Sack Tony Smith. Sack Tony Smith. I've never read such rubbish. We are 4 games into the season. Not 10, not halfway, not after the 23 regular season games. Just 4. The game we played 5 matches ago was at old Trafford in front of 70000 people to decide the best team in the league. We had already had a trip to Wembley and been within millimetres of victory and been presented with the league leaders shield.

Yet just 4 games later we have people calling for our coach to be sacked. For gods sake.

I agree that our back line is poor , especially without Ratchford, but the decision our coach made was to stick with what he had and to strengthen the pack. The way some people think that we should be able to just sign a quality back because we are a cash rich club is just laughable. If a superleague club has a quality back at the moment they hang on to them for their life. They are a very rare commodity. I'm sure if a top quality back had been available we would have been interested, maybe to the detriment of bringing in the 3 quality players to strengthen the pack.

I agree our form is awful. The league table doesn't lie. We aren't performing anywhere near our potential yet. We have a new half back who in 4 league games has had 3 different partners. We are searching for the right combinations but now is the time to do it.

This isn't blind faith in the club. It is faith based on 8 years of Tony Smiths coaching and management. A lot of people have very short memories. 4 trips to Wembley, 3 to Old Trafford , a couple of league leaders shields as well. Does that not merit some loyalty and belief in our processes.

So to quote a phrase that seems to have been forgotten

IN SMITH WE TRUST

I don't think 8 years of failing to win the grand final and now losing patience and confidence in smiths ability to deliver it given the team and the recent performances we are no closer to winning it this year than we were when he took over, he inherited a great core of players who with a few additions looked very good and if we had won a gf who knows could have been the catalyst to a period of winning grand finals and being able to attract better players however that did not happen and we are now left with what we have

how anybody can defend the team and smith after last nights performance is beyond belief and to imply those unhappy with smith are over reacting is farcical harping back to winning a cc a few years back now lets ignore that at every opportunity to win the grand final we have lost

I think we have far more important issues!!!


I should be top of the Prediction Competition now - and we see NOTHING - Keep Smith - Sack Uncle Rico !!!!!

Rico out, Rico out, Rico out !!!







Only joking of course!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure he'd look positively better still if he actually got a pass from time to time-"!

Even a tub of butter has its sell by date.I'm just sick + tired to my back teeth of the drivel he comes out with after every defeat.He'd get more respect off me if he just came out with it + said we was e or at least showed some passion as Shaun Wane would have done with a hammering like that.Thanx for all you've done Tony but time for change as this team is devoid of ideas + now team spirit as quite clear for all to see last night.

I can imagine it's horrendous.. Multiple grand final wins and a treble winning season.. Followed by an indifferent season then two wins out of 4 the season after ...
Hope you're ok Hun ..