It's kinda true though. The original sentiment behind the thread was ''hey look at us, look how well we've done and this is our transition''.

That post was just pointing out you could apply the same logic to wigan. They are going to be champions in their transitional season. So transitional seasons are another thing warrington are also rans at.

Also rans...Leeds fan...hmmm

I never understand when people say "such and such a team will NEVER have a better chance".

How do you know what will happen in the future? Things change more than you could expect in sport.

For how many years did we hear that when we would play Saints and they would have Long, Wellens and Scully injured and we would hear, if you can't beat Saints this time you will NEVER beat them. But we beat them quite often these days and the fact we lost those games in 2004, 2005 etc doesn't seem to have much bearing on the outcome?

I wonder if you could get a time machine back ten years to our first season in the HJ and say OK here are some predictions for the next ten years, Warrington will sign Andrew Johns, Adrian Morley will lift three Challenge Cups in a Warrington jersey, Man City will win two Premier League titles, Liverpool and Chelsea will win Champions Leagues and Englands cricketers will win four Ashes series.

Who would have been predicting those events...?

Can you tell us about your 2009-2013 transition seasons?

Saints made some major finals in that time and whilst it was obviously a shock to their system that they lost so many great players and were struggling to find the right combinations, they still did quite well with an unsettled and inexperienced team and some coaching changes.

So I think Saints should get credit for how they managed their "down time" and if they win the Grand Final this year it will be a huge achievement as they are still in "down time" as their own fans will admit.

He's a Leeds fan, I believe....

Though if you are referring to Saints, I agree, theirs has been one of the longest transitional periods in sporting history.

Yeah, we won the grand final 3 times.

We will be stronger next year. People need to stop crying and whinging.

For what it's worth, I'm gutted.

Predicted 4th at ther start of the year, and then after 5 games thought we'd be lucky to be serious challengers at any comp.
Several were talking about relegation after 5 matches and saying loads of bull about Smith doesn't coach any attacking play, the wingers don't do any sprint training etc etc

First half defensive display was awesome (was it 4 sets on the bounce we had to defend?)
Fair play to Wigan - they had a stranglehold on the first half - and when we did get the ball we didn't complete enough. So at 8-4 I was relieved.
The 2nd half was far more even.
We had chances but going for drop goals on the 3rd was frustrating for me.
But in the end we still lost - at the fine margins.

I don't want this to sound as sour grapes but I really don't like the way Wigan play the 'holding down' game and '3rd man in the tackle' game, but if the refs don't police it, is this what our game is going to become? You can't blame any team for getting away with as much as they can, but is it in the spirit of the game?
I truly hope not. It's not one I'd like to see.
I'm full of admiration for their 'blitzkreig' type attack - with lots of players forming 3 lines when attacking. Really impressive.
But then there's the 'high shots' which the refs don't blow for. How many times was Myler hit? And hit late?
10 meters verses 8?

I'll watch the match tomorrow on the Beeb and hope I'm wrong about some of this.
Others have said the ref made the right decisions for the big calls - that's as maybe but the general feeling I've got is one of frustration at the way the game was allowed to be played.

I think as far as the drop goals are concerned we lost our expert before the season started .Lee Briers was used to taking shots at goal in pressure situations ,but the lads last night looked as if they were not prepared at all for having to settle a match with a drop goal so maybe that should be worked on for the future.

This is where you lost any credibility my friend.

After the first few rounds I would have settled for mid table, it was looking like a complete shambles with nobody quite sure who was going to fit where and our new big star prop was useless leaving our pack almost totally reliant on Hilly and Ben for any kind of go forward. Together with the weekly who the heck is playing 6 and 7 this week conundrum it looked bleak.

What we have seen is a team grow in a stuttering fashion with pieces now seemingly starting to fall into place and things settle down a bit. In amongst all this uncertainty we very very nearly got to a GF final. Yes the competition hasn't been the greatest standard this year but early doors I was just wanting to get this season out of the way and build for the future.

The team has surpassed itself in my view all things considered, well done to the boys

The thing that us Rhinos fans can do is say that whilst our side was at their peak was that they delivered the biggest prize on offer,and on numerous occasions too

Warringtons best ever squads in SL have clearly failed this objective would you not agree?

The Rhino's will surely have to go through their transitional period without a doubt and maybe wont win a GF for quite a while,But who's to say that the Wolves will either during our barren spell?

I'll take solace in our 6 GF wins and 3 WCC success' to date and ask you to match us any time soon

I'll take solace in our 6 GF wins and 3 WCC success' to date and ask you to match us any time soon'"

Did you appear in any Challenge Cup Finals in this quite astounding period perchance ?'"