Re: next 5 games : Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:27 pm  

moggie wrote:

We should be coming away with at least 8 points from the next 5 games and it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if we win all 5.

Widnes hammered Wakefield today and pushed Wigan very close in their first game of the season - they aren't going to be a pushover! I agree we've been steadily improving, but we need to continue doing so, or we could well be in trouble.

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:37 am  

We should always take every game as it comes, no point looking 5 or 6 games down the line and saying what we should be doing...it doesn't work like that, if we lost brough, Murphy, ta'ai,Wardle for example in the next 3 games through injury or suspension then we are struggling squad wise and would we really expect to win 3 games without those or any 3 or 4 1st teamers regardless of whom were playing. Let's take each game on its own merits.

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:25 am  

Brough-robbo alongside ellis murphy-broughton, taai-lawrence or Bailey playing 80, wardle-ferres with Bailey in at second row. Or connor with grix at FB
Don't think that's a struggle- and that's not even considering bringing in any of our youngsters!!!!

[Durham Giant]

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:36 am  

Matt01 wrote:

If we don't win at least 3 out of 5 then Anderson should go, however we really should be winning 4 out of 5. That's Widnes, cas, wakey, Wire, Salford.

What do others think?

Widnes and Salford both had very impressive wins at the weekend.

Something we have failed to do.

Salford ripped hull to pieces we hardly looked like scoring a try.

Widnes destroyed Wakey.

We still need to improve a lot to win these games let alone taking anything for granted.

Realistic is two out five.
Good would be three out of five.
Optimistic would be four.

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:41 am  

FARTOWNFORLIFE wrote:

I'll disagree with a lot of you on this. He doesn't seem to have a plan b.

Perhaps he operates on the basis that one shouldn't be needed? This accusation gets levelled against coaches whose teams are underperforming on a fairly regular basis. I've read that Brian McDermott, Tony Smith, Shaun Wane and Lee Radford all lack a plan b - and that's just this season.

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:14 pm  

No team should need a plan B. Wigan were the most predictable side in the world 2 seasons ago. Get the ball to the opposition line, pass it out the back to Tomkins coming from deep, then dummy or pass to Charnley. Simple, one dimensional but when executed well virtually unstoppable. No plan B is a sound bite and as such is meaningless.

All good teams have a pattern of play. If it's well executed it's up to the defence to counter it. At this level it comes down to execution. Execute and you have a good chance of winning. Don't execute the plan and your chances of success are limited. When you have a plan that everybody buys into you put the emphasis on the other team to be better than you. The real key though is not letting failure get to you. If the other team balks you just go to the well again and again. Eventually the opposition will make a mistake and then you can capitalise. It's a battle of wills and the top teams have the patience to wait it out and then go for the throat.

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 12:52 pm  

jools wrote:

Brough-robbo alongside ellis murphy-broughton, taai-lawrence or Bailey playing 80, wardle-ferres with Bailey in at second row. Or connor with grix at FB
Don't think that's a struggle- and that's not even considering bringing in any of our youngsters!!!!

It was a hypothetical situation !

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:32 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

Widnes and Salford both had very impressive wins at the weekend.

Something we have failed to do.

Salford ripped hull to pieces we hardly looked like scoring a try.

Widnes destroyed Wakey.

We still need to improve a lot to win these games let alone taking anything for granted.

Realistic is two out five.
Good would be three out of five.
Optimistic would be four.

Widnes are strong at home on their ipitch, struggle away from home though.

salford only won by 4 points so only just got the win.

we have improved a ton in the last 3 games week on week but needs to continue to get the wins

Re: next 5 games : Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:50 pm  

it's not a plan B that is needed, it's players concentrating ..against both Wigan and Leeds, individual errors at
crucial points in the game cost us those games in the end.
if the players don't miss tackles or get a tackle right then there's nothing a plan A,B or C or any coach can do about that.

Re: next 5 games : Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:50 pm  

I actually think Anderson is part of the problem. He dictates the style that is played but all last season and the beginning of this indicates that the players are not capable of playing how he wants with any consistency. Something therefore needs to change.