That's not necessarily true had they left later the traffic may have been backed up passed the last turn off then they would of got stuck further back the only way they would of got through if they left later is if they got a warning about the accident then turned of earlier but then they would of still got stuck in traffic on the smaller a & B roads.

It was a no win situation all round.

What happened last night was one of those things that nobody can plan for.

I dont think the pre-match build up needs to change. Had the road been open normally those players would have been there by 6 at the latest, so I think about 2 hours is early enough for the players to get there.

I am a hull fan and was travelling down after work from Ripon. I was abit late setting off, which was bit of luck, other wise I would probably have been the wrong side of Junction 34. I saw the Bulls bus pass me on the Hard shoulder and like it, had to come off at J34.

The road we were on went very close to the scene of the accident. Although the tanker was clear of the road, the problem was it had spilt was it was carrying and that was causing the tarmac to break-up.

Did actually arrive at 7.35. But there was nothing the players could do. Even the Radio Leeds team got stuck, so it wasnt just Hull players.

What pub was it? I'll get PG to go along and benefit from the collective wisdom of a few blokes on the beer.

Strange that this game day prep situation has never been issue or even discussed on here before last night, considering how many believe ours is crap!!

handy bags to you too mr!!!!

i was in fact arguing the point that our prep was in capable hands, but it was leaved back at me that most prem league footy clubs have a team meal together and there for are all together long before kick off

Just for the record it maybe worth noting that although PG possibly has a damn sight more knowledge than the rest of us on how to prepare/coach/pick a team this will not stop fans voicing their opinions on things, nor should it irrelevant of how sensible or not those opinions are.
Maybe if he had listened to the fans on the beer he would not have wasted pre-friendlies playing a hooker as a h/back and given our 2 h/backs more time together

In which case hats off to you but boooo to your mates

I seem to remember post match being discussed under Agar, some-thing about the players being seen in Big Mac not long after a game if my memory serves me right. Also a thread which discussed Wigan swimming at the Village hotel before a game and discussed then with questions about what we as a team did, again this was under Agar.

Nor should it stop me pointing that I don't agree with people's opinions that they believe they know more about RL coaching and match prep than the guys who's job it is

Nail..Head and il go and fetch a fooking big hammer.

Don't recal you doing this when Agar was the coach (sorry I could not resist that one)

I hope it isnt cold sunday as i have a litte sniffle and it might get worse if i sit in a cold stadium for too long.

Maybe i should have said "guys who know what they're doing" lol

Just a small point - and please don't take this as an indication that I agree with the view that they should have arrived earlier - but there are professional teams who get together several hours before kick off, eat together and arrive at the ground together. So it's not necessarily the case that only blokes in the pub think this is a good idea - some professional sports coaches do too. With that in mind, it's not unreasonable for fans to express their opinion one way or the other.

Just for the record the M62 has to be one of the worst motorways we have,especially with the nutters performing around the M1 junctions at rush hours.If I had a camera on my truck I would make a bloody fortune on Police Stop!

These idiots usually drive German cars or Chelsea Tractors.

Here's another just for the record - Did Bradford have a bonding session yesterday or did the coach pick players up at various points much as we would on our way to away games

Yes they spent the entire morning bonding at one of Omar Khan's restaurant's by washing the dishes from the previous night. They then cooked a huge (albeit medium strength) curry and made Nan breads for themselves before watching a bollywood classic.

M62 is still closed. Looks like westbound is opening later this evening with eastbound re-opening in the morning.

Whatever the spill was it must have really trashed the surface.

supposedly it was something called Benzole or Benzene which is used in the making of petrol and tarmac. but in its raw form is reactive and it corroded the road surface and thus the area had to be replaced. plus totally cleaned up in case someone decided to throw fag out and set if on fire accidentally.

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Heard something similar. If so the Tarmac may have lifted from the base (or something) so they may leave it shut and resurface the whole lot

The bitumen binder that holds the aggreagte in place in the road is soluble in Benzine/benzol, so the integrity of the running surface could/would have been compromised. (also Benzene is quite carcinogenic)

www.rfu.com/takingpart/coach/coa ... kling.ashx Page 12 of the above paper by Andy Hickling is interesting. It shows what he says is the generally accepted and best practice for pre match preparation timing for the team and players. Albeit it's RU it seems to be in line with what we're doing and with what most people who "think they know" on here have said.

www.rfu.com/takingpart/coach/coa ... kling.ashx Page 12 of the above paper by Andy Hickling is interesting. It shows what he says is the generally accepted and best practice for pre match preparation timing for the team and players. Albeit it's RU it seems to be in line with what we're doing and with what most people who "think they know" on here have said.

Hurrah, made it to Hull along the M62.