Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:28 pm  

It shocked me when JJB got his coaching gig he comes across as a media presenter, Leeds Rhinos Head of front of House etc ,but a top coaching position? Cant see it myself

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:56 pm  

I didn't attend yesterdays game unfortunately. However, I have read everything on all sites about the game and am surprised how so many have reacted. Regarding the forwards,. We know we are two big boys light. We all knew that. The back three forwards seem okay, albeit they had a bad day at the office yesterday. It happens! Everyone appears to be praising Cameron Smith which is good. I just question whether he fully understands his role at 13 and he needs more 1 on 1 coaching. Sometimes he appears to be a tackling machine like Donaldson but to be really successful we need so much more from him. In the halves we have options and it may take time to gell. Patience is the key. As for the backs, my biggest concern is the real lack of pace. We only have one player who has the potential to go the length of the field and none who have any real turn of pace over 25 yards. Yes we have wingers who are injured but is there any real quality? I sense it will be a difficult year but calling for resignations already seems short sighted. JJB on the coaching team I can understand especially regarding defensive duties and patterns. But who is leading the attacking duties from a coaching perspective. I honestly have no idea. As for Walker at fullback - this youngster had so much promise when he broke into the first team. He needs more support especially regarding attacking plays / patterns! He has still so much potential but does appear to have stagnated. Is he any better now than he was at Old Trafford 2017??? In summary there is potential for improvement but we may need to be patient.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:17 pm  

I'm baffled at some of the overreaction there has been on here but it has made me laugh.
We were beaten by a better team, they weren't fantastic and we were poor but that's enough to run up a largish score especialy in round 1
For me it was quite competitive for the first 20 mins until Ward went off who i thought was outstanding in thaty period. Thats when the wheels fell off and Hurrell went to Disney land. Those 2 forced interchanges ruined all the shape and the heads did go down for a bit. What is good is that they did come back a bit. FFS it's round 1, try to keep a level head and let's see where we really are in another 3-4 games

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:28 pm  

better still make each game 20 minutes so we are competitive

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:34 pm  

I had a long chat with a key player earlier. And I certainly won’t be making his comments public .

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:43 pm  

Gotcha wrote:

I had a long chat with a key player earlier. And I certainly won’t be making his comments public .

Are you reassured that all will be ok?

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:44 pm  

LeedsLurch wrote:

I'm baffled at some of the overreaction there has been on here but it has made me laugh.
We were beaten by a better team, they weren't fantastic and we were poor but that's enough to run up a largish score especialy in round 1
For me it was quite competitive for the first 20 mins until Ward went off who i thought was outstanding in thaty period. Thats when the wheels fell off and Hurrell went to Disney land. Those 2 forced interchanges ruined all the shape and the heads did go down for a bit. What is good is that they did come back a bit. FFS it's round 1, try to keep a level head and let's see where we really are in another 3-4 games

The thing is, it's not an over-reaction based on yesterday's game. It's a reaction based on the past two years of utter tripe that we've paid to watch. Yesterday's game was no different. It warns of another season languishing near the foot of the table.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:52 pm  

I had a long chat with a key player earlier today too - coincidentally!

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:54 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Are you reassured that all will be ok?

It’s not all bad mate, but he had some very scathing things to say about some team mates, hence not public with it.

I will say one thing though. He was clear that Hurrell wasn’t well before the game and had problems, and asked to be pulled out. This was refused, and Hurrell wasn’t happy after the game with what ended up.

Re: RD 1 | Leeds Rhinos v Hull FC : Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:54 pm  

Wane should have been our coach last year. No doubt about it. Sinfield totally to blame for Agar appointment. I love Kev to bits for what hes done for us as a player but hes got it wrong on this one