Quote: Northampton_Saint "Absolutely right in all respects. It may all go pear-shaped yet and maybe Perry'll never turn up, and Gaskell'll never click and Lomax'll never find any form etc. etc. etc. but in a league where only 6 or 7 games in the last third of a long season ultimately count for anything it is completely ludicrous to start wailing about our form 3 games in when we're bedding in with a new coach and system and relying on way too many kids in the backs. In pure personnel terms we're as good as anybody pretty much and considerably better than all but a very few. As things stand now we're in with as good of a chance of silverware as anyone else is pretty much. And to even suggest we might only finish mid-table in such an awful league... It's just not worthy of comment frankly. Except for that one anyway...'"
Thats your opinion and fair do's i hope your right,i know its early days but the signs look dreadful,you say were relying on too many kids in the backs,but who else is there?The squad that thin there is some people talking about Wilkin at HB ffs he's had 1 decent game in there to my knowledge,
This myth that people go on about our BIG PACK,as i've said earlier our only true Prop is Perry and he could'nt bust a paper bag,the rest are blown up 2nd rowers.
Gaskell and Lomax were good in 2011 but they had JG busting a gut in front of them,we flattered to decieve last year,we needed to recruit well this tem in my eyes, Manu was'nt needed,ok Dixon aint in his league,but he was young,keen and is tackling for fun at Salford and most certainly on a fraction of Manu will be on.
Turner is without doubt a cheaper version of Shenton,only Shenton could defend and if someone would pass to him once in a while he would have offered more in attack,I know the Hull fans were'nt dissappointed to see the back of him.
I'm trying to stay positive but the realisation after getting trounced by albeit a very good Huddersfied,scraping a win against the 11 men of the Chemicals and clinging on at the end against a Hull side missing a few of their better players,its very difficult,i suppose the test will really come against the Wire,Pies and Leeds i just hope it dont get too embarrassing as it could set the youngsters back years