The same was being stated, last season.

I was impressed with their defence again last night . They tackled us out of the game and they pretty much did the same job on the goons. Ratkins and the rest of the backs didnt get a sniff behind a beaten pack and Warrington's attack was fantastic to watch , always looking to offload and create space. If they play like they have in the last 2 games I can't see any team this side of the world stopping them . Their squad looks really fresh too thanks to Smith's rotation policy and the strength in depth they have

No we weren't.

why were Saints fined £22,000, then?

I don't know how Warrington stay under the cap, I don't know how we did back in the good old days, however is done, then FairPlay.

It was an administration error made when paying out winning bonuses (£8,000 I believe). We didn't deliberately cheat like Wigan for example who were £250k over the salary cap the year they went over.

It certainly seems an innocuous error but considering Warrington's nose is cleaner than clean, it's £8000 more than WArrington have ever gone over the cap.

I think we could do without the smug self-righteous sanctimony if you don't mind matey - the glasshouse rule applies. Warrington are obviously bending the rules and exploiting the loopholes on salary cap every bit as much now as any other team ever has in the history of SL, even Wigan. If the rules allow it to go on then more power to your elbow and by all means exploit it to the full extent you can - I hope the new stadium allows us to go doling out dozens of suspiciously highly paid clerical jobs to players' friends and family soon too. Just don't come on here with the phoney halo **** and we'll all be happy.

I like the way Warrington play and rate Tony Smith, but TBH at their best I prefer Wigan's more structured approach (if anything I think their pack is a classic case where the sum of parts is better than the individuals). The key to beating any team of course is to put them under pressure - stopping them scoring or at least building an early lead is vital. Whether anyone can do that with Warrington remains to be seen though.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence and you have... all

You ever think that people want to come to Warrington to win things? I know you probably share the same mentality of other 'below average' clubs, like London (in that you have to pay over the odds for very poor players to compensate for a drought of trophies) but don't assume Warrington do.

You'd be a fool to believe that a professional sportsman doesn't want to win something and you have way more chance of doing that at Warrington.

It's really quite simple.

It would have been a risk, but I wish we had thrown the chequebook at Chris Hill last season. One of the best props in SL and was the best prop on the field on Monday and Saturday. We're crying out for a pack leader and he would have been a perfect replacement for Jammer.

Chris Hill or Andy Lynch would have been good replcements for Jammer.

We've obviously still got a bit of desire when it comes to transfers, given we seem to have really gone for Manu, but one swallow doesn't make a summer and all that.