Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 12:46 am  

The Avenger wrote:

Yeah, but we’ve come a long way since beating Bradford in the MPG!

Have we really though? Still in the same dump in Belle Vue, the same amount of CC semi final appearances as part time Halifax, and no playoffs in the league.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 6:18 am  

Egg Banjo wrote:

Have we really though? Still in the same dump in Belle Vue, the same amount of CC semi final appearances as part time Halifax, and no playoffs in the league.

I’m certainly not happy with the way things have been sliding recently, but if you think we haven’t come a long way from 2015, where we were getting beaten by 40 or 50 points nearly every week, including the 80-0 at Warrington.

I do agree though if the club says they’re going to have a crack at the cup and the top 5, they can hardly expect the fans to not be disappointed at the recently meagre attempts of doing both.

But this is definitely a long way from 2015.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 6:22 am  

Egg Banjo wrote:

Fans don't have delusions of grandeur, we are holding the club to the expectations that they set before the season started. We were told that we were going to have a good crack at the cup and push for the top 5. We are out of the cup in only our second game and outside of the top 5 and dropping. If the club don't want to be held to their own targets, then don't share those targets in public forums

I've also heard aiming for silverware mentioned in interviews. I know injuries haven't helped, but even so, we weren't plagued with injuries when we got hammered by favourites for the drop, London, twice. And the team we put out on Friday was of good enough quality to beat the worst Leeds team I've seen in probably the last two decades.

To be taken seriously in a push for the play-offs, those types of games should not just be wins, they should be wins by 40 or 50 points. Two hammerings and a nilling kind of make fans lose the belief.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:12 am  

My biggest criticism of the team is conceding too many unnecessary penalties. That was big contributor to defeat by Catalans at Magic Weekend and again on Friday night. Having watched Chris Chester’s post match interviews it appears he doesn’t see it as an issue. Until he does and instals more discipline into the team performance we will continue to make winning even more difficult than it already is.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:15 am  

Egg Banjo wrote:

Have we really though? Still in the same dump in Belle Vue, the same amount of CC semi final appearances as part time Halifax, and no playoffs in the league.

You need to open your eyes

Ownership of the ground and 3 top half of the table finishes would suggest otherwise.
FFS, we're all disappointed about getting done by Leeds (and London) but, a little bit of balance is also neccessary.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 8:44 am  

Egg Banjo wrote:

Have we really though? .

nuff said.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 11:36 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

You need to open your eyes

Ownership of the ground and 3 top half of the table finishes would suggest otherwise.
FFS, we're all disappointed about getting done by Leeds (and London) but, a little bit of balance is also neccessary.

We haven't had 3 top half finishes.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 3:34 pm  

Jebus.....don't we have a sad old sack of manic depressive, supposed supporters at this club

to lose is to provoke an epic dummy spit cry-a-thon that doesn't look out of place in the sand pit at pre school

just sort yourselves out, see the quack...get some meds, but more than anything get behind your ******* team

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 4:14 pm  

We’ve been letting Wigan and Hudds catch us up. London, Leeds and Hull KR are only three wins behind us. Time for the team and the coaches to pull their fingers out.

Re: I just cannot understand the criticism : Sun Jun 09, 2019 4:21 pm  

The London result increases the pressure on us. We are lucky Wigan managed to win at Hull KR.
It is not one result that unsettles the supporters but the performances over several games. We have not been good and it could be said on recent form we are probably bottom of the league.
I understand a team can have a one or two game dip but we are currently lacking any form. We allowed the bottom club to rack up 42 points and could not score against the third worse club.
I hope we quickly turn things around but what I fear is we are looking for excuses which suggests we are out of ideas and options. We have blamed the referee and even once the touch judge.