Quote: meast "I think the biggest frustration a lot of us have is that we haven't really kicked on as a club in the last 3/4 years. Never mind winning silverware,i mean it has taken us years to become a respected club,we slowly built up to get in the play offs,then in 2009 we got to wembley,was one game away from the GF and looking good at the star of the next 2 seasons. But we have stagnated somewhat,last 2 years we have got into the play offs with little hope of doing anything, our u20's have been poor since that run to the final eliminator,and our crowds are once again in decline.
We had a great chance after wembley to finally cement ourselves as a top team able to compete with the very best but we seem to have missed that chance and have now become mediocre again,who's fault is that? I dont know but i do know that we need everyone, fans included to be pulling in the same direction again'"
Meast my comments are not 'aimed at you' as you are not a poster with a blaming mentality.
I love it when people talk about the club not kicking on. They obviously have some toytown view of how competitive organisations operate.
Where is this magic formula that guarentees year on year improvement? If our fans have such a formula they will likely be multi millionaires or billionaires...so can that expertise into the club!
In the 9 years since returning to SL we have been in the play offs 5 times and 2 CC finals. Ask HKR / Cas / Widnes / Salford /Crusaders what they would give for that level of performance in the 9 years following promotion! how they would love to stagnate like the Giants.
As for the 20s comp the giants have never valued it and focussed more on the scholarship and 18s. The RFl have now seen that the club were right and they are scrapping the 20s.
Some of our fans want to blame one maybe two individuals for this season. They are lashing out like a schoolchild having a tantrum. they do so with limited information and the benefit of hindsight. they need to grow up.
