Leeds

39-38......the holroyd era.....we came from behind to either be drawing or just winning close to the end. Leeds score and take a short kick-off (which we’ve never learnt from) it doesn’t go 10 - referee doesn’t give us the rightful penalty and five tackles later Ryan Sheridan lots a one pointer.

Now that was sickening and ranks alongside last years refereeing gaffes.

Leaving Koppy, Mossop and Flanagan out  . We're a lot weaker in the pack and signals Watson's intentions for today
On Friday when these three were on the field we were far stronger

 

Sounds like another penalty fest. I know a few players were left out but against a half decent defence they seem to have no answers. Lets hope the new scrum half gives them some direction

No great shame losing away at Leeds. I think we've only won there once since WWII so didn't expect much. Hopefully we are at full strength (ish) against Wire on Saturday.

Just got home again and had my tea..

First up, I was at the opposite end to all the other Salford fans, as my girlfriend is a wheelchair user, and the only wheelchair spots are at the East end, so I had to keep myself fairly quiet, not that there was much to shout about. Got a good laugh when one of the Leeds fans shouted "Come on Leeds, you're better than this" and I turned round and shouted "We're not".

Our defence was excellent. Breached once early on, made a meal of a kick, and the final try was after the game had gone. Defended stoutly, and would have won if we had enough creativity to score 3 tries. We had more than enough ball.

Lui was operating as the sole pivot in the first half and got shut down all the time. Not his fault, just too easy to read without other options. The injury to Evalds forced Lui to fullback, and Littlejohn was pressed to take control of the attack. I don't like slagging off players, but he struggled. Seemed to drift across the line without taking it to the line, run out of options, panic. His kicking game was not remotely as good as Lui's either. I really worry for us if this is our half-back combination for the rest of the season. We don't even need a flashy scrum half, just someone who can organise the play at a basic level and isn't afraid of taking it to the line. Lui is a much better player playing outside and off the cuff.

However, fix this and we have a good team. Strong pack, good defence. Not as many penalties as previous rounds.

Atmosphere at Headingley somewhat muted by the building works and the rain. Bit of a damp squib all round. That's twice in a row I've been there and not seen us score a single point. But we weren't smashed, and were in the game for 75 minutes. Onwards..

Some reports on Twitter that there was some rather unsavoury chanting from the Leeds fans, wonder if the RFL will do anything about it, chuck a plastic pot of manky beer on and the world comes to an end, chant some vile remarks about a sporting disaster and?