Not necessarily high expectations, but 3 quality props at this level to come back, Hartley to , Ridyard at S/Oand the dual contract players make us a top 4 team IMO

And we don't need to worry about ticking boxes for a franchise, because we aint going to get one anyway. Only Widnes are close to deserving one of the champ teams. And now that the high and mighty SL clubs have realised that they are in the financial poop and want to reduce SL back to 12 (welcome to our world Salford and Wakey) we can just progress nicely to the top end of the champ over the next 2/3 years and build the fan base back up.

I was dissappointed with yesterday too but it will take more than that for me to write the season off,once we get back to full strength and the milder weather comes i'm sure we will see a big difference.

I'm dredding us playing Barrow in a few weeks I hope they have a bad day at the LSV & we can salvage something but with out a full strength squad i doubt it. I hope we beat Fev this weekend because it won't do well for our self esteem. It's quite a few loses against them recently have they beat us in the last 3 encounters?

It's how the players react to the loss at York that will interest me. Let's be honest we're better than that no matter what anyone says.

I'm sure Basil will be drumming that into them all week and they should come flying out of the traps at home with the fans behind them. If they've got any pride at all they'll be wounded and want to make up for it.

I agree with us missing players and dual contract ones to come and I also agree with Ridyard playing stand off. I thought the lad had come of age at the back end of last season and he's ready for the challenge. Tim Hartley is a big unit and should punch his weight at centre or maybe even loose forward.

You have to remember with Barrow that its a Thursday night game and I`m guessing that a few of their lads will have to work that day before the long coach trip to the LSV. We should also have the duel contract lads playing for us by them........ don't write us off turning them over.

BTW....whens Bibey back, sure on meet millward night he said end of Feb/March and hoping Hill is back for it.

Ricky told someone 5 weeks yesterday

LIKE ColD says, "what's the rush/panic". We all want too see Leigh looking 'red hot' but SL 2012, we've no chance, even if we win both trophies this year. 2015/18/21 me thinks, unless the RFL move the goalposts again !

Move em??? I bet they are burnt and ashes scattered to the four winds within two years

This club IMO wont be ready for SL 2012... even if we qualify to apply this time around. The club is going the correct way about things by sorting the behind the scenes/backroom side of things. Its IM job to sort out the on field side of things and that's wot he`s trying to do..... but this takes time to do and he knows it.
I think they understand that after the York game that the fans are not happy with the performance from the lads BUT its early yet and as Ive said on another topic it takes time to learn the new defensive and attacking patterns that as been brought in by IM.

Get behind the lads as things will come good in time.

The state of the Team has nothing to do with a SL liscence has it half the players are binned and replaced by never has beens.

You can see the seasons game plan.
Big front row, probably best in division in Nash, Hill and Bibey, Meekin/Morrison/Taylor as support.
RP/Duffs/Mac picking out the holes after we get opposition on back foot, 2 big centres to run points in or set up walk ins for wingers (Nanyn and Harrison, but must now be Higson)
Had to use most of cards he was left but saw running back row as priority so dual contracts the solution.

Plans devastated due to injuries but we will finish well.

Some cant see the wood for the trees Mo.

or the river for the water.

We all have reservations about our club right now but seriously once Bibey, Nash & Hill & any other injury's are all fit & playing by mid season we should start finnishing the season strong wheather we end up 5/6 & so on but surely not bottom 2 come on Keighly won't last all season for a start.