Re: Jamie Peacock's Testimonial Match : Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:59 pm  

There were periods in the game where McGuire and Burrow were defending on the left next to each other, which I think is what they were trying to avoid as it's a soft target for opposition back rowers IMO.

IIRC last season when all three played it was Sinfield and McGuire outside Watkins, and Burrow on the left outside Moon?

Re: Jamie Peacock's Testimonial Match : Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:08 pm  

Rh1nomick wrote:

On that performance I fear a long hard season ahead, seems to me that we have learned no lessons from last years end of season debacle, no skill involved, 2 painfully slow half backs, Burrows and Aiton offering nothing from dummy half and some forwards well past their sell by date. hope I am wrong.

Well someone's a ray of sunshine!!

It's pre season so very hard to make proper decisions on how the season unfolds. I actually think we looked a lot different to last season and appear to be moving the ball more in contact and have seen some better lines run by our forwards.
Feel fairly optamistic at the moment. We ain't the strongest team but I can't see it being as doom and gloom as some think. Cuthbertson seems to be a good addition and also we seem to have some
Good youngsters coming through and hopefully they will get some game time

Re: Jamie Peacock's Testimonial Match : Tue Jan 27, 2015 12:50 am  

Ferdy wrote:

Well someone's a ray of sunshine!!

It's pre season so very hard to make proper decisions on how the season unfolds. I actually think we looked a lot different to last season and appear to be moving the ball more in contact and have seen some better lines run by our forwards.
Feel fairly optamistic at the moment. We ain't the strongest team but I can't see it being as doom and gloom as some think. Cuthbertson seems to be a good addition and also we seem to have some
Good youngsters coming through and hopefully they will get some game time

I agree, if we are to change our game style it unlikely to come to fruition in a dis- jointed friendly game.

I am willing to at least give us half a dozen games in before making a decision of where the coming season maybe heading.

Re: Jamie Peacock's Testimonial Match : Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:54 am  

Biff Tannen wrote:

I agree, if we are to change our game style it unlikely to come to fruition in a dis- jointed friendly game.

I am willing to at least give us half a dozen games in before making a decision of where the coming season maybe heading.

You not entering the 'finishing positions' prediction contest then?



I suppose like any league-based competition where you might finish in a given season is dependent on how much you have improved / weakened since the last one, but also dependent on how much other teams have improved or weakened too.

I don't know much about the players others have brought it, so I have no real idea what we are looking at either!