I would agree. but with a bit of forethought and forward planning it could, and should, have been a lot easier transistion

Agreed, this is what troubles me most, the writing was on the wall, the only ones who failed to see it were those who had the power to do something about it.

This post is a pee take right?

partly its true though. how many average championship players have we signed in the last two seasons?
and while you won't get the top class aussies he does seem to have rested on his laurels and brought in average players for quite a while

i'm just struggling trying to recall the days that GH sat in on the signings of Hanley, Lyons, Schofield,Crooks and Iro...

which is why I said partly. rest is rubbish

Nobody saw last season coming and most on here were predicting even more success.
Not much has changed has it?

I'd have preferred us to bring in a new half back but I'm happy to give the youngsters a go before we do that and while I doubt we'll win anything, top 4 certainly isn't beyond us in 2017.

I agree nobody saw last season coming but not to do anything after last season is criminal. at least 2/3 quality players were needed.
as for top 4 bottom 4 would be nearer

We'll see.

Rubbish. Despite all the myths on here about writing off etc, quite a few could see what was coming. Bad planning is bad planning. Only the eternal optimists were oblivious to that.

So I think the people suggesting we get rid of a player once he gets beyond his peak needs to remember that the foundation the golden decade was built on was loyalty and people buying into the club, whilst potentially sacrificing the highest personal rewards.

If you get rid of the players who have served so well, once they are older I think you'll find loyalty harder to come by in coming generations.

Now, I think the transition could have been managed better, though this may be a failing of the salary cap. I think people need to look at the bigger picture sometimes, though I think our current squad looks like it is the weakest I can remember us starting a season with

but you can't have 4/5 players, most in key positions, getting old at once. you have to phase it. and its not just getting rid. you help them take coaching badges, maybe help train them for new jobs within the game.
they wouldn't simply be dumped

Or 'Furness' and 'Anderson' either.

Has GH best squad ever been rolled out yet!

I'm not sure even the Leeds media team could spin this as the best squad