Quote: saint at wire "I am going out on a limb here and agreeing - at least in part - with the OP.
What I'm guessing the OP is on about is the loss of three of our best players with no-one of similar stature replacing them (I remain to be convinced about Lance and the others).
I don't think Gaskell is good enough (yet) at SO and lacks something in defence and hitting the line. Oppostion would be more worried about facing a fit pryce than a fit gaskell.
How this pans out with regards to our 2012 league position obviously remains to be seen but I personally think the team is going backwards for at least next season by the end of which hopefully our younger players will have gained more experience and suffer fewer injuries.'"
but how does losing pryce lower our league position? he's had no bearing on it this year. hence we would not be going backwards just standing still. this is of course based on leon being some kind of player that creates for us. for me pryce's best years where when he played off the back of long. he did not really alter the game against wigan our most crucial this year.
yes he was only a few weeks back. but maybe he's been as good as he can get?