Quote: Code13 "Last season We had poor conditioning, bad luck with injuries, lost players late on in pre season and had a collosal amount of disruption all year
So far this season we've cleared out players, we've got a stable side and a new coach
And don't forget we lost a dozen games last season by 4 points scored in the dying minutes of the game
Fix that and we're top 4 again
Look at all the information, not just the negative'"
All the information says to me, We had a very small squad last season, and we had some poor luck, This season we have an even smaller squad and we are going to get some poor luck again at some point in the season ( all teams do ).
It doesn't matter how few points we lost games by, we ended up bottom. Like you i think we can have a better season than last, but to be honest at this moment i wouldn't put a cent on us being top four, That might change because i don't believe we have got everyone on board yet, Top 8 is a more realistic target for me and that won't be easy.
This is not doom and gloom, It's my idea of a realistic forecast for us as we stand, I'll be delighted if we do better, but i will settle for the 8. We are better where we have changed players, but we are still a very small squad, and remember the smaller the squad, the more the injuries count " when they come". So much depends on tricky Ricky.