Fantastic comeback. That's going to be one of those games everyone remembers for years to come, like the 36-36 draw with Leeds in 2004.



It was amazing how Salford fell to pieces after looking fairly efficient for the first half. I know they were struggling for decent half backs, so perhaps they didn't have anyone capable of wresting back the momentum once we got on top, but they seemed to cause us all sorts of defensive problems with their passing and movement in wide areas in the first half.



I'd love to have been a fly on the wall in our dressing room at half time. I thought Rinaldi was outstanding in the second half. He seems to have that knack of adding a new dimension to our attacking play by coming off the bench and not really playing in an orthodox single position, a bit like Stanley Gene often used to when playing against us for various clubs. That was only my third game of the season, but Dixon looks a tremendous prospect while Gower is clearly a class act, although in the other games I saw (against Widnes and Leeds) I thought we seemed far too reliant on him to orchestrate our attacking play.



I wasn't going to come back this year after the Leeds debacle, but the change of coach persuaded me to make the effort. For the first half we looked like we were carrying on where we left off in that match, but it was well worth it in the end. The way the players' improved performance began to lift the crowd was superb. It was all much more enjoyable and exciting than a comfortable sixty point win!



Wasn't that ref the touch judge from the Castleford game a couple of years back, who signalled an absurd try against us when their player (Ferres?) dropped the ball as Clubb(?) appeared from nowhere to shunt him into touch?



And as for the record 22 points turnaround - maybe my memory is playing tricks but I'm sure we blew a 22-0 lead against Bradford at Griffin Park in 2005. I found a stats page for that game but it doesn't give the scoring sequence so I can't be certain:



slstats.rlfans.com/index.php?gen ... ixture=421

Fantastic comeback. That's going to be one of those games everyone remembers for years to come, like the 36-36 draw with Leeds in 2004.



It was amazing how Salford fell to pieces after looking fairly efficient for the first half. I know they were struggling for decent half backs, so perhaps they didn't have anyone capable of wresting back the momentum once we got on top, but they seemed to cause us all sorts of defensive problems with their passing and movement in wide areas in the first half.



I'd love to have been a fly on the wall in our dressing room at half time. I thought Rinaldi was outstanding in the second half. He seems to have that knack of adding a new dimension to our attacking play by coming off the bench and not really playing in an orthodox single position, a bit like Stanley Gene often used to when playing against us for various clubs. That was only my third game of the season, but Dixon looks a tremendous prospect while Gower is clearly a class act, although in the other games I saw (against Widnes and Leeds) I thought we seemed far too reliant on him to orchestrate our attacking play.



I wasn't going to come back this year after the Leeds debacle, but the change of coach persuaded me to make the effort. For the first half we looked like we were carrying on where we left off in that match, but it was well worth it in the end. The way the players' improved performance began to lift the crowd was superb. It was all much more enjoyable and exciting than a comfortable sixty point win!



Wasn't that ref the touch judge from the Castleford game a couple of years back, who signalled an absurd try against us when their player (Ferres?) dropped the ball as Clubb(?) appeared from nowhere to shunt him into touch?



And as for the record 22 points turnaround - maybe my memory is playing tricks but I'm sure we blew a 22-0 lead against Bradford at Griffin Park in 2005. I found a stats page for that game but it doesn't give the scoring sequence so I can't be certain:



slstats.rlfans.com/index.php?gen ... ixture=421

So he did but it was accidental. No charge.



www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary/item?3909

So he did but it was accidental. No charge.



www.therfl.co.uk/disciplinary/item?3909