why haven't they played like this is the big question though

a performance like that would have seen off Salford in the CC and other games such Cas at home

its the fact we have the potential to at least be a playoff side, but struggle to even keep in the top 10 that is the biggest disappointment.

Did you watch the same match as I did? Calderwood worked hard. They all did in fact. They deserved at least a draw. Silverwood should be made to eat his bloody whistle, the birdbrain.

Indeed.

Comes down to coaching, imo.

In a nutshell.

Was a much improved effort from everyone in my opinion and after most fans expected a thrashing im quite proud of the performance tonight. Dont mind getting beat if the effort is there for all to see. Just wonder why they cant put that effort in every week. Silverwood didnt help but still doing silly things and making things hard for ourselves.

Better players next year in key positions will ensure that players will put it in every week I hope.

Didnt do a bad job with them tonight tbf.....possibly a sign of things to come with better players??????

Hope springs eternal.

Time will tell, I suppose, mate.

Will be interesting how the final six games go this season.

Agar isn't going anywhere, once we get the deadwood out and the better quality of players in next season, we will be where we belong and back in the top 4.

If he couldn't raise them for this he'd need shooting, but imo it wasn't him. We looked poor and uninterested until Cordoba stood upto to Fozzard and if it was Agar why oh why does Calderwood have to encourage players to join in try celebrations it's a local derby FFS!

This will be a big indicator of Agars coaching for me, it's how you react to games like this when a coach earns his crust. If we roll over now i'll probably join the bandwagon.
Thing is, now the play offs have definitely gone will they give up?

good point about calders, when he thought he'd scored I read his lips, he was shouting "come on I've just scored a f##king try ffs". This guy is poty for me, nobody is close.

agreed, when he arrived i expected a cocky, lazy, annoying player who'd stay on his wing and get no service...he's proved me totally wrong.

Can't wait to see him on the end of Long's service next season.

Because people naturally watch the attacking team more, you won't really notice that calderwood comes infield more often then most wingers to tackle on 2nd and 3rd, and because tackling seems to tire players more than driving - wouldn't that suggest he's not lazy?

Where as Raynor doesn't play as defensive but drives more and would balance this out.

bit like wellens and co last week

f.o.a.d.

i saw a team tonight who have no confidence, and that's why they lost. Well, let me tell you they should be proud of the effort, and they should go away confident that they can beat anyone. The effort was excellent, and with the rub of the green they'd have won. Forward pass? My ar5e. The only difference was Paul Crooke, and without him we'd have won.

What I want to see now is the same effort every week. I want to see that effort with a solid game plan. We have the ability, our club is better, our fans are better, we are the superior team. We need a team on the pitch to match this. They've proved they have the passion when it counts, so lets see this every week and I'm sure we'll turn it around.

Hull did themselves proud tonight. As a Hull fan that's all I want, passion and enthusiasm from the players. Ok we were robbed, but at least the loss wasn't due to the players not responding.

Come on Hull - I believe

Couldn't agree more. Looking forward to the rest of the season now, hoepfully we'll kick on from tonight and bring on 2010!

TBF to Paul Cooke in the aftermatch presentations he had the decency to say that summed up Hulls luck this year.

Rovers got very lucky tonight and individual errors again cost Hull points.

Your post exhibits your clear absence of intelligence and command of the English language. Lazy and Calderwood are poles apart, you clearly are absent of brain cells and have no understanding of rugby leagure whatsoever.

NEXT season you should be back in the top 5 or 6

It also begs the question of 'where was this effort previously'
That is a question I for one would be asking.