big fat zero in points against column,now that takes some doing whoever you play against, a win is a win at this stage i not too disappointed as gateshead put in a shift today with may be little skill they should feel proud of their efforts though not perhaps the ref gateshead DID try and slow the game down..

You aren't alone in that thinking. He doesn't look half the player he was



Only two thoughts;

No longer a winger (although stepping back down to this level he ought to be able to pull it off)

but probably more importantly ...

I also picked up on the body language ... perhaps it's as simple as he just doesn't want to be here?

Could it be a confidence issue? Maybe if he scores a couple of tries he will get it back. The standard of some of the officiating (including touch judges) in the division is appaling. Is the RL that obsessed with fast tracking people through at the expense of actual ability?

Swinton is a six pointer and unless I am wrong and happy to be corrected winning the league gains automatic promotion - so in my eyes it is a must win as now we have a very attainable chance of going top thanks to our own efforts and some recent favourable results - looking at recent form Swinton will NOT be the hardest of our remaining games. Hope that helps......

Tony Miller said to the press afterwards, that Friday is a must win if we are to achieve automatic promotion. Swinton should have been out of site but have been pegged back.

Miller said if we win on Friday, then several clubs will be thinking they can achieve automatic, but if we lose, then as tony said, it will be swintons title. We have been treating every week as a playoff game which i found a interesting line. but i suppose its worked , six unbeaten

If Tony says its a must win game I stand corrected.

I maybe TM!!!

It's only a must win game because now we have a chance to win the division outright, otherwise it's not.
But if Miller thinks we can win this one aye-ho-nonny-no.
If he plucked an experienced scrum-half from somewhere we might, but otherwise forget it. He's dreaming.
We are crippled in the middle without Fawcett, anyone can see that.

Hope China & Potts are available also .

Potts will be available, and china should be back aswell. it was potts 21st and been to the grand prix, this was booked a long time ago. credit to tony for letting players have weeks off, with how much they get paid it is right to do so

Craig Robinson is a must for the 17 next Sunday also.

I couldn't agree more, what a gem he is.

In general, what we have in the present Dons is a team of hard working individuals who can present an absolutely fantastic defence. There is little doubt about that ... Miller has created a great defensive unit. I personally like that because you are in control if you can keep the opposition restricted scorewise.
BUT and it's a big BUT, we are not that clever in attack. We have been lucky with our two centres recently, Crisper and Neverson are great, and they have been bailing us out.
But our wingers? Sanderson and China apart they are a big disappointment. They don't come in field and share the workload. If they don't get the ball on a plate, they don't want to know and more to the point they are not scoring tries.
It's like they don't want to be there.

well done again lads for the latest victory

Swinton should be a cracker of a game...

COYD !

Coady played for Leeds in the 9's comp which I think was midweek.
Have to agree that does not seem to be the player he was.