I just want to echo the sentiments above, talk about an over-reaction. Its annoying me too how people are comparing current form to last season as if that was some kind of perfect barometer, if memory serves we had some shoddy performances early last year too, the Hull game springs to mind.

Indeed.

I'd also be concerned if I thought any of the sides in the league were in danger of racing away with it at the moment. The best-looking team current is the Giants, and we beat them.

we'll be there or there about come the end of the season, people have short memories and can only look back to last year as some kind of gauge as to how we should be playing. lets put things into perspective...if you'd been told 4 years ago that we'd have a 3 year unbeaten run at the pie dome, have 3 trophies under out belt, have a team that on it's day can beat any team in the league & have a team 1 point of the top of the table 1/3 of the way through the season and they would have laughed in your face! lap it up rather than whinge. it's all primrose and blue as far as i can see!

and don't forget that "bum banger" spirit!

Clubs don't plan a season to play badly at the start then finish with a flourish. The one thing that dictates form more than anything is injuries. Any one of the teams currently playing well could soon nose-dive down the league if they pick up injuries to key players.

So realy a club's success in a season is largely down to luck. If the Wire have played reasonably well without key personel then don't worry. Remember though, most seasons we won't get a scenario like the Bulls in'05 or Leeds last year. It is nearly always the top two contesting the GF.

You're right mate but I think that kinda scenario will become far more common now, the reason being that we now have 5 - possibly 6 top quality sides who are really closely matched which has never really been a factor before in SL, the top 2 have been pretty much streets ahead in the past.