We are just fortunate to be in the minority of towns which still sustains a local paper.

In a town like Warrington, where the council is largely made up of members from one party, a local newspaper is invaluable.

There is little local about the Warrington Guardian anymore.
Half a dozen employees sat at laptops from a regional NW office of Newsquest in a unit in centre park that employs most of its workforce from outside of Warrington, adding to our already increasing traffic issues.
No Warrington printing workforce, No Warrington logistical or distribution workforce.

Great local paper that is.

Anyone remember the front page they did for Steve Anderson towards the end of his 'reign'? A picture of his face on a rugby ball with the headline 'Kick him in to touch' or similar wasn't it?

When asked about his future at yesterday's press conference, Smith simply said that he doesn't read anything: https://t.co/liXRMxJRtT?amp=1

When asked about his future at yesterday's press conference, Smith simply said that he doesn't read anything: https://t.co/liXRMxJRtT?amp=1

Quote Ganson's Optician="Ganson's Optician"When asked about his future at yesterday's press conference, Smith simply said that he doesn't read anything: https://t.co/liXRMxJRtT?amp=1'" "“You go through ups and downs in every season". “It’s got no bearing on what I do whatsoever, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent from fans or the media" - Even the Fans' Forum?

Quote Ganson's Optician="Ganson's Optician"When asked about his future at yesterday's press conference, Smith simply said that he doesn't read anything: https://t.co/liXRMxJRtT?amp=1'" "“You go through ups and downs in every season". “It’s got no bearing on what I do whatsoever, whether it’s good, bad or indifferent from fans or the media" - Even the Fans' Forum?

I remember it and I'm not even a Wire fan.I used to buy the WG just for the back pages because I found the critical reporting and telling it straight to be a refreshing change,in contrast to my local paper the Widnes Weekly News and their boring neutrality and occasional bum licking.

I would hope not.

I thought we were the listening club.

Only until they listen to criticism at which point ear plugs are reached for!

IMO There is more about Powell, in that he was essentially thrown in @ Leeds. He didn't do well. Then decided to go and earn his stripes in the championship, wouldn't say he was scraping around as he did a great job with Feath, and fair play to him.....When the time was right, he went to Cas and look at them now, with mostly some might say 'average' players.

Id love him to have a stab at the England job in the future. He would never come over the Pennines to for any job IMO.

He got packed off to Leeds Carnegie (or whatever they were called then), before ending up at Fev as no SL team would touch him after his Rhinos stint.

Don't get me wrong, I think he's done a good job at Cas, but I think people are totally mis-reading the quality of their players, relatively speaking. Most are 'average' by the standards of the summer era, but if you compare them to most other squads, I'd say they are at worst on a par,, and in a lot of cases better than them, in what must undoubtedly be the lowest quality SL season ever. They had a very good run with injuries too, on the back of getting early momentum (which us Wire fans know more about than anyone, when contrasting 2016 V. 2017!).

It's interesting to note that in such a sub-standard comp some of the recent 'strugglers' and less fashionable clubs are doing well. It's a bit similar to the late 70s/ early 80s when Leigh, Hull KR and Bradford all took out the Championship. There might be the basis for a thesis in this for someone smarter than me to work on...