Really ?



Oh well, I take it back then..





I'd like to say Caton Brown is two players, but the truth is I watch a lot of RL and drink beer, fog is definitely a factor..

Put it down to the easter period fatigue!

Back on thread - I moan about insurance companies, energy suppliers and all other things that directly affect my life, why would the team I too have supported for just about 60 years escape ? Difference is that I am also quick to applaud (Not insurance companies!)

This season you only have to look at the for and against points to see we are not far away from being a very good team!

I agree the team collectively are to blame for turning a win into defeat.

But fifita making the unnecessary error cost us that game. 100%. A calm controlled set of six and a kick would have seem us home.

But if Johnstone had scored that sitter - we'd have won; if Jowitt had made that tackle - we'd have won; if my Aunty had balls she'd be my Uncle.



Once incident without acknowledging the wider context of the entire game is not the way to assess performance in a team sport; I'm sure Chester didn't sit the lads down and lead a discussion on why it was Fifita's fault that we lost the game - and neither should we.



Has anyone seen the league table and compared that to where we predicted to be at this stage of the season?

It's a bit like debating the number of angels that can fit on a pin head BUT..... the incidents with Jowitt and Johnson happened earlier in the game and it's impossible to know what the final result would have been if they hadn't happened. With Fifita, we were in control, there were three minutes left on the clock Fifita, the team, should have managed the situation better. I'm not bagging Fifita at all its more that I'm criticising the lack of on field leadership and game management that's caused us to lose games we could have won.

But those incident you quote didn't lead directly to the opposition going straight down the other end and scoring the winner.

The team performance in the wider context was pretty good. One error has undone it all. Again. Remember Wigan last season?

On a slightly related note;



As were just passing the half way mark of the regular season, Wakefield are at the bottom of the list for errors. Every other club has made more errors than us after 11 games. That's a massive improvement on previous years where we would be towards the top of the error count. obviously some errors can be more costly than others, but the fact that we've made less errors shows the improved standard of rugby we're playing

But the incidents he mentioned clearly did have just as much of en effect on the game. If Johnstone scores that try in the first half, we're potentially two scores in front in the last minute. Trying to pin it all on one player just shows a severe lack of understanding.

I bet I know who full back will be on Sunday and I think a leg end will be disappointed.

Nobody's tried to pin it all on one player.

Not disappointed (but if it's the fullback that missed the one on one tackle against the Wigan fullback, when Wigan scored with 12 men ) hope he keeps out of the half backs way and let them do their job. Thought the halfs played well against the wires especially Miller.