Complacency and not getting up for so called lesser gasmes has been FCs problem for, well, years. Its the Wakey, Widnes and KR games that will be real tests

Very impressive last night,and if you can stay relatively injury free you will be right up there.I said pre season your pack is the best in the league and as someone who watches the NRL all the time feel tuimavave will prove to be a very astute signing.

I too have watched every televised game and would say we are by far the best team in the league at the moment. I dare say Leeds, Wigan and Saints will be able to take steps to improve their early form, but if someone told me that they'd been to the future and seen us win the league I would not be totally amazed. I notice people are saying the usual "barring injuries" excuse, but we have so many good players sat in the stands this will only apply if we get two major injuries in the same key position (H,SH,SO,FB).

2-1 was a ridiculous price for us to win last night, and i wish i'd put more money on it. I hope the bookies take a while to realise what i already believe so i can make a bit more. £10 on us to win the CC at 16-1 should cover most of my costs to see it. I'd guess we've got about two weeks of good prices at the bookies before they realise which way the wind is blowing.

Looks like they have a few days off now, Sneyd's just tweeted he is off to Dublin with his girlfriend. Hope he looks after his back!

I took 25/1 so fingers crossed

Highlights now on Catalans website - includes Pryce sinbin and the 2 disallowed tries at the end. tv.catalansdragons.com/category/annee-2016-51/

Highlights now on Catalans website - includes Pryce sinbin and the 2 disallowed tries at the end. tv.catalansdragons.com/category/annee-2016-51/

As much as I've enjoyed the last couple of games, bitter experience shows that some injuries are inevitable though we do seem better prepared. In particular we are still one injury away from disaster at hooker. So I'm enjoying what's been done so far and have confidence that the line up in the last couple of games will be a tough assignment for any team in SL but its way too early to get carried away yet.

Well not getting carried away but we do look like a team on the up, the team spirit is just great to see and that is two points I didnt expect to have.

After last week I was lets wait until we play Cats to see our improvement, never saw that result coming.

We need a big crowd for Cas now, anypone that has not been yet is missing out.

I've only placed 2 RL bets in the last decade, but 9/4 was too tempting even for me. Cheers FC

Wrong on both counts
Salford are a good side and will do well this season
To say Catalan are garbage shows what an idiot you are.

four days off according to Radford

Told you! lol

At least we haven't had a dry bumming at widnes yet

Well done Hull.
It would make a refreshing change for you to stay at the top of superleague.
That's where you should be.
Good luck.

We won't finish top. I hope we're comfortably in the 6 going into the super 8's and close enough to challenge for the top 4. That will be an above expectations start to the season for me. What happens after that will be largely down to injuries across the comp for me

Just to say that Radford has confirmed that Sneyd did have a back problem (spasm) and Abdull was called up and travelled.

I think an apology is due toFc-Steward from myself and a few others, so sorry. You or your "source" did over dramatise the story for effect though. Chinese whispers comes to mind.

So apart from he was 100% correct.

And apart from all his other prophecies




I don't mind the rumours myself, it's all part of it. I've learnt over the years to just wait and see, whether that's about new signings, injuries or whatever - it's not something to get annoyed over.

I remember meeting up before games pre-internet in the club on Airlie Street, and it was exactly the same, Chinese whispers snowballing as the message gets passed on, usually like this one with an element of truth at the source of it all (the bad back).

Well, so far so good. Arrived home from work just in time for ko on Saturday and throughly enjoyed the next couple of hours.

However, I've been here far too many times in my long years of supporting the club to get too carried away by decent back to back performances (however impressive they may be).

Think we need to get to the other side of Easter to see how the season may pan out. Seem to recall we looked the real deal in April/May 2013. By the end of that season we'd suffered yet another dispiriting afternoon at Wembley, Huddersfield had put nearly 60 points on us by half-time in a play off game and the coach had already cleared his locker out, so it might be wise to keep our powder dry just yet.

Still, it's a positive start and we're all in a chipper mood so, fingers crossed, let's hope it continues for a while yet. But there will be harder tests to come.

Pritchard was on 60 mins ish and made 3 tackles I've just seen. That's some stat. 9 in total including last week. 1 20ish mins and 9tackles for a 2nd row is a stat I don't think I've seen. Is he been avoided by the opposition? Hope it continues.
Also Talanoa stats thus far this year are ridiculous top or very near in tries,metres, breaks, busts, carries and average metres!

As some else commented would you want to run at the tank lol

No. But it's an unexpected advantage not having our strike edge having to work in D

He made 468 tackles in 32 games last year. Mini made 745.

It's a pity our stats don't show games and, in particular, minutes played.

I've never understood why - it's an important element to a players overall contribution.

thats why you see teams moving the ball quickly to our right edge and throwing the long cut out pass for the winger to go in at the corner.
Radford needs to work on this as both Pryce and Jack Logan have jumped the line and helped the opposition create the space.
Fonua against Salford and Michaels at Catalan both left exposed.