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| Who shall I support now for the rest of the season is an easy one.... it'll be whoever the Broncos are playing on the day. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........
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| Would a good word to describe the club at the moment be moribund?
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| Quote ="Torbreck"Who shall I support now for the rest of the season is an easy one.... it'll be whoever the Broncos are playing on the day. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.........'"
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| Agree with you Darth a number of people said last night the only reason they turn up is because they have a season ticket, us included, that is really sad as I am talking about long term fans which go back as far as 20 years and beyond to Fulham. We have lost so many of the hardcore already, we sat last night discussing the amount of long term fans who have not bothered and it is really upsetting that the club has gone so far downhill. Will we all renew next year - whilst we have this type of performance I think not. The sad thing is on paper this is a talented team and probably the strongest for a long time so why in reality is this the worst we have watched for ages - answer no coaching ability. A fantastic bloke he may be but strong enough and knowledgeable enough he is not.
I fear for what will happen after the games on the road, we are away from the stoop for so long will anyone bother coming back. Will they bother trudging across London to Leyton and down to Gillingham. We wont, this team at the moment is not worth the amount of time it takes and the expense in petrol. A match where the performance is win, lose or draw is worth the time and expense if you are seeing a good solid team where performance, pride, and effort are expended and this is not the case.
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| I left twenty minutes early.
After flogging in to London after a manic week at work I just couldn't be bothered to sit around knowing the best connecting train home was leaving given the standard of play. I'm in the only turning up because I have a season ticket / am in the habit group and share Rosetintedspecs fears that some of the few of us that remain will soon get out of the habit of showing up. Will I throw more money down the drain for the Challenge Cup? At the moment I genuinely don't know.
We have been asked why we don't bring friends along. Yesterday just summed it up. Shocking crowd, poor performance, match over with half an hour to go and a general air of atrophy. If I dragged someone who doesn't watch RL regularly along to that they wouldn't be back in a hurry. Personally I enjoyed watching Catalan, they are a good team, but someone watching their first game wants to see a competitive game or a good home win as they won't immediately pick up on the subtleties of the sport.
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| Broncos coach Rob Powell said: "They came out of the box quickly and we struggled to contain them.
"I thought in the first half we did OK and were in the game.
"We should not concede four tries in 10 minutes and we have to get better at stopping momentum.
"There were some poor defensive reads and some poor refereeing decisions and that gave us too much to do.
"If you look at the overall game we did pretty well against a very strong side but things do not work like that."
The last line sums the bloke up- No coach should accept defeat at home under any circumstances ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
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| The way we conceded those quick points was such weak defence, but give due we came back, but then after half time to let in try after try so quickly it was if some of the players had stayed in the changing rooms or perhaps had too much curry! there was no heart there at all, no pride in wearing the shirt. I accept that Catalan are a good side this season but so should we!
Can't comment what went on in the bar afterwards or how that side is run, but do we have full control of all facilities on match days?? fron our landlords or do they provide staff??
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| Quote ="wire quin"Broncos coach Rob Powell said: "They came out of the box quickly and we struggled to contain them.
"If you look at the overall game we did pretty well against a very strong side but things do not work like that."
The last line sums the bloke up- No coach should accept defeat at home under any circumstances ANY CIRCUMSTANCES'"
Powell seems to be a total loser with no presence about him at all. If he sets his standards so low that last night's effort constitute doing pretty well then its no wonder so few turn up to watch.
The signs were ominous before the first game when Powell said the players wouldn't be doing presentations in the bar as they didn't like it when they had lost. Firstly, agreeing to that was accepting that we were unlikely to win many home games this season either and secondly he should have told the players to suck it up and put in a bit more effort to avoid losing.
Powell, you are the weakest link...goodbye.
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| Funny enough, talking about the season tickets, that's the ONLY reason I went last night even though I as in two minds not to. The kids (also ST holders didn't go as I slogged across London straight from work) said this morning... "Bet we lost again, didn't we Dad" which pretty much sums this years performances up up and sadly what they expect to happen. Just wondering if going to the Dewsbury Rams game is going to be worth the £££.
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| Quote ="Torbreck"Funny enough, talking about the season tickets, that's the ONLY reason I went last night even though I as in two minds not to. The kids (also ST holders didn't go as I slogged across London straight from work) said this morning... "Bet we lost again, didn't we Dad" which pretty much sums this years performances up up and sadly what they expect to happen. Just wondering if going to the Dewsbury Rams game is going to be worth the £££.'"
Ive already got my ticket for the Dewsbury game.
They must fancy there chances.
Im pretty sure they are looking forward to it more than me.
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| Quote ="wire quin"Broncos coach Rob Powell said: "They came out of the box quickly and we struggled to contain them.
"I thought in the first half we did OK and were in the game. =#408000Really ? We were 15 mins too late getting our heads on, and 10 nil down, we applied very little pressure in Catalans half and but we did manage to get a well worked try.
"We should not concede four tries in 10 minutes and we have to get better at stopping momentum.=#408000I think he is finally getting it.
"There were some poor defensive reads and some poor refereeing decisions and that gave us too much to do.=#408000Defensive reads which presumably you have planned for and worked through ?
"If you look at the overall game we did pretty well against a very strong side but things do not work like that.=#408000No we didnt - we were abject, listless and one dimensional. Catalans ran with pace power and there were always options, we were quite the opposite."
The last line sums the bloke up- No coach should accept defeat at home under any circumstances ANY CIRCUMSTANCES'"
I am amazed that this guys continues to spout such drivel.
Trying to get some positives, Robertson is decent full back, Dixon and Sarginson in time will be a serious handful (probably somewhere else at this rate), Gower is improving by the game (but is so far ahead of the rest of the clowns that is of no use), Rodney didnt drop the ball and scored a decent try and kicked goals and (I am sorry this might sound harsh) Rinaldi looked to get a serious injury so maybe if long term, deregister and bring in Hickey who might just give us some additional grunt up front, oh and the M25 was clear on the way home so I got back quicker to drown my sorrows
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| very one sided game, looked like men against boys, terrible defence from the Broncos but........I really did have a cracking night out! Took 3 blokes with me - two will most probably be coming again and the other one (who lives streets away but says he never hears anything about the club) said he'll get a season ticket next year. I'm really looking forward to taking my little girl to her first game against Dewsbury.
Yes, the side are woefully underperforming but before you all burn your season tickets just remember what a beautiful sport it is and what a good time you can have on matchday - even if there's not many people there, the lights are too bright and the club seems to be going down the toilet.
The darkest hour comes just before the dawn....!
Hi to any of you who I met in the Legends Lounge beforehand (the Oldhamer)
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| Quote ="PC Plum"oh and the M25 was clear on the way home so I got back quicker to drown my sorrows
'" The highhight of my evening too
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| Didn't go. Don't mind seeing us lose it's the reality of sport. But Thursday night after work in SW London? No thanks.
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| Quote ="PC Plum"Rinaldi looked to get a serious injury so maybe if long term, deregister and bring in Hickey '"
Rinaldi isn't a quota player
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| Time to sign Gavin Henson, for the added publicity...
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| Quote ="Sarf Essex Taff"Rinaldi isn't a quota player'"
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| In general, this board is just over simplifying rugby league coaching.
You're missing some key intangibles. Right from mid-season last year, when we saw Trent Robinson wearing jorts in a summer game in Perpignan on Sky, you could see he had the important things under control. Last night was the same - he had his jeans rolled up at the ankles AND was wearing the purple Converse.
This is the area we need a consultant to help the football staff at the club.
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| With Witt going off and Dorn coming in to the halves. I know it be a bit hard to comment on how he went as he wasnt there for long. But from what i heard on the radio when he did come on for Witt he did seem to be in on the action and reading Gowers short pass (unless i was hearding that wrong of course) and got over try line twice (can anyone who was there could see why they wasnt allowed).
So my question is come the Leeds game and Witt not fit (maybe best rest him if hes carrying a leg injury if honest). Would it be worth playing Dorn in halvers with Gower or will Powell put Sarg there.????
I would have said Powell would have been silly enough to move Randall there if RJ hadnt been injuried... any news on him or any other injuries, or is that a bit early to ask that question.
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| Sack of sh*te.
Saw Powel having discussions with Monsieur Alibert after the game. Said he was asking why Catalans were allowed to score on the 7th tackle. If only that were the biggest of our problems.
They scored while they were a man down FFS.
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| Quote ="alanw"With Witt going off and Dorn coming in to the halves. I know it be a bit hard to comment on how he went as he wasnt there for long. But from what i heard on the radio when he did come on for Witt he did seem to be in on the action and reading Gowers short pass (unless i was hearding that wrong of course) and got over try line twice (can anyone who was there could see why they wasnt allowed).
So my question is come the Leeds game and Witt not fit (maybe best rest him if hes carrying a leg injury if honest). Would it be worth playing Dorn in halvers with Gower or will Powell put Sarg there.????
I would have said Powell would have been silly enough to move Randall there if RJ hadnt been injuried... any news on him or any other injuries, or is that a bit early to ask that question.'"
Dorn is a great support player but hasn't got a good stand off game and Gower can't do it on his own. I would move Sargy to stand off where he played last season. With his quick acceleration near the line he could be very dangerous feeding off Gower and chasing his grubbers.
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| Quote ="Snoopy"Dorn is a great support player but hasn't got a good stand off game and Gower can't do it on his own. I would move Sargy to stand off where he played last season. With his quick acceleration near the line he could be very dangerous feeding off Gower and chasing his grubbers.'"
Then who would play at centre?
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| Rascal bongo best post on here mate positive even after a dire performance. And you brought new bodies down, see the interesr can be there
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| from the 10 new people who came with me probably three or four will come more regularly. They enjoyed the event and sport rather than the result.
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| willow! again mate good to see a positive comment about OUR game despite the result
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