Huge effort, fine margins, so close to winning thar, Griffins try, Scott intercept and Dwyer.

Need to repeat that effort more or it means nothing

Hopefully Sutcliffe back soon, so Griffin can go back into the back row. Lane scares me everytime he's in a tackle as he needlessly keeps hands in or pushes their player as he stands up. He is a walking '6 again'

Lovodua needs to be out now too, I'd be happier with Carlos at 6 than Joey

Saints also defended well tonight, I can't remember too many times if any we beat the first man. Hoy had a lot of easy catches tonight but never saw him beat the first defender.

Young Litten without being spectacular did enough to keep his place for next week. Looked a lot more confident a player than Mcintosh.

Bounce of the ball dwyer nearly made the difference.
Joey not good enough at 6.
If fit I’d have Sutcliffe there for Leigh game.
Not ideal but until Truman or macnamara are fit then it’s best option.

Gotta say that Brad Fash, possibly the smallest forward in the league is a giant of a player. He stood out for me again out of both packs of forwards. Another great shift from him tonight.

Houghton is still the best number 9 at our club. Change my mind if you can?

When quality players like Tom Johnstone become available, we sign Brad Dwyer who hasn't made it at his last two clubs. That's why Catalans are top of the league and we're in the bottom few. They can attract top players while we sign average jorneymen.

We could have made do with Houghton and Lovodua playing at hooker. We just can't attract the the quality players to sign for us.

As was said after the Salford game by FC fans a loss is a loss. It doesn’t matter what the score is, it’s still a loss whether you lose by 8 points or 50.

Saints were there for the taking tonight and you came up short……again.

And you’ve been hanging around all night with your crusty sock waiting to post something?

Talking of Hoy have to say im disappointed so far from what ive seen so far.
Maybe the expectation was high given he was likened to a Jai Field type attacking full back but we have seen zero running game from him either individual breaks or backing up breaks.
Saw more from Walker whilst he was here last season.
Lets hope he improves

Wow no reply so .....







As for the game

Great defence whys it taken a hammering to fix it

Houghton played well but still not the answer

Taylor best prop at the club 100%

Clifford best half we've had since Albo

But felt like we was full pelt and saints half pelt and they still won

Lots to build on but need to get rid of plenty of deadwood to go to the next level

Again

Best So called "know it all" didn't have a answer managed

Knew was wrong and had no comeback again






Sorry you loved Connor aswell

What holds us back

Excuses when it doesn't happen

Should of scored that million %

But if Houghton was a quota player he'd be far worse

But he's lived a career out of "hull born and bred" but not international class

Stop with the nonsense he missed a sitter

Had all the time in the world

He's been OK, looked good in the Cas game but has had no clean breaks. He made 31 carries last night bit the Saints defence was pretty tough to breech.

I like him, looks safe and despite no clean breaks, looks threatening, plenty of tackle busts and offloads. Think he will get better the better the weather.

You don't need to international class to be a good SL players, there are lots of examples. Lee Briers, Paul Cooke etc

Of course Keith that's why you and the gang where all over here last week despite both teams losing.

Let's face it, you're disappointed with just about everyone who pulls on our jersey. I don't why you bother, everyone knows what you're going to say.

Disappointed with the loss. If the ball bounces nicely for Dwyer or the ref sends the Griffin decision up as a try things might have been different.

We defended much better for longer though, we need to match those levels every game. Thought we'd struggle more when Saints rotated their props but we went ok.

Can't knock anyone's effort this game. Hoy, Clifford, Griffin, Andre, Fash all had great games.

Keep Litten on the wing. Saints targeted him pretty much all game, he jammed in a few times but he had a solid game.

Ligi tried to overplay in the first half with a few offloads but he got through a load of work.

Satae seemed quiet. Maybe bring him off the bench and start Taylor.

McNamara comes in for Lovodua if fit against Leigh.

Hopefully the Swift injury isn't too serious, but can see him missing the Leigh game.

Houghton is nowhere near their level

Cooke had Sculthorpe farrell sinfield infront of him all his career

Briers had long martyn mcguire pryce burrow infront of him

Houghton apart from roby alot of hookers have played Hodgson clark mcshane mcilorum

Alot of people don't rate mcilorum but he's better than Houghton no doubt

Come on dwyer should of scored that 100 out 100 times

He'll have been the first to apologise to team mates after and the team mates know he should scored

But positive signs definitely and we move on to leigh

But some of the excuses why he didn't score are just laughable really

But not as laughable as some of the rubbish you peddle on here.

Huge contrast to last Saturday, a much better performance, on another day Dwyer takes that ball and we win the game, it’s proof that the effort can be produced, it’s just needs to be consistent and we will be okay.

My one issue is that our attack does feel rather clunky, I’m excited to see how Trueman will do there once fit. For time being I’d have McNamara back in the halves for Leigh, which I’d now consider a must win.

Didn't get home til just after 1 last night, so first chance to post

Cant fault effort and commitment, bounce of the ball didn't go our way last night, luck wasn't on our side, (even though they say you make your own luck), Griffs' no try will go up as a try and be given in another game, time for the RFL/SL to abolish that stupid guessing game that the refs have to do, if a ref cant see it, hand it to the video ref to decide! Also am i the only one who thinks Saints should have been down to 12 in the last 7 or 8 minutes after the late hit on an FC player, replays on the big screen clearly shows the Saints player leading with the shoulder on the point of impact.

Onto Leigh, now the team has got to back it up next week as Leigh look no mugs this season