Re: Next season : Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:53 am  

Plastic pitches are all well and good, the Skolars have one and the away sides love it!

Re: Next season : Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:31 am  

poplar panther wrote:

Plastic pitches are all well and good, the Skolars have one and the away sides love it!

Players these days have moved on from the claims of cuts and injury, plastic pitches have improved, but some players do take time to adjust with judging the how the ball reacts when kicking.

Re: Next season : Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:42 am  

Certainly the bounce of the ball is different. We need to maximise any advantage that the pitch will give us.

Re: Next season : Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:19 pm  

All the games have to be recorded anyway and uploaded to a central RFL server for all to view.

Re: Next season : Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:40 pm  

wire-quin wrote: Bulls maybe reverting to part time, so Lowes said in his rant For which nonsense he has now been made to apologise: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... atch_rant/

wire-quin wrote: Bulls maybe reverting to part time, so Lowes said in his rant For which nonsense he has now been made to apologise: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... atch_rant/

Re: Next season : Fri Oct 09, 2015 10:03 am  

Think the plastic pitch issue showed up last week, the bounce of the ball is different from on grass, hopefully we can benefit from that at home games if we are training on the same surface, it could play against us away though so swings and those round things.
Maybe after a season in the championship we can build on the good bits from this season. The difference has been highlighted elsewhere the difference between championship and sl is physicality and speed of the game, we were bullied off the park in a couple of games.
Target next year has to be middle 8s

Re: Next season : Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:11 am  

jaybs wrote:

The plastic pitch may be an help to us, how many teams will use them regular, but I agree strongly with we lack experience, it is not that some of the youngsters don't have talent, but they need to be developed still and have someone on the pitch with them, surprise me if The Bulls go part time.

At the risk of sounding negative. I was chatting to Hendo in the summer and asked who he thought had potential in our squad. He only came out with two names, and when I asked "What about the rest?" he shook his head.
Many of our youngsters have a lot of heart, but that shake of the head suggests our coach doesn't think they'll mature into the experienced players we need.

Re: Next season : Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:41 pm  

interesting comment.
I think part of the problem may be the training regime, proof of what local lads from London can do is evident with people like Dan Sarg, he left us being a good player, Wigan turned him into an excellent player. Look at LMS as another case of what can be achieved with the right approach. Even Hull KR harnessed the talent of one of our ex boys, ok he had a nightmare at Wembley but one of the most enthusiastic blokes out there.
There are lads that have the talent, we just struggle to develop that potential

Re: Next season : Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:52 pm  

I've watched the youngsters for years and a couple of things I've noticed year on year, is poor tackling technique(mainly use of arms rather than shoulder and body) and poor last plays in the opponents red zone.

Re: Next season : Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:31 pm  

On the subject of the yoof, an academy isn't a guarantee of every one reaching the grade. Disappointing if current view is that very few are ready though the recent grading might highlight the issue. Whether the change of coaching will over time improve things needs to be seen with the current crop or those that follow.

For next season hopefully the nucleus of the team will remain rather than a wholesale change that we've had for too many seasons one can remember. A chance for some consistency in understanding between players rather than the we'll get better as the season progresses. We need to start on the front foot and then get better, not constantly be chasing the league. Hopefully a good pre-season and some bulking up.