We had our 'first choice' halves playing today and still created nothing. Can't blame injuries for everything, there has been some terrible recruitment at the club over the last couple of years which has left us in this position. Who decided Danny Brough should have a 1 year contract extension, can;t have been Stone he was being shown the door by then. Mr Davy needs to realise that Thewlis and co are not good spotters of talent, and the kind of deals they throw at people are ludicrous... Can't get Gaskell on less than a 4 year contract? fine, so sign someone else. Bottom 4 side with no creativity.. lets sign the 35 year old playmaker up for another year!!

The team has no heart, no minerals and no leadership.
The game is a complete joke. More stoppages than football. Woeful refereeing, inconsistent and petty. Players calling for penalties, arms out crying.
That was painful yesterday, painful.
The pre-game video made me think of a time not too many years back. I was stood in the boozer in Cas pre-game and we had just signed Kev Brown. Wild & Aspinwall were here as well. Does anyone else remember Aspinwall getting absolutely smashed to bits getting tackled at Bradford? Smashed. He played the ball and two tackles later there he was running it in again. We were a proper team then. Never say die. Playing for each other. Now the closest thing we get to that is giving each other five when the opposition knocks on. And then we promptly knock in on back to them.

The game is garbage. The ref's are garbage. But worse than that, we are garbage. Not long ago at all we were a proper team with talent, leaders and mongrel. Now we're a kindle of kittens with our heads shoved into the corner of a cardboard box, refusing to see the obvious.

Agree 100%, What a change to hear some one say it how it really is instead of people calling players Legends and wanting them signed up for 5 years because they have had a couple of good games.

enjoyed that pre game video on the big screen.... ah the good old days!

still cant get away from the fact that we have too many injuries still, you wont get any fluency going in a team when you are changing the team from week to week...just so unsettled is the team changing full backs, centres, wingers, half backs.... it wont help one iota. look at other teams they have a settled team in pivotal positions.

has anyone even applied to be the giants boss?!!?!

Thorman ?

with some of the decisions made in recent years probably get it

on a 5 year deal!!

To stop him getting picked off.

He`ll certainly get picked on!!


(sorry)!

add murphy to the list 6-8 weeks, typical! the type of player we need right now who will put his body on the line.

roberts has a hamstring problem again too



jake wardle may get his chance friday, look forward to watching him

mcgillvary should be back next but 3 weeks off!!! so wont be in for the cup or magic weekend

Is there anyone in the squad that HASNT had a hamstring problem this season?

Only the ones who haven't been able to run due to other injuries

Jake any relation to Joe ?

Little bro.

erm jordan rankin and clough!

sounds like they had a poop pre season and its come back to haunt them reading between the lines

so

5 out injured at moment

1 banned.

was as high as 9 so improved the situation abit but its the ones that are missing which leave a big hole! players like mcgillvary and before the season started i warned cudjoe would be a massive loss, proved so. murphy too now... we just dont have any backs!!!

Is it only 5?
Roberts, Jerry, Leroy, Wakeman, smurph, ?

His better brother.
always looked better than joe did at his age- but two years of injury has meant he’s not featured.

i have injured

mcgillvary
cudjoe
murphy
ferguson
roberts

think wakeman is just out of favour. never surprised if someone drops out on the day of the game too!

Wakeman plays his best game of the season- then did t play again- he may be out of favour but he has shown more than walne and Roche in each game he’s played -doesn’t make sense to me.

Very true

yep , must have been a fall out, not read about any injury too him. he was sent out to dewsbury too earlier so maybe all was no too rosy then in camp with him either. roche and walne are a waste of space.

update on whos out for the giants...

cudjoe
wakeman (working his way back from injury if ever!)
ferguson
smith
wood
wardle (banned)


would say 3 of those were starting 17 at the start of the season.

seems like they have had a mini ore season with andrews coming in and things are improving, even murphy is back now which is a surprise!!

Bumper knows how to get them recovered - I remember he did that last time he was with us with lots of players coming back earlier than expected from injury.