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    Quote Originally Posted by reliable sauce View Post
    You’re putting 2 + 2 together and getting 9.

    He’s had an injury. Contractual situation had nothing to do with it, comments like this help no one.
    I agree.

    The club has laid it on a bit thick regarding Hopaote while saying little about Grace.

    That's more about creating a positive narrative for Hopoate rather than revealing a negative one regarding Grace.

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    I agree with all who say there is too much being made of Regan`s contract, he is injured and hamstrings are notably fickle to get right when they do not heal as predicted.
    We do seem to have a few hamstring injuries with different players and body types since the season start, Alex, Sione, Will and Regan. Our staff are professional and will have already assessed what we have done differently in training to stay ahead of the rest in SL.
    Most hamstrings are strained in training or in lifestyle, a sports seat in a car is a known factor, and go on game day. The "train like a dope and pull your bacon rope" is often true when scrutinised, lots of athletic coaches have their charges running clockwise and anticlockwise around the track due to the camber on the track causing one leg to sit slightly lower in the stride candence. Scully noted in his autobiography his hamstring then knee trouble and finally achilles was all caused on one side because his back had been gradually pulled out of line causing more pressure to one side.
    I trust our staff to have made adjustments and we shall see fewer of these in the second half of this season.

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    I think since Percival and now Hopoate we're much more wary about rushing players back far too early

    I guess that's why Grace isn't being risked just yet.

    Grace isn't the type who would down tools

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    Unchanged 17

    Welsby
    Makinson
    Hurrell
    Mata’utia
    Percival
    Davies
    Lomax
    Walmsley
    Roby
    Lees
    Sironen
    Batchelor
    Knowles

    Subs: Lussick, Paasi, LMS, Bell
    Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.

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    Tonight should be interesting. Last week was a step in the right direction but we’re still a far cry from being our best. Warrington seem to enjoy playing us especially when they’re underdogs.
    We have young Davies and injured Lomax in the halves, they have internationals Williams and Widdop.
    This should be a good game!!
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    Not keen on Davies continuing in a position where his performances are deteriorating by the game and it certainly wouldn’t be unfair to drop him. I get the need for continuity and the need for whoever we pair to gel but it hasn’t really worked so far. Happy to be proven wrong but I would have liked to see Bell have a go in the halves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dos Cervezas View Post
    Not keen on Davies continuing in a position where his performances are deteriorating by the game and it certainly wouldn’t be unfair to drop him. I get the need for continuity and the need for whoever we pair to gel but it hasn’t really worked so far. Happy to be proven wrong but I would have liked to see Bell have a go in the halves.
    I think tonight more than other games will be the test for Davies. There’s no where to hide from Wire, just because of the intensity. He if offers nothing but making his tackles at best it’s the wrong move. Bell at least we know is a creative player. Right position or not the more creative players you can have on the field the better you will go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dos Cervezas View Post
    Not keen on Davies continuing in a position where his performances are deteriorating by the game and it certainly wouldn’t be unfair to drop him. I get the need for continuity and the need for whoever we pair to gel but it hasn’t really worked so far. Happy to be proven wrong but I would have liked to see Bell have a go in the halves.
    I like how the coaching staff make us look silly at times. Fingers crossed Davies throws a dummy tonight and walks over for a score.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fishy3005 View Post
    I like how the coaching staff make us look silly at times. Fingers crossed Davies throws a dummy tonight and walks over for a score.
    That’s sport, we all think we know better. Other than that we would abide by everything the teams and coaches do and sport wouldn’t be discussed at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The.Reverand View Post
    That’s sport, we all think we know better. Other than that we would abide by everything the teams and coaches do and sport wouldn’t be discussed at all.
    Yeh rev Im not shooting down anyone who has an opinion im just saying i’m trying to have faith that the staff know what they’re doing
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    Serves Warrington right for trying to hold the ball in the scrum and catch us offside.
    Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Wee Waa Womble View Post
    Serves Warrington right for trying to hold the ball in the scrum and catch us offside.
    Good play that. They have obviously trained on what to do if the ball is held in as all of them pushed

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    Far too many basic errors here. Gifting Wire field position.
    Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.

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    Think Woolf will be tearing them a new one at HT.

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    Great try at the end has glossed over a very sketchy half.

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    Paasi is getting better and better. Making a huge impact for us. Often used to be a drop off once Walmsley and Lees went off but between Paasi’s power and LMS’s energy we’re almost stepping up the intensity.
    Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NSL View Post
    Great try at the end has glossed over a very sketchy half.
    We are a long way from our best. A looong way. We have off field distractions.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fishy3005 View Post
    We are a long way from our best. A looong way. We have off field distractions.
    Just saw Matty smith at the bar. Get him on for Davies?

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Wee Waa Womble View Post
    Paasi is getting better and better. Making a huge impact for us. Often used to be a drop off once Walmsley and Lees went off but between Paasi’s power and LMS’s energy we’re almost stepping up the intensity.
    Paasi , been our best for the last few games and big Al having his best game for a good while. If we can cut out the errors we should hammer these chumps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by djh1972 View Post
    Paasi , been our best for the last few games and big Al having his best game for a good while. If we can cut out the errors we should hammer these chumps.
    Big Al seems to be at perhaps 70% which is a step in the right direction.

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    Pretty poor game from both of us, more so us with the penalty count and error count being ridiculous meaning neither have been in the ascendancy for too long. When either of us actually manages to finish a couple of sets, we both look dangerous. If we iron out the stupid errors, we should be fine.

    Davies is too slow at distributing the ball and really killing us in attack and at end of sets.
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    Finally a kick chase comes up good for LMS.

    Tidy up our discipline and we can put a decent score on these tonight.

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    I really hope Hopoate is the solution for us whem he slots in at 1 and Welsby at 7, as Davies definitely isn't the answer to the half back issue. He's a trier but he's never a half back in the memory of man. It's really impacting Welsby and Lomax's form as the ball isn't getting to them quick enough to do any damage.

    Our play is slow and ponderous. Hopefully we can get through this game with the win and then sort the half back issue out as its a big problem for us.

    Our defence as usual is excellent though and the reason we're winning this one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fishy3005 View Post
    We are a long way from our best. A looong way. We have off field distractions.
    What distractions?

    We've been largely poor since Good Friday. Second halves have been generally better though.

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    How fickle are they?! Empty seats everywhere! They used to pick it out when the champs came to town

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