I wasn't.

What else was such a remark then?

Who are you playing this wkend?

How about



Would you call that flippant, when referring to Iosia Soliola's recent knee injury?

Lister makes his one sensible post of the season - wonders never cease

Rubbish!! This is all his fault

When we won the grand final two seasons ago we were under Tony Smith who was infact a world class coach, The season after we won it again but that was down to momentum that tony smith had created nothing really to do with mclennan, now this season we are seeing a team coached by a very mediocre coach and its showing. We cant blame players cos we know what our lads are capable of!!

Mclennan Out!! IMO

Funny that one. Because Graham Murray gets a lot of praise around here for the way he got pretty poor players to play above themselves and make a good team. Quite right too, because some of them were poor players.

But we don't think Smith might have done the same thing?

IMO certain players get accepted now becasue of the fact that they have won two championships or maybe even three, not because they are quality players.

Of course, that may or may not allow Bluey any excuses.

We appear not to spend the full cap so GH won't sack Bluey.

It's just been bad planning all along since the end of last season

Your narrow minded enough to believe that. Like some others on here.

The problems we are experiencing did not start end of last season. The problems started when we decided to chuck in all the good work with our production line of academy kids, and instead give jobs to the boys for sentimality value.

Sending quality youngsters out on loan for super league sides over the last couple of years would also have been a massive advantage to us right now.

Shame other rivals followed our blueprint and completely enhanced on it, whilst we wallowed in our previous success.

The proof of Smith's turd polishing ability will be a win over Stains this year.

You are entitled to your opinion even if it is a load of balls. A world class coach wins titles at club and international level. Mclennan has Smith hasn't.

Mclennan managed to NIL the aussies Smith has still to beat them.

That's a valid point that.

That will be why we're now languishing at the foot of the table with an attack and defence inferior to all our rivals. No, wait.....

Seriously, I know we're not having the best season at present, by the standards we've set for ourselves lately, and there are clearly things for the powers-that-be at HQ to think calmly about, but the league table and some of the posts on here seem to be about totally different teams/seasons.

Kind of an over reaction that one El Diablo.

There is a difference to what I put and languishing at the bottom of the league.

We certainly have an issue with our academy set up. Thats fact. You want to debate that then put something constructive that is positive with it, and i will discuss.

I don't think the "standard" of the overall acadamy comp helps though disa.
I think we have plenty of potential within our acadamy although not up to the highest standards in terms of "numbers of quality players" within the system.
Hopefully the new overhaul of the acadamy leagues and more players out on loan will help enhance it in the years to come.