[quote="leeds owl":3pv8wam0]You cannot predict how a season is going to go based on one game, but I can understand people being worried after yesterday. It was the kind of performance that got Rohan Smith sacked, one where the left hand didn’t know what the right hand was doing. We have tthe much maligned Lachie Miller to come back, and not much else if yesterday was classed as our strongest team. The Aussie centre that has never played NRL may come in and be up to scratch, but he may be another “Momster”. Brad Arthur’s had most of them for half a playing season and a full pre season, I’m sure most people are worried about how much more he can squeeze out of this current squad.[/quote:3pv8wam0] yes if i read correctly in to this post , it is saying we have not signed any decent players , so how is anyone expecting us to do much better than last season . you could have Wayne Bennet or his brother Gordon coaching this lot , it would not make much difference as there is little talent to coach. Oh and the plastic supporters in the plastic South stand create no atmosphere , its like a Library even before we go behind . Knock it down and put the old one back up

[quote="rugbyleague88":2dilnn2c]Shame Sinfield is out for a few weeks as I would have him straight in for Frawley. I'd be moving Handley to winger this week but suspect Arthur will stick with him at centre.[/quote:2dilnn2c] I would move Handley to full back, put Conner at . Conners running the ball back with that little shimmy, he doesn’t fool anyone. He just gets hammered . Least Handley has some pace to run wide of the defence. Not certain once again with Newman, he really needs to improve his game. Although we never seem to put him through any gap or space. Frawley is poor, very rarely breaks the defensive line. At the moment having viewed the majority of the first round games excluding Salford, we look to be the poorest team. Six or seven games in will be appraisal time, pressure on Arthur. Up to him to sort things out, after all that’s what he is paid top money for.

[quote="Trebor1":292h2dxj]Never said it was our Props Chris. I said it showed our pack was weak.[/quote:292h2dxj] I know, I was just making the point as others had said it was the props

[quote="Simmo71":2cehhgr2]Truly awful watch. All the noise about a hard pre-season and players looking fit and strong. We were totally gassed and looked unfit as a team. The backs were dreadful. Handley and Lumb were run ragged down that edge. Handley is not a centre in a million years. I've said before, Newman is not the player he was after the injuries. And Hall, club and sport legend though he is, looks like a 37 year old playing elite sport. Frawley is just terrible. We must bring ECW into the centre and put Handley where he belongs. And I would play Connor at 7 instead of Frawley. But I fear that BA will be too stubborn to do either of those things. I've also been very disappointed with Ackers since he signed. O'Connor is a better starting 9. The start of another long, old season I fear..... Only positives were that the defensive line speed is noticeably better under BA. And the return of Holroyd and Gannon. Other than that, depressingly awful.[/quote:2cehhgr2] Totally this...and all that hype about a tough preseason and how superfit our squad now is...we looked totally gassed after 20 minutes...as for the one out style we seem to be adopting...truly shocking to watch. Really horrible and a massive deflator for the season ahead

When is Brad Arthur’s contract up? Is it about same time as Salford go into liquidation and Rowley becomes available?

I genuinely think he will leave and head back to Oz due to being homesick.