This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:53 am  

The last two months we have gone backwards at an alarming rate, we seem to be ill disciplined, lack creativity and struggling to make yardage downfield. Other than the semi final performance at Bolton we seem to be in the wildernesses as a team, lacking leadership, over dependence on certain players causing fatigue/injuries and void of ideas in attack at times. Along with struggling to match the oppositions motivation and enthusiasm, especially in league games against the likes of Salford & HKR, which we should be winning. All in all, it’s been a very rock patch of late.

All of this adversity we are going though with the lack of form and current injury plight does certainly make you wonder if the team has this ‘resilience’ that Price bangs on about so much. This will be Price’s third final in a row coming up which is impressive, but to be the bridesmaids for the third time again in a final under Price, would be a very bitter pill to swallow. Even more so against our fierce local rivals down the road.

Arguably, the next couple of weeks is Pricey’s biggest and most important of his tenure as head coach. It’s about getting the job done now, regardless of how we play it is a results business and our season for me rides on the next two results as they are must win games. However, if we lose both games and then lose our grip on second place & slip down the play off positions, questions will need to be asked... especially given the good start we had & the usual early season optimism.

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 1:13 am  

It just goes to show how important our good start to the season was. I think the problem is that other teams have been improving as the season has been unfolding whereas we have not.
In fact we seem to have gone backwards.

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 3:08 am  

ninearches wrote:

It just goes to show how important our good start to the season was. I think the problem is that other teams have been improving as the season has been unfolding whereas we have not.
In fact we seem to have gone backwards.

I don't...we just haven't had the whole pack....you can't say we've gone backwards, when we put in a performance against Hull with a strong pack...that would have put 50 on that Saints team this weekend.
It's poor consistency but not backwards...you have ability or you don't. We had the ability out for Hull, we haven't consistently within the last 3 months.
When we do...people will start saying we're in form...trust me when I say...there's no form in RL...otherwise Hull would have beat Wire.

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 7:56 am  

We weren’t as good as our gap in the league table over the other teams suggested earlier in the season. I don’t think we have any better or worse players or overall team than Hull Wigan Cas or Catalans.

The season has evened itself out and we are where we should be going off quality of the team.

We aren’t playing well, but we showed the other week when it really mattered we could step it up.

Only six fixtures really matter in a season: CC semi and final, Play-offs weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4. Every other game is about doing enough to be in those games. And we’re on course for that so far.

Just need the bodies back at Wembley and then make sure the last few regular round fixtures give us the opportunity to play in those Play-off games.

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:26 am  

Where is the quick fix?

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 9:39 am  

Wires71 wrote:

Where is the quick fix?

coaching castleford.

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:42 am  

Wires71 wrote:

Where is the quick fix?

Regrettably I don’t think there is one, we need to change our attitude and role our sleeves up first and foremost. The players and the coaching staff really need to be open and have a serious look at themselves, the next two weeks are make or break...

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:19 pm  

Psychedelic Casual wrote:

We weren’t as good as our gap in the league table over the other teams suggested earlier in the season. I don’t think we have any better or worse players or overall team than Hull Wigan Cas or Catalans.

The season has evened itself out and we are where we should be going off quality of the team.

We aren’t playing well, but we showed the other week when it really mattered we could step it up.

Only six fixtures really matter in a season: CC semi and final, Play-offs weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4. Every other game is about doing enough to be in those games. And we’re on course for that so far.

Just need the bodies back at Wembley and then make sure the last few regular round fixtures give us the opportunity to play in those Play-off games.

Surely every round of the CC matters then? It's not like you can lose a couple of the early rounds as long as you peak in the semis?

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 12:20 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Surely every round of the CC matters then? It's not like you can lose a couple of the early rounds as long as you peak in the semis?

If you go out before then, it’s not a big deal, you’re not gutted. The number of games that really matter are just reduced.

Re: This rocky patch : Fri Aug 09, 2019 4:23 pm  

morleys_deckchair wrote:

coaching castleford.

Or wakey? or our reserves? Or maybe even our assistant coach?