Awesome

And where's the link to anyone from Leeds Rugby proclaiming the 2016 squad to be the best ever?

Oh I nearly missed this.

No one's trying to stop "dissenting voices" (deary me) but people blatantly making stuff up like you do on a daily basis is a different matter.

I have always believed that when you're in a hole, stop digging.

Because he runs the club and we are supporters looking on - if he hasn't got more of an idea than us then things really are in a bad way.

Delaney wearing a Catalan jacket on twitter.

It's Brent Webb's

Bet he couldn't wear it for very long sure he will have injured himself just putting it on

Can't believe Ben Hannant is still unsigned. Such a vastly under rated player.

But it wasn't just us fans was it, all the ex players and pundits and current players and coaches all predicted us to be up there challenging. Even Phil Clarke said we would get top 4.
In the first few months of the year all the top teams coaches were still saying that they wouldn't take us lightly and expected us to turn it round because we still had a lot of quality in the squad.

We clearly have a lot of quality in the squad. I expect us to be top 4 or very close to it depending on other teams seasons.

I'll have what your drinking.

We still have 4 or 5 of the best individual strike players in the league in our backline, a very decent hooker and a back row that looks as good as anything in SL (except possibly Wigan). The only doubt will be the effectiveness of McGuire after an injury ravaged 2016.

I would still like us to bring in a tactician type 7 and perhaps swap one of our props for someone more dynamic, but with our current squad, anywhere less than top 4 OR a CC final is unacceptable for the coaching team.

The same people that go on about the quality in super league being shocking are the ones that make out like we have to overcome state of origin teams to get into the top 4. Despite the tribulations of last season we still beat the CC winners and eventual champions towards the end of the regular season.

The truth is next season is a complete and utter unknown for us because of all the random factors last season which added to the loss of sinfield and peacock. We just don't know how the squad is going to develop in pre-season. After the end of a season you can hit the reset button and totally revamp things which you can't do mid season when things are going wrong. We don't know if any new combinations will be developed, or how much the younger players will improve.

It's overly simplistic to take the view that because there's been no massive change to the team from a personnel perspective it means last seasons form will be repeated.

Getting off to a good start could be crucial, more so than in years gone by due to how last season went.

I'm not going anywhere near whatever it is you drink. I'd have topped myself years ago.

Our best 17 we should have available for rd1.
Sutcliffe
Hall
Moon
Watkins
Briscoe
Mags
Lilley
Garbutt
Segeyaro
Cuthbertson
Ferres
Ablett
Ward

Singleton
Burrow
Jjb
Delaney/Keinhorst
Its no way the worst 17 but it lacks quality in the HB's & at least 1 linebreaking forward imo.
Then we have the Coaches ...
As it stands & luck with injuries i reckon 6th at best.