Lets not forget also we had a right team then, any player in the backline could create something from nothing. We had speed, you cant coach that and we had some size upfront but you know what we had then too we lack now, nastiness, look at the leigh board and they can see how their pack now bullies others and wont take a backwards step, Nash, Maloney, Gannon to name but a few all went close to the line aggression wise and confrontational wise. This backline we have now is woefully slow apart from Worrincy who even then gets 1 game in 3.



All this chopping and changing of the team I feel is the actions of a coach who is maybe not sure what to do, fact is we don't have the player strength of the Calland era and Rhino is not really a get extra 10% from your players coach.



I agree also that Martin Hall had a massive impact on this club, his rugby contacts alone made him invaluable.

Minor point perhaps but you would think that the club could at least make the effort to correct the attendance on it's own website. To the uninformed casual observer 300 looks appalling!

I may be wrong but don't the RFL update the site?

I think that's next weeks crowd

People always seem to forget that the "quality" players in Calland's teams didn't always come to the club as quality players. They were coached up to become those players. For all his failings Calland was a great individual skills coach. Harrison seems to be doing the opposite.

You are correct, that is all from the RFL.

Ross Divorty is a great example.Came as ball playing loose forward and hit great lines from Murrell

at times last year.Seems to have been converted to a prop only this season...what a waste.

Go through the team and see who has improved.......



Fieldhouse - Bags of talent, scores tries for fun and at one point looked to be about the 2nd best FB in the league behind QLT. Now gets dropped every other week and looks short of confidence.



Worrincy - Bags of talent, scores tries for fun, looked to be up there with the best wingers in the league. Rough around the edges and needs some good coaching to make him the finished article, instead gets dropped every other week and looks short of confidence.



Tyrer - Had a few clubs but clearly has talent but another one who was dropped last season for any little mistake resulting in him looking short of confidence. Has started the season on fire i would assume to Harrisons disappointment having brought in Cowling to replace him.



Heaton - Probably one of a few players who might have improved but has some obvious failings that i feel a good coach would iron out, like a centre who struggles to pass, yes coaching team thats down to you to work on.



Murrell - Looked the best player in the league early last season, like has been said certainly is getting nowhere near that level since his injury last season.



Tonks - Another he seems to have gone stale, yeah he produces every week but I feel he can do a lot better but only giving him 13 minutes isnt enough, he can do more than that.



Ambler - Started well when he came here but seems to be going backwards at a steady pace, consistant again but could be so much better.



Manning - I feel would be the best second row in the comp under a coach who knew how to get the best out of him. At times he is simply awesome and one of a handful of players who i feel with the right coaching could play SL.



Divorty - Has been mentioned but another who has the talent and hasnt kicked on.



Adamson - The penalty machine. Looked quality once he settled but has now turned in to your ten a penny second row.



Theres others I could mention like Johnson who looked a totally different player yesterday to the one at Fev almost as though he had been told not to take on the line. I understand its hard when players are part time but I feel the coaching staff are failing to get the best out of a group of players who with a bit of a push could easily be turned in to a top 2 team.

Yes but do Batley play like that every week?

(Don't know as I don't watch them every week)

Long? Ian lad, have you been drinking?

This has been said many times.

I wasn't at the game on Sunday but I've spoke to people that were and they've basically said exactly what the majority have said on here.



People are being driven away from the lack of quality they see on the pitch.

I know we were blessed with some of the players that were in the GF squad but i'm sure the talent is out there somewhere.



We have a very mediocre squad this year but i'm hoping and get the fire back from a few years ago.



When Calland/Hall was in charge does anyone remember walking past the old changing rooms in the corner of the south stand and listening to all the players singing 'fax on fire'..... We need that spark and buzz back at the club. I dread to think what atmosphere is in the changing rooms these days.



If Rob Worrincy isn't back in the squad when he's fit, i think i'll give up coming to the games. Yes hes got his areas of weakness however that bloke can change a game single handedly. He runs harder than some of our forwards and can score trys that the likes of Sam Tomkins would be proud of.



That is all.