Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:44 pm  

Quinlan- Been good all round, will deffo improve when dryer and weather gets better

Shaw- Steady away, not done much wrong but not set world alight

Hefernan- Been very good for the reported low salary he is on

Minns- Best player after 4 rounds, if he carries on this rate, cold see a few top S.L teams sniffing round.

Moss- The fullback/winger debate will go on all season, I think he is very steady and a massive upgrade on Dixon. Lightning pace will see him bag plenty of tries I reckon.

Abdul- Impressed me and looks better with the weight off. Another who will get better every week

Ellis- Good player, good organizer and is central to most tries

Clark- Very good going forward, strong and has a good engine, a very good signing

Lunt- Playing very well and like Ellis is central to all things good. Important he stays injury free for us. Will need spelling with Jubb/Cockayne/Milton where possible so he doesn't suffer injury or burn out.

Scruton- Gets good meters and hits the deck early to always get a fast play the ball. Excellent in defence.

Blair- Steady away, not done much wrong but I feel has dropped form from last 2 seasons

Greenwood- Ditto Blair, needs to up his form

Addy- Pleasantly surprised a lot with his displays, was underwhelmed when he signed but is playing really well for me

Clarkson- Better at prop, steady away and bit like Netherton, does dirty stuff but no real punch, if on a good salary, would try offload if possible.

Mulhern- Still quite young and has played some good rugby. Will improve as he matures.

Kavagnah- Another signing like Addy, has done nothing wrong and makes some good meters.

Donaldson- A few inches taller and would be top class, excellent heart and desire and gives team a lift

Lawler- Similar to Donaldson, good heart and engine, will get better every week.

Cockayne- Glad he is involved, essential person in the dressing room, will give team a lift when relieving Lunt

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:05 pm  

just a word also on the crowd for the first 2 games fantastic for the championship, as mary said to joseph , keep it up

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:15 pm  

Didn't feel like a 7,268 crowd yesterday.

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 4:41 pm  

Might seem like Blair isn't as involved but he's played stand off for virtually the last two seasons so is obviously going to be more involved and the crowd yesterday was very good but I knew a few with free tickets

[Mild Rover]

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:42 pm  

Just about to watch the Oldham game, but I'd say that result puts us closer to fair than middling.

I don't know if others feel the same, but after last year there's still a part of me that fears the sky falling in. Every time we win, and I watch Tim Sheens give an even-tempered interview and fair assessment of the performance, it gets smaller though.

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 9:51 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

Just about to watch the Oldham game, but I'd say that result puts us closer to fair than middling.

I don't know if others feel the same, but after last year there's still a part of me that fears the sky falling in. Every time we win, and I watch Tim Sheens give an even-tempered interview and fair assessment of the performance, it gets smaller though.

Are you enjoying it, it's always nice to win, but will you get bored particularly at home games which will see many results like yesterday. Are you just waiting for the middle eights?

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:17 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Are you enjoying it, it's always nice to win, but will you get bored particularly at home games which will see many results like yesterday. Are you just waiting for the middle eights?

It is nice to see a winning team but the atmosphere isn't going to be the same as in SL as I expected owing to the lack of away fans and the fact that the game was won after 15 minutes yesterday the away games I've enjoyed so far though

[Mild Rover]

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:54 pm  

Dave K. wrote:

Are you enjoying it, it's always nice to win, but will you get bored particularly at home games which will see many results like yesterday. Are you just waiting for the middle eights?

It's nice to be moving on from last year. The middle 8s will ('will' - there's some swagger) be enormously pressured, and probably not enjoyable in the least.

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:08 am  

Four games in, it is too early to evaluate with any clarity.

Four wins is pleasing although two of those were against a make-shift Bulls side and an Oldham team devoid of its SL dual registered quartet. But you can only play what is put in front of you. Most weeks it will be against part-timers, who will weary as the season progresses, and we caught a glimpse of complacency against Oldham which will be problematic if it isn't nipped in the bud.

On the whole, the spine is showing signs of cohesion but still some way off 'clicking'. We haven't seen the 'rotation' Sheens spoke about in pre-season but to keep the spine fresh for the Mid8s this will need to be exercised at some stage - will he do this wholesale or drip-feed, we don't know. The problem here is when do you do this, because the form book in the Championship is no an indicator ie Toulouse thrash Batley and then Batley thrash Sheffield?

Overall, even though there are stories behind each win, four from four is the best that can be achieved and you have to say things are looking positive.

Re: Your assesment after 4 rounds : Tue Feb 28, 2017 12:06 pm  

Me I don't give a monkeys if we win by 100 points or 1 point all I care about is getting back to super league so I can watch them again on TV has I live were I do now, its hard to get their every week so I can only make it 2 or 3 times a year and don't say rovers TV I am now on my pension so can not afford it