Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "I must say I feel sorry in a way for Lowes.
Whatever anyone says, and despite the cruel loss of Gaskell for half the season, he got us to the MPG, peaking with a devastating performance against Salford, and despite anything else, we were one touchline conversion away from SL. Had Addy's kick gone over we'd have been in SL now and so I have to make allowances for that fickle finger of fate.
Had Addy's kick gone over then Lowes would have been feted as a hero and rightly so.
But, this season we are playing so poorly it looks like several of the wheels have fallen off and many more are loose or seizing up. We know we have't signed a scrum half. Is that Lowes' fault? We don't know. We know we have made a raft of eclectic and frankly sometimes bemusing signings and don't look to have a plan. Is Lowes to blame for our signing debacles? We don't know.
Something is definitely wrong, but the buck that does stop at Lowes' door is the level and standard of performances against Batley, Dewsbury and Halifax. Whatever else, the personnel he had available to him should have been good enough, and they weren't.'"
Interestingly, I was told a few weeks ago that Pita Godinet was all set to sign for the Bulls for this season but Lowes didn't want him. So, to answer that question, perhaps it is.