After that first 40 I thought we had turned a corner but apparently not.

What irks me a little bit is that smith says he’ll drop players who underperform. But every week he drops 3 players and replaces them with the 3 players he dropped the week previous.

Davy Litten is the only youth he’s really blooded.

If that cas game had gone on 5 mins longer and Leeds didn't bomb so many easy tries in their game v us in round 2, we could be sat joint bottom with Wakey

The dropped players probably see it as a good thing, nice week off for them and knowing theyre not going to be the scapegoats in our latest poor showing

Smith talks the talk to Hull live but doesn’t follow up his words.
The vast majority of the first team want dropping.
Replacing them with Youths is a double edged sword firstly it would send a message to the underperforming players in the team, however it is a difficult call to throw young lads into a big game the last thing you want is to demoralise the young lads however Smith could add more youth to the first team.
At the moment you have underperforming players playing week in week out.
Most of them look like they don’t even want to be there, they are lethargic and disinterested and that is disrespectful to the fans .

I just don’t get any of it really, like when we signed evans I thought he would be a dominant forward in SL but would struggle with his discipline.

What we got is a big pudding who doesn’t want to carry and struggles with his discipline.

Why is it players forget the basics of rugby when they come into our first team. We have players who defend like U8’s and show no sign of improvement.

Sat there, watching that first half, I thought 'wow, the Tony Smith effect already'!

Even by our standards, especially recent years, for our season to come to a shuddering halt 45 minutes in is a record even for us!!

I'm going to put my flimsy reputation on the line here and say that we will score Friday night.
Just the one, obviously, (we don't want to be getting too carried away, do we!).

Of course, we will still ship our, seemingly weekly, 30+ points at the other end, the players will walk off the Headingly pitch with the merest shrug of their shoulders, as they get ready for another 'extra' training session to 'put things right for next week' (because they're hurting don't you know!).

But, they will do so safe in the knowledge that one of them crashed over in the 77th minute for a consolation 4-pointer.

Onwards, but not particularly upwards, we go!!!

yes but in the wrong position
I see little point naming some of the younger players in the 21 man squad then just reverting to yo yoing underperformers in and out of the team.

and Taylor will be doing his usual selfies with the crowd whilst passing our his business card

Do we have any team news yet?

When they pick young bulls in Spain for the
Bull fights etc
They pick all the young bulls and they push them over with a massive stick/poke

some of the young bulls stay on the ground and basically say in animal speak
“why did you do that ?”

then other bulls get immediately back into their feet and are very angry !

the Spanish pick those for the Bull fight arena
You have to ask how many of our players are in which category

What a load of bull s#it.

Very [iHemingwayesque[/i.
[iDeath in the Afternoon[/i seems pretty apt consideing our current plight.

so either Sutcliffe or Crlos in the halves? looks like Cam Scott is starting/playing going by his insta story

thankfully (for once) covid strikes and has got me out of going tonight lol

The sun also rises…

Yeah, we're still

Feel like even the weather is mocking us at this point, should be a fun evening on the western terrace

yep arriving by bus

The Reserves are playing beforehand, kicking off at 5.30.

It is live on Leeds You Tube channel

hope they churn the pitch up as much as possible! weather could save us from Leeds running riot!

dread to think how many knock ons we will give away
But Tony said we trained well so our exceptional fitness and watertight defence should see us through tonight

Leeds didn't do too good in the rain vs the dobbins, hoping lightning will strike twice isn't asking too much is it?!

Not when you see the team
Lovodua at six again
Think Smith has lost the plot

seen it! no Savelio, Taylor not playing, strained calf muscle (probably chasing after a signature for a car deal!

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Starting Fash Houghton Cator Lane is a very very small pack in heavy conditions. Must admit not seeing his logic with this team. Goodness I really hope I'm wrong