I like d1ck

Absolutely spot on, and this why us the fans are crying our for the two or three players in positions we are struggling in who can turn this club around, yet for some reason Lenegan can't see it.

Agreed. A prop and a halfback and we will be much improved.

Why exactly?!?! If we had a different coach this season we probably wouldnt have thrown away points at celtic, catalan, and hull, and at home to wakey, cas and huddersfield, which were all evidently winnable and but for a bit of composure and decent tactics we would have won.....Hence if that was the case we would have now been joint top with stains on 32 points. All this doom and gloom but ive said all along we arent too far away.

A new coach with ideas and tactics, a decent conditioner, and even if it were only one star player, could easily see us challenging at the top and even winning super league next season.

Additionally, I can see stains being only a top 4-6 team for the next few years after this one when the old guard goes and they have to start bringing the youngsters few....take stains out the equation and you've only got leeds to worry about, who themselves are lucky to be where they are this season, and have blown hot and cold and have also looked decidedly weaker this season.

Top 2 would easily be acheivable with one player and a bit of tactics IMO

I think leneghan can, and will change it. The problem we have imo is one noble, which I think he has now sorted, and two having three players we dont really need (amos fielden and piggy) who are on long contracts and taking up a wedge of salary cap. Unfortunately theres not much we can do about the later problem which leaves his hands tied a bit, but even with that being the case, the money freed from Hock and Smith should leave us enough in the kitty for a star HB or star prop. If only we could shift one or two of the other dispensable incumbents then we may be able to get a star in both positions which, added to the bedrock of what is the foundations of a very good squad, could easily turn us into top 2 challengers and champions at some stage in the next couple of seasons.

I sure Noble contributes heavily to are poor overseas signings but I wouldn't say Lenegan doesn't have any blame on his shoulders. After all he is the chairman and owner and I would have though that he is the one who makes the final decisions, it is his money.