Re: Top 4 nailed on : Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:35 pm  

One of things I've read about Cas' loss today is about the weather and it not suiting them.......how often has it rained at Old Trafford on Grand Final night?

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:13 pm  

As the only one to predict a Salford victory my smugness doesn't make up for my disappointment. As I was away I didn't hear the commentary but heard Powell's post match comments. I don't think he mentioned the weather at all, nor the referee, which was refreshing. However I think it is a fair point about Cas's style not being suited to heavy rain. Was it the first GF - Wigan v Leeds - that was played in torrential rain? It was an absolute classic.

[Bullseye]

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:16 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Was it the first GF - Wigan v Leeds - that was played in torrential rain? It was an absolute classic.

It did chuck it down but I'd not call it a classic. Mind you I was stuck in the Wigan end but viewing as a neutral, that can take the edge off the viewing experience since I was almost rooting for Leeds by the end of it.

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:17 pm  

tigertot wrote:

As the only one to predict a Salford victory my smugness doesn't make up for my disappointment. As I was away I didn't hear the commentary but heard Powell's post match comments. I don't think he mentioned the weather at all, nor the referee, which was refreshing. However I think it is a fair point about Cas's style not being suited to heavy rain. Was it the first GF - Wigan v Leeds - that was played in torrential rain? It was an absolute classic.

i won a tenner on salford, they have been there abouts for a few weeks and were due a win just as much as cas were due a loss.

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:45 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

It did chuck it down but I'd not call it a classic. Mind you I was stuck in the Wigan end but viewing as a neutral, that can take the edge off the viewing experience since I was almost rooting for Leeds by the end of it.

I support Cas & anyone playing Wigan. I watched it at the Tut n Shive on Duckworth Lane. The skills on show in those conditions were awesome.

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:24 am  

Another great win, we are now 10 points clear of Warrington and joint top. The Cas result is looking more and more like an anomaly.

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:31 pm  

It's good we are winning, and i'm really not trying to play it down here but i would like to see us play a team with a pulse to see where we are at. If we are honest Catalans and Wakey were sub par at Headingley and Huddersfield have been in a bit of a mess for a while. I was expecting Wigan/ Warrington to be tough but Warrington have fallen off a cliff and Wigan have a mounting injury list so even winning against these two teams right now would not point to us being a major force again.

on the flip side the team and the coach perhaps deserve a bit of fortune and top four is looking more probable by the week.

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:48 pm  

It would appear that the coach and the playing staff have responded after our shellacking at Castleford, credit all for that. I understand the cautiousness because of the opposition we have come up against, but the olde adage "You can only play what is infront of you" certainly should be applied here. We can all say that sterner tests are just around the corner, but as long as the team can get over the winning line pretty or ugly, pretty preferred, is all we can ask given last seasons shenanigans.

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Sat Mar 25, 2017 12:57 pm  

rhino65 wrote:

It would appear that the coach and the playing staff have responded after our shellacking at Castleford, credit all for that. I understand the cautiousness because of the opposition we have come up against, but the olde adage "You can only play what is infront of you" certainly should be applied here. We can all say that sterner tests are just around the corner, but as long as the team can get over the winning line pretty or ugly, pretty preferred, is all we can ask given last seasons shenanigans.

Agreed.

Re: Top 4 nailed on : Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:05 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

It's good we are winning, and i'm really not trying to play it down here but i would like to see us play a team with a pulse to see where we are at. If we are honest Catalans and Wakey were sub par at Headingley and Huddersfield have been in a bit of a mess for a while. I was expecting Wigan/ Warrington to be tough but Warrington have fallen off a cliff and Wigan have a mounting injury list so even winning against these two teams right now would not point to us being a major force again.

on the flip side the team and the coach perhaps deserve a bit of fortune and top four is looking more probable by the week.