Southstander Table Prediction.

Quote: Juan Cornetto "I am also optimistic for next year. They key factor for me will be the effect the new coaching set up has on the team. Last season I felt we didn't play well as a team and went backwords in our team skills and tactics. IMO we finished higher in the league than our form deserved and that top three finish was down to some outstanding individual work by a certain few players, Danny McGuire in particular, rather than the overall team performance.

So I an expecting (hoping) the new coaches to overcome the loss of the injured stars by concentrating on the regaining the team skills with good backing up and offloading and having a better tactical game plan.

The addition of a fit again DM and JP in mid/late summer will give a huge boost and be like two new star signings. Also Sinfield will have had a good rest for the first time in many years and if he plays at 6 for the first half season, which I expect, he will have had less tackling to do and his attacking flair will be all the sharper for it.'"

I agree, I felt for alot of last season we were playing without any real structure or purpose and were mostly relying on the likes of McGuire's individual brilliance to win matches. We know we have the quality available, it's just getting everyone firing together. I Reckon if we can get back to basics and start playing as a proper team with attacking lines and defensive structure, we have more than enough quality to make it successful.