being held up but dropping that ball whilst over the line with his favourite corner dive was a mistake his next attempt kind of made up for it doing it 'easy' for a big unit?

I'm not bagging Lineham but didn't quite understand why he went for the defensive catch on the 6th near the end surely letting your guy have it and tackle him as soon as he hits the deck is better than flapping at it and a repeat set.

If you play like that every week energy wise you'll win more than you lose

great attacking and scoring player at fc, but also made some bad decisions defence wise

Well you certainly targeted that side both running and kicking to the corner between him and Johnson

The radio commentators were saying they thought one of Lineham's tries that was chalked off for a knock on he didn't touch the ball ?

Gidley is everything to this side at 6.... he marshalls the defence, he bring structure to the middle... he is usually one of the top tackler.

Ratchford is.. well... as much as a number 6 as chris bridge was.

I didn't attend the game, and only caught the very end of Matt and Gary's summing up, but the points that they made were;

A very porous right flank.
Lineham fluffing 2-3 scoring opportunities.
Two charge downs that came back to bite us.
Ratchford lacked any attacking threat.


Either way, Westerman sounds as though he is out of the Wigan game, but Gidley (dead leg) and Russell could be back. Surely TS will not ask the same squad to play a third match will he ?

Lineham scored 2 good tries but he bombed one by tried the 'pig dive' when he could have just used his 16-17 stone bulk to barge his way over.
Trying to catch the ball on an up and under on the last gave FC another 6 tackles. Not using his brain.
And in the first half his sheer laziness almost meant his opposite number chased down the ball and almost got to it having given Lineham at least 5 and possibly 10 yards.
My 80 year old mother could have run faster. Simply not good enough Tom. Simply not good enough.
You've come with a big price tag - I expect you to do better.

Johnson started very poorly and was at fault for the 1st try.

I though both Evans and Atkins played well and deserve a mention.
Cox, Hill and Sims played well too.
Sandow was sheer class in the first half but took a few wrong options in the 2nd half.

Charge downs on the last.......
Absolutely f£$%%^&** stupid.

Memo to Tony - tell the players NOT to attempt charge downs on the last tackle, or give me an explanation as to why one should be attempted.
Also tell the players not to give silly pens away on the last (Ratch?)

At half time I was quietly confident.
Unfortunately the team were perhaps over-confident and in the end got what they deserved.

I can only hope this serves as a reminder for the guys not to read or believe in all the hype that they may see on these forums.

That Lineham performance is typical of him all the time he was at Hull, great finisher, but is weak in defence and we targeted him and Evens.

He is a good winger, but hasn't the brains or pace to be a top winger.

Thought that Sandow song you did was good. Didn't hear it second half though.

Seriously - good following from your lot good effort.