Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:35 pm  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

I'm actually feeling a lot more positive after tonight and 70 minutes of last week. Still an awful lot of improvement required if we are going to challenge next year, but we have shown we are a capable team when we apply ourselves. That's two very good teams we've played and we should have had 4 points.

If you post that we are a good team on the Saints board, saddened's head will explode.

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:36 pm  

Wheeler was very quiet, Turner awful. You must have someone better than him to play there. Best players was Manu and Roby IMO.

Our forwards really dominated saints in attack and defence, but as usual our lack of half sand pace in the backs meant we only just won, Horne' a running game was excellent and we kicked really well. Feka and Watts were immense.

I really good performance and I really enjoyed the game, decent atmosphere also with an emotional tribute to Prescott. If you decided not to go then you missed out tonight.

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:36 pm  

bewareshadows wrote:

Close game. Thought we might nick a win, but not to be. Would like to here opinions on Wheeler. This is his opportunity with 4 halfbacks out. From the sound of it he did not have much input into the game.

not given a platform by your forwards to do anything as our pack (especially in the 2nd half) were pretty dominant

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:38 pm  

totally agree zuccini head, good gutsy performance tonight, and we dont have to listen to the usual suspects droning on about how everything to do with fc is s.hite, well done lads

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:42 pm  

Good display from Hull, still lacked ideas at times in the Saints 25 but we'll take the win.

Horne showed flashes of his past form and the forwards stood up against a tough looking Saints pack. Ellis was a real tower of strength.

Plus only our fourth drop goal in six years!

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:43 pm  

Kosh wrote:

Are you suggesting that Gollum is a good commentator?

No he's terrible during our game against London he talked about his umbrella for 20 mins it was just a joke

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:47 pm  

Great win. Saints had absolutely nothing to offer. Our forwards were brutal in defence.
Still the same old problems when we get into the opposition 20. All 3 trys were barge overs (I didn't actually have a clue if we had scored any of them until the ref gave them) and we didn't look like scoring by any other means. Put Sneyd in that teams tonight and we win by 20. Had enough field position in the second half to bag another 3 trys.

Enough pessimism though, really enjoyed tonight. A good atmosphere and a great tribute to Steve Prescott that made me tear up while the video was playing before the match.

Congratulations to Saints on winning the cup. Thought we may go on to win it after the drop goal!

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:56 pm  

Abdull a bit quiet tonight, maybe a week too soon for him after getting knocked last week. He's got a massive hand off full stop, never mind for a half .

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:01 pm  

That is probably the first time this season that our performance improved during the game and we actually started to show some game management. The support play was largely non existent and that includes in defence; when Wellens scored Horne had hold of Manu and not a single player went to complete the tackle. Nevertheless we found a way to win and not a way to lose so a much better start to the weekend than expected. We'll deserved man of the match for Richard Horne. Well done to the entire team!

Re: Prescott Cup Match - Hull vs Saints thread : Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:08 pm  

Hard earned and well deserved tonight. We still desperately lack craft (previous poster who said about us barging over is bang on, we have no idea how to open a defence and simply hope to crash through with brute force), but we found a way to bring it home. Doing so in a close game could possibly be the best thing for us.

Strangely impressive that Saints somehow managed to find a worse halfback combination and kicking game than we've had this season.