Quote: valvehunter "The forwards of 2015 where good enough during the cc where good enough then wasn't they against Salford, Wakefield etc. After talking to the players themselves at the end of that season, as I say it was more to do with circumstances - playing a back log of games due to the challenge cup run then facing the middle 8 play offs was a reach too far. Therefore, adding to the squad would have been ideal ... not disrupt it. And as for Stewart I don't know where this "best player in Super League" is coming from. He had a few good games for Catalans but like Alex murphy said ... good players play well all the time !!'"
The pack was found wanting in the 8s in 2015. Probably evidenced by where a number of players moved onto. 2 into league 1 (Wilkes, Aspinwall), 2 playing championship shield in 2016 (Haggerty and Sarsfield), 1 retired (Goulden) and one banned (Barlow). The fixture backlog was an excuse. In fact, Rowley had a squad of 30 that year, chose not to use it in meaningless games.
As for Stewart, I said "one of" the best players. He was in the top 10 or so the MoS votes in 2016. Yet you asked why we had all these old men, then asked what Stewart could do that Goulden can't. Goulden was (still is!) 3 years older and retired!
