And I agree with that. However that was quite a while ago. The financial situation is somewhat different now. The only Aussies that are likely to come now are young ones wanting to make a name for themselves or ageing ones wanting a last payday or hurrah. Not top performers as the contributor I was responding to was stating he thought you were looking for. Adrian M was slightly different as British players may well want to come home whilst still at or near their peak. The Wigan famous full back would also fall into this category.

We supposedly did

Cheers, I was sure we released him.

Smith said there waa a contract for him, he wanted to go try get first team in Australia or something

Tony Smith as created this mess with his recruitment so i think its up to him to sort it out if he can't then and only then is it time for a change

Why is Tony Smith untouchable exactly??

I read regularly about people slating Richard Agar, how useless he is and how he should never be at the club - Who appointed him?

Similarly, I read about poor recruitment in recent years - Who is signing these players, putting them in the team?

Personally, I think he should be fired if we lose against Leigh - If it happens, then it will be fair to say that he has done the full circle and got us back to the exact position we were in when he took over.

We have to be realistic here and admit we have been going backwards since 2011... We have made Grand Finals and failed miserably both times, the first time when we were overwhelming favourites.

Of course, Smith should always be thanked for the Wembley successes, but it would show a lack of ambition if we believe those 3 wins should automatically guarantee Smith an easy ride and not have his position questioned at times like the last season and a half.

I think the Leigh game is absolutely massive. Win and the sniff of wembley might see some players up their game and hit form for the season end with more confidence. Lose and things could get very very ugly indeed with smith's position really under fire. I'm confident he can turn it around but worry that his infallibility is not only slipping in the eyes of the fans but more importantly the players.