I thought it was great to see all the kids playing tag rugby and getting their faces painted on Sunday at the Hunslet game - it was a real family day.

I always look at it that the more people there are watching the game, the better the game projects itself.

If you look at the crowd figures, it was the second highest outside of Super League.

Only the Halifax v Castleford game in National League One got more and that wasn't by many - they got 3,259 compared to our 3,224.

We even had more watching than London Broncos did in Super League, where only 2,997 watched them beat Salford City Reds 34-18.

Getting the youngsters involved is all about progression - that's where you get the fans of the future from.

If you get them interested and get them playing they start to want role models and want to come to games to see their favourite players.

The more kids you can get watching the better.

Leeds have got a good following with the Rhinos and it's great when you're watching the game and you see all the youngsters sitting round the edge.

The work that Jason Ramshaw and Ian Wilson are doing is having a major impact with all the coaching and tag festivals and they really are doing a great job.

It was really good to see so many at Huntington Stadium and hopefully they will stick with it.

Unfortunately, it was one of our worst performances of the season, but at least we got the result in the end and I am sure the crowd enjoyed the tight finish.

That weekend when we are to play against Blackpool is the same weekend as the York 9s, so there should be quite a few around then as well.

It's another home game for us and we will be looking to get back to our best.

Finiding that crucial consistency is a tough one - and something that people struggle with at all levels.

Leeds beat Leigh 60-6 two weeks ago and then the same top v bottom fixture at the weekend you find it's 24 apiece 20 minutes into the second half, before Leeds eventually went on to win.

There's no easy way of finding consistency. If you could get that formula right, you'd be a millionaire.

Some of it is down to the players and their preparation. When you go into games knowing it's going to be a battle when you play against the likes of Dewsbury and Sheffield you go into it with the right mind-set.

But if you're looking at some of the so-called lesser teams you maybe don't take them as seriously and mentally you're maybe thinking do we have to work as hard as we did last weekend?

But there are no easy beats in this league. Dewsbury just got away with a 22-18 win at London Skolars last Sunday. It happens in other sports too, so it's not rocket science.

Millward's the right man to boost Warriors

I heard a whisper about Ian Millward going to Wigan. They had another defeat on Friday to Huddersfield Giants and have got a massive injury list this year.

They are struggling a little bit and are just out of the top six at the moment but I am sure that Millward will be able to turn things round.

He's a bit outspoken but he's a good coach and the game needs coaches.

Dennis Betts will have to go back to being an assistant coach but that might not be such a bad thing. He was looking a bit stressed out on Friday night when they lost 24-26 to the Giants and there is an awful lot of pressure on coaches at that level, especially if the team's not performing and the crowd demands success.

But it's good to see Millward sticking around a bit longer.

Updated: 10:55 Wednesday, May 25, 2005