Quote: DAG "Look, I'm as gutted as anyone about last night, I was raging last night and I still am now, but mediocrity? Another Wembley final, a point off winning the League Leaders Shield and one game away from a Grand Final is hardly mediocrity, is it?
He's got his faults and the buck mainly stops with him I agree, but saying one of the most successful coaches in the Super League era accepts mediocrity is nonsense.'"
Let's not kid ourselves, the standard of football across the board has been awful this year. We should have blown teams away all season, as we did to an extent up until Easter. Then we threw away our lead against Hull, royally cocked up v Saints, lost at Belle Vue and messed up in Newcastle. Since then we have chugged along when this really should have been the year to put a marker down.
Yes, we got to Wembley, off the back of wins v Oldham, Widnes and Wakefield. Then guess what? We threw away another lead. Unless we find the mental strength to punish teams once we get 12+ points ahead, we won't put the fear into any opposition and we won't win a thing.
I would love to be proven wrong, of course.
EDIT: how could I forget the draw v 12-man HKR?