I was going to post something similar- taking into account the cup games, since Che Tony has been in charge his win loss ratio is 15 wins, 9 defeats (since the Leeds game at home). This ratio would have seen us with 30 points in the league- up in 3rd / 4th place.

Personally you can look at the stats all you like but for me the most important factor is the general attitude and motivation of the players. They look like they want, no, are proud, to play and team spirit has been far better. Even players like Briers, who you would think was set in his ways, has changed for the better. Now all TS has do is get a bit of consistency which i am sure will follow.

Yes we played pretty bad on Friday night but tony smith probably thought that we might go into the game with our big players involved and still lose especially after the semi final smith did the right thing imo seeing what our young lads can do and giving our players a rest and jopefully we can now win our remaining fixtures and still make the 8 as we still have harlequins and Wakefield to play.

Absolutely agree.

Was going to post something similar to complement my stats. Forgetting where we are in the league table right now, we ARE a better team right now than we have been for a good few years.

Sure we have development left in us, but for me, Smith's first 5 months has ben a great success.

Just when somebody is going well, they ruin it with some proper, laughable, statement like this!!...