4 tries to 3 and we played till the end, disappointed but happy with the effort and nearly nicked it at the end, in fairness imo cas where the better team until the last 20, but hey if we get that close and not really fire till near the end cant be bad, saying that cas did tackle well, hopefully no injuries

I think we have a couple of fans.

But whilst we are on our way home from the game, they are sat on the sofa critising us

What is funny about that?

Time for another middle 8`s thread?

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Not the greatest first half by Hull, not smart enough, too many errors, gifted Cas the first two try's & possibly even the 3rd with poor/sloppy play and some dubious decisions by Kendall.
All in all great character shown by the team and could and should have won poor decision not to allow the try as did not go towards the opponents line it kept going backwards and should have stood.

Very sad. Try Whisky, it numbs the brain more quickly, espescially if you have one. FC were the better team on the night. These refs are rubbish. If he'd signalled Try on field it would have been given upstairs.

Whos critised you for going to the game?

well done you but actually no. You might as well have saved your money or just left at halftime because you wrote the team off again when there is no need to. Do you just go as some sort or perverse ritual so you can then come out with the nonsense you do pretty much every game?

I take it the second half went pretty much as you expected too Mrs B? The day I look to you for Rugby insight is the day I stop watching the sport.

I think we lacked composure tonight and neither team played to their potential. I'm not disappointed with the effort but it's a shame we gifted them their first try. Apart from that it was a good game and we nearly sneaked it. Some of our first teamers getting unnecessary stick as per usual on this forum and it's more like a crèche on here sometimes. If the team doesn't play as well as we can do, then it seems unfair to pin the blame on individual players. I understand people blaming the red because they are upset with the result but they really need to look closer to home because it was not his fault we lost tonight

You are wrong. The ball doesn't have to be propelled forward. It can go slightly forward and sideways.... As it was sent up as no try there is no clear evidence it went back. You can't complain with that.

Your joking right?

Sorry but for someone who rarely criticises officials, in this case, if he'd signalled "Try" on the field, it would have been allowed upstairs.

If true then I agree. Penalty should have been given but I was too busy watching the ball to notice.

Anyway as said earlier. 3 major close games so far but you definitely have the edge on us at present. I do worry about meeting you in the play offs. More so than anyone else.

I went to the game to cheer the team on in hope of a close game but realistic enough to appreciate the magnitude of the task. Was very exciting at fhe end so delighted to have been there in person to lend some actual vocal support although clearly the damage was done by half time. Plenty of positive to take although need to try and hold 4th.

Ball went backwards, video ref can overturn it and it should have, can't blame it for the loss as, even if given anything could have happen in the last 10.

Need to get rid of the ref call, worst rule at the moment

No..... You are anyone else can not say that clearly went backwards. It hit his arm, he ran forwards and the ball landed roughly the same area where it hit him. Meaning it's a knock on. I've watched it 5 times over now and there is no clear evidence it went back. Meaning the decision could not be overturned.

Chris Irvine saying we both look like Grand Finalists. Goodness me.

Play with that intensity but a bit smarter and we win the next 4 games,be 2nd in the league and at Wembley, no other team we play are anywhere as good as Cas.

It hit the top of his shoulder and carried on the same direction it was thrown , backwards! I think your having a laugh

You definitely are the best team we have played. The only team who has stopped us playing our usual game. Outplaying us in the forwards each match too.

You certainly cant blame the ref, the disallowed try was disappointing but fair enough. Very hard to judge whether or not it travelled forward so it hinged on the on field decision, and the 50/50 went against us. It happens. Individuals errors were what ultimately cost us.

Lets face it, even if the gap to Cas had closed to 5 points we would have faced a mountain to catch them given the cup distraction. It would have been an outside chance at best. A win would have been nice to strengthen our top 4 place, but in reality we arent in much danger of slipping out. So tonight was really a bonus. I saw nothing at all from Cas to concern me if we have to play them again in the semis, even at their place. We can comfortably handle their pack. We have their passing plays all figured out, and we know we can break them down as long as we are patient. There might never be a better chance to win the GF than this year. Its there for the taking if we can manage our resources right leading to the playoffs.

The thing is anyway.... Even if that was given....you would of started your next set on your own line. The try was dissalowed and you scored 2 minutes later roughly??? The game would have been different and who knows even if you would have scored after that..... Nobody knows so you can't say it cost you the match. (Plus it still didn't clearly go backwards

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Pretty much - if you gift Cas a 3 score lead at home by HT you're done for. Terrific comeback but still likely to end the weekend 4th. As previously discussed. We are finishing games really well right now. We were behind the sticks and Cas looked shot in the last 15 whereas we were just getting warmed up.

Sorry but thats not true - Cas controlled the game for 60 mins - stick in some FC brain farts and dropped balls from Watts and they was better

Im not saying it cost us the match , just a poor decision imo . Hope we meet again in the gf, think we are the 2 best teams this year so far quite comfortably