Quote: Pumpetypump "Exactly. There's a massive difference between having players that aren't great but try their best (Paul Sykes), versus a squad that is performing at a level that's not befitting their talent (everyone this year). Mind you, there were still people who slated Paul Sykes for nothing more than not being as talented as they wanted him to be. Oh for the halcyon days of mediocre players that put in some graft. We don't even that.
Supporters might just about cope with average players, but average players putting in below average performances? No bloody way.'"
Ah back in the days when decent superleague players were deemed as "pish" when they signed for us. I am sure I was as guilty as anyone of that tbf.
To think of the difference even a modern Pratt, Sykes, Platt or even (tin hat on) Karl Pryce would make these days eh? Even the guy we got from London, Michael somebody (forget his surname!) but he wasn't helped by McNamara promoting him as some sort of super-athlete. I also remember Luke Gale getting mercilously criticised when he was at the Bulls. He didn't do too badly after us I seem to recall.
Then again, some of these guys played in some of our more horrific games and ultimately played their part in us going down.
It sounds like the team these days are all a bunch of lard-s. Solomona without the talent so to speak?
