As far as I'm concerned and I know I'll get slated, we're a decent team but not a great team.
We have many "solid players" who don't do much wrong but can't win us games.
We're incredibly slow all across the field.
At the moment the weather suits us aswell with our style. In the summer, I think we will struggle massively against teams with pace outwide who can throw he ball out quickly like Saints, Wigan, Wakey.
It's hard for me to see us finishing any higher than 6th. We will make the 8 no problem but don't have a cat in hells chance of making the top 4 or play offs.
What's worrying for me going forward is the rugby we play is dire. We don't make breaks, have anyone with any pace outwide. Our plays are very telegraphed and obvious in attack.
Our effort it great but we do go to sleep quite often on the 6th tackle.
Regarding Mamo, great at getting in good positions attacking. Shocking defensively at present, 2 errors against Hull and Saints before half time, which changed the context of the game. Why on earth does he keep running forward at defenders then just stop completely still and get tackled? Drive forward and make some more metres!... because every time he's does it, whatever he's trying to do, doesn't work! He will hopefully get better though, hopefully sooner rather than later as we know he is a quality player.
Ferguson and Clough were our best players for me and have put in 1 hell of a shift again. I suppose they are playing for a new contract, as is Murphy.
Massive game against Wakey now and a must win really. While the weather is like it is I think we should be able to beat them.
For next week:
Smith out Bruno in.
Walne out. Wakeman in.
If Symonds is injured for longer, again, release on medical grounds and try bring an outside back/centre in with abit of speed to cover Leroy as Gaskell is not a centre. We're ok in the forwards for me.