Quote: mattsrhinos1978 "You said we wont win anything until we replace most of our forward pack
You then said "Smith isnt perfect, but he is rebuilding the team and that will take time"
Im pointing out that Smith has chosen "most of our forward pack" you clearly dont rate from last night, to be part of his rebuild, by either bringing them to the club or re- signing them to longer deals to stay at the club.
By that logic, you must think he's doing a terrible job of the rebuild.'"
I understand what you're saying and I probably explained my point poorly. The players we have signed are fine for the point we are at, but they aren't the long term solution and I doubt Smith sees them that way. You have to sign some players/re-sign players that you might not want because you literally need a team on the field. The signings we have made, the length of those contracts and the age of them are a telling sign of where they fit into the team. I would expect the backline to stay pretty consistent for a few years, with a view to getting some of our 'project' props up to a very high standard and then splashing out on one, maybe two to top that off depending on development.
I don't believe we will be 'successful' until 2026 when our bulk of players are in the 26-30 range, with a view to hopefully continuing that success in the years following with the likes of Gannon, Sinfield, TNW etc.
