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Look lads we can’t make arguments around “if we hadn’t won the Challenge Cup it would have been a failure of a season.”

We won the damn thing, and took our local bitter rival down to do so, and so in reality it has been a very successful season. icon_biggrin.gif

Thing is , having seen a mountain of failed seasons over the last 40 years, I know a successful season when I see one icon_biggrin.gif

Wires didn’t start with Super League you know icon_biggrin.gif

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Quote: Superblue "Look lads we can’t make arguments around “if we hadn’t won the Challenge Cup it would have been a failure of a season.”

We won the damn thing, and took our local bitter rival down to do so, and so in reality it has been a very successful season. All fair comments, but most of us know good rugby when we see it. The number of games lost is also a telling stat. If I was marking this season even with the CC I couldn’t give us more than a C+.

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The nub of this is that we are all disappointed with our attack when in the opposition half. A new top class half back should help. Blake Austin is not a creative half back ... he's a runner. In addition if Gelling has a strength it is his creativity.
The Wire think tank has a few months before the start of next season to come up with and practice to solve the problem.
Finishing 4th and winning at Wembley are not a sign of failure. Several other clubs spend the maximum of the cap. We have no right to expect much better. But the way we went down hill was alarming. Thank God the season is over ... but blimey winning at Wembley felt so good.

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Quote: The Railwayman "Leeds didn't waste time wondering with Furner and admitted their error so if Price is not the right man KF should have the conkers to correct matters'"


Exactly. The ambitious clubs make the change in time. Leeds/Furner, Saints/Cunningham.

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Quote: sally cinnamon "No, but what you have said there is the standard that matters - do we see progress, rather than 'he has to win the Grand Final in 2020 or its time to go'.

I think with every coach there is a tipping point where things change from the club progressing under him, to stagnating and slipping backwards. But it sometimes gets lost in the variability of results. Sometimes the team can be on a bad run, but still moving in the right direction overall (eg the early part of Price's first season), other times the team can be on a good run that masks stagnation (eg the early part of 2016 when Sandow was at his peak).

With hindsight I think we could say that with TS, there was a tipping point maybe around mid to late 2015. With Cullen it was mid 2006, around the time we lost to Hull KR in the Cup. With Darryl Van de Velde it was early in 2000. With Brian Johnson it was around the time we lost the Regal Trophy in 1995. In each case I think that was the time we would have benefited from a change.

The big question is are we at (or even past) that point now with Price.'"


I don't disagree with most of what you say but your argument did contain the "why do fans who don't achieve much in life expect so much from a club" and I argued that there need not be a parallel between an individuals aspiration and that of the club they support.


Secondly, I think 3 years is long enough for a top coach to create a GF winning side. I'd be happy with Price continuing into 2020 but for a) the style of play b) his misalignment of expectations thinking this was a good season c) His inability to drive consistent results.

I suspect we will start 2020 as we finished 2019 and he'll be gone by Easter if the club have any cojones.

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Quote: Superblue "Look lads we can’t make arguments around “if we hadn’t won the Challenge Cup it would have been a failure of a season.”

We won the damn thing, and took our local bitter rival down to do so, and so in reality it has been a very successful season.
Would you be happy with the next 10 years winning a CC but missing/bombing out of the playoffs...?

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Quote: Wires71 "Exactly. The ambitious clubs make the change in time. Leeds/Furner, Saints/Cunningham.'"


I wonder how we would have felt if we had been as ambitious as Leeds and jettisioned Price early in the season to appoint Richard Agar.

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Quote: Wires71 "Would you be happy with the next 10 years winning a CC but missing/bombing out of the playoffs...?'"


To be fair if you offered me winning the CC 11 seasons on the run and not making playoffs I would take that! I'd swap a fair few of them for winning the grand final though.

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Quote: Wires71 "Would you be happy with the next 10 years winning a CC but missing/bombing out of the playoffs...?'"


I would. We would have achieved something historic and smashed Wigan's records.

Winning 11 Challenge Cups in a row would be an unparalleled period of dominance. Yes, it would be a shame to not win the Grand Final but lets be honest the more likely scenario is we won't win a Grand Final in the next 10 years anyway, and will win maybe 1 or 2 Challenge Cups if we are lucky. For the first 20 years I watched Wire we won neither.

So yes if this is deal or no deal, and the banker is offering a future of 11 Challenge Cups in a row, it's thanks very much banker its a deal for me.

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Quote: sally cinnamon " Yes, it would be a shame to not win the Grand Final but lets be honest the more likely scenario is we won't win a Grand Final in the next 10 years anyway'"


Out of interest I'd like to hear your rationale for this (I don't disagree)

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Quote: Wires71 "Would you be happy with the next 10 years winning a CC but missing/bombing out of the playoffs...?'"


If Fitzpatrick stays running the show for that 10 year period then yes.
If I was running the show for that 10 year period then no. icon_biggrin.gif

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Expectations are high. We spend the most money...results ought to reflect it.
My worry isn't Saints next season onwarda but Toronto.

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Quote: rubber duckie "Expectations are high. We spend the most money...results ought to reflect it.
My worry isn't Saints next season onwarda but Toronto.'"


How do you work out "we spend the most money". Surely we spend the same as St Helens, Wigan, Hull, Leeds and Catalan ... top Salary Cap. Unless of course you know something different?

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Quote: Smiffy27 "The nub of this is that we are all disappointed with our attack when in the opposition half. A new top class half back should help. Blake Austin is not a creative half back ... he's a runner. .'"


Ok, so if we all agree that a half back is either a creative type player or a runner, then the question has to be asked - what the **** is Dec Patton, because he is neither creative or a runner? icon_lol.gif

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