Ian Knott

not wanting to be pedantic but you're wrong.
smith took over during our relegation season of 2001 when we were only relegated on the next to last day despite only winning 2 and drawing 1 of our previous 18 games ( incidentally our biggest win was 52-10 against warrington!)
the next season in 2002 in the NFP we were unbeaten in the league winning 27 and drawing 1 of our 28 games as well as winning the grand final and the buddies cup in which we were unbeaten too,in fact our only defeat that year came in the challenge cup at doncaster.
in 2003 despite predictions for us to struggle again,smith steered us to superb victories over the then champions st helens,leeds,wigan and hull in total winning 11 out of 28 games which was more than our previous 4 seasons combined!
it was actually because of his achievements at the giants that he got the leeds job, just thought i'd correct you

good luck for the new season.

The team and everything about the club still needs to progress.Its no good having the mentality, we've won a couple of cups.That will do. Am sure after having a small taste of success,the players will strive to achieve greater success. In the coming seasons.And the club on a whole will want to keep improving in aspects of been,one of the top clubs in SL. Weather that can be done remains to be seen.

Watched our 3 lads for Leigh whenever they were on box last year. Mitchell impresses me, definitely has the desire to make it just wish he was a bit bigger. I dont see Matty Blythe as a superleague player and will be amazed if he makes it. Liked the look of McCarthy when he came in at end of season before last, but looked to have gone backwards from what I saw at Leigh last year, dont know whether it was his hairstyle doing it but appeared to have lost power/weight.
Cant make my mind up about Coops, definitely looks a miles better prospect than Pickersgill or Stevens ever did.

I remember watching Noone during the Bradford game at home in 2003 ( I think it was the one where Gaskell kept a 40/20 in play in the last minute, slipped and Naylor scored) and thinking that he wouldn't get any better.

Mr Graeme '2003 Dream Team Stand Off' Appo.