5 weeks in charge is not very long. Big questions have to be asked about signing Perry and Bird though.

the same greg bird who scored last night?

Perhaps booby goulding might be interested?

I must admit I did have my worries when they appointed Walters.

He should be given more time as they are still losing close games, but if they haven't improved in the next 6/7 games then they should look at getting rid.

can see what you mean, but depending on his wage they might keep hold till the end of the season to avoid a big pay off

thats the benefit of franchising in that one poor decision by a club doesnt mean they get relegated and loads of good work gets undone

know what you mean, but people still call for a coaches head after a handful of games.

I think this is a cultural thing and may take time to develop. Dally makes a very good point, we would all be bricking it now if relegation was in place.

Just because we have franchising doesn't mean that fans will put up with their season being a write off after 6 or 7 games. Once we get to halfway I think there'll be less call for managers to be sacked but early season we will still see what we are doing now.

The Catalans were never going to be able to keep on improving every year, at some point they were always going to find their level. They will probably still end up in the lower end of the play-offs, 6th-8th, they might be dissapointed with that after last year, but I think that would be a decent start to Walters coaching career

Anyone who saw SLS will agree that Catalans seemed very unlucky in defeat.

The very same. Last minute addition to the squad, captain after two sub appearances, not french. A year of losses to blood young players woul be prefferable to mid-low table obscurity thanks to Bird.

Will they?

I just saw some heroic defence and ultimately taking your opportunities saving a match, by a team who have had more than their fair share of bad luck especially from Vidrefs.

No I'm not taking that away from Bulls, fair point, I was merely saying that Catalans still looked pretty good going forward and it's not like that they weren't competitive.

Mick Potter had no experience as a head coach.