No

Don't get too carried away !

For what it's worth, I don't think many (if any) clubs will be stronger on paper this year as the Salary Cap and finances bite. With regards to Fax, you have arguably lost your best 5 players in Royston, Gleeson, Tamghart, Branaghan and Nash (?). These players either haven't been replaced, or have been replaced with, IMO, inferior players. Of course, the game isn't played on paper and I'm sure you'll be just as difficult to beat in 2011.

I could say pretty much the same applies to all the 'top' Championship teams. Leigh, Fev, Widnes and Barrow are all, at present, weaker than 2010 on paper.

Should still be a belting season though.

Branno and Shad I will give you. Although when Miles was playing before his injury Shad couldn't get in the team at fullback..

Gleeson missed 3/4's of the season (think we did well without him wouldn't you say??)

Said again missed a lot of the season through injury, came back too soon was a liability.. (did we do OK without him??)

Nash was good on his day although would often throw a stupid pass on our own line after defending 3 back2back sets.. Hopefully he will be back but who knows he is in limbo at the moment..

Point being we have lost 2 quality performers this year IMO so not a total disaster... Still feel we will be lucky to make top 4 though all truth been told

Why say stuff like this? Having confidence in the ability of your team is one thing, but to start crowing when we haven't even touched a ball in anger is, IMHO, tantamount to verbal suicide. Remember MC's "country mile" comment? Came back to bite him on the proverbial, didn't it? Please put brain into gear before approaching keyboard.

Fair comment. All I know is that the 5 players I mentioned (plus Black) are the ones that, as an oppostion fan, I feared the most when we played Fax.

I'm sure Fax will make the top 4 and hopefully Barrow will again as the squad are training the house down and should be far fitter, trimmer and more expansive than they were under McCormack. We just lack squad depth at the moment.

I think he was joking in reply to the riot squad photo to be fair...

New away kit looks good

It wasn't obvious to SRC ........ but TS?

In an attempt to improve our defence we could always kettle the opposition!

Fax try out the new range of XBlades protective gear

Fingers crossed the game should go ahead. The met office is showing the weather during the day as 3 degrees and sunshine (woo hoo summer rugby). www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ ... ather.html

Fingers crossed the game should go ahead. The met office is showing the weather during the day as 3 degrees and sunshine (woo hoo summer rugby). www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ ... ather.html

I lolled at our 5 best players. Any whats the big deal, Fev will walk the league next season as much as i dont like to admit it.

Talk about doom and gloom from some of you on here. Yes we have lost some good players but we have also got some new blood in. I reckon we will be in the mix at the end of the seaon and I would not be surprised to make it three finals in a row. To suggest we will be lucky to make the top four is a little strange I for one am struggling to think of four better sides. I agree things will be more competitive next season and everyone will be gunning for the Champions but next year I can only see another very good season.