this has been the most frustrating season in ages, despite the obviously talented squad, we seem to be out-enthused by less talented squads, I didnt think Id be writing that about a Sheffield team

i think you hit the nail on the head with that last comment, where has the passion gone, where is the fire in our belllies, wheres that wanting gone???

Like yousaid its not what you expect from us, or would you expect from one of marks teams. sometimes we just dont seem bothered.

we may not have many fans but the ones we do have are bloody passionate about the club we dont travel away in huge numbers but we deserve better than what were getting at the moment..

Maybe your move to BL has made some of the players a bit cocky. Never were any big-time Charlies at the Eagles in the past I reckon.

I'd like to give a mention to Maccy D' he battled on despite most of the team giving up before their feet had even touched the pitch! Heads down, no one looking confident about winnng. It's so frustrating cus like ya say, the talents there on paper, just not turning up to play. Why can we not catch the ball and the oppositon can! Doh. It would b unfair to single Barnett out but eh oh, he's an average winger to say the least and altho Rob Worrincy did have a tendancy to drop the ball, If he did catch it he generally ran FORWARD and made something of it!

Paul Broadbent (GB INTERNATIONAL) Daryl Powell (GB INTERNATIONAL) Garry Jack (former Australian International) Lee Jackson (former GB International) Keith Senior ( CURRENT England International) and Mark Aston ( Lance Todd Trophy winner in the biggest upset the Challenge Cup has ever known) to name but a few.

By big time Charlies I think nineoiler means players who thought they were better than they were, too big for their boots like. This may have happened with some of our current squad, I'm 100% sure Tangi Ropati's head was turned by Harlequins over the winter because he's playing like half the man he was last year.

The whole squad is playing like half the men they were - and if they continue they could be playing in a league lower next year!

No they're not, Craig Cook, Alex Rowe, Mitchell Stringer, Ryan Hepworth to name but a few. Engage brain before posting.

We certainly miss Jack.

My brain is fine thank you - with the exception of Craig Cook! the rest of the team did not perform well they did not stick to the game plan - as Mark has already stated and they ran out of steam - they have been doing simular ofr most of the season - hence our position in the league - engage your own brain - before posting!

You honestly think Craig Cook is the only player in the squad that's performing as he should be? You're doing some of our forwards a huge mis-service there.

Not all the time just some of the time and particularly against Batley on sunday and keightley last week - they are just not as good as they were last year at some of the games - some times it works but it hasn't klicked enough this season

I agree to some instance on the forwards, but not that they aren't putting the work in. Instead I think some of them have been found out, or changed the way they play.

Alex has been immense, and Mick H is doing really well, and all they're doing is play like a forward. Running lines, running hard, hitting hard and driving forwards. Hepworth has been doing the same. I think Mitch has changed his game and is hitting the line and offering drop off passes, in the James Graham style, to his fellow forwards and the backs. If it works it'll be awesome and add a huge dimension to our game, however unlike Saints our other players aren't running the lines and backing up so loose carries become knock ons, not slipped passes.

It's my thoughts, I may be wrong, but it's how I'm seeing it.

I think we are strong with Misi at fullback, but I don't think it's coincidence that our wingers aren't scoring many trys. Regardless of who's on the wing, if they don't get the ball they can't score. Tangi laid a lot of trys on last year, this year for whatever reason he's been less effective, maybe he's no longer an unknown quantity and teams know how to defend against him. Menzie is Menzie (taken from an earlier post!) but again without good service the wingers aren't going to be prolific.

The fact our forwards are scoring more trys than our backs must be worrying.

What do we do? I'm not sure, the skills are there, the players are there, maybe one good performance will drop everything into place. Fingers crossed.

Good post atters, spot on.

Agreed. A fair analysis.

We should never have let Adrian Veamatahau leave

He was good! He left because stadium announcers kept getting name wrong.

Hi Pal did u get my PM about the contact at Whitehaven
Paul Goodwin Team manager 01946 692915

see u in the JJmckweon bar before the game

I'll ring tomorrow, didn't get chance today at work

Im just wondering why we take mike burnett on loan again. Good solid player, but we need 6/7 to help direct the show rather than a 2nd rower.

Who do you have in mind and is he available ?

To tell u the truth i dont know who is available, but i think it could be a avenue that could be looked at. A extra 6/7 wouldnt hurt theo.

Certainly wouldn't. But if we can't find one, that's no reason not to sign a forward.

Quality players are like rocking horse droppings and this isn't Fantasy Rugby League where you can just go out and pick a bloke from the "catalogue".

I thought Mike Burnett had a good game yesterday.

Yeah, he did OK. More than OK.