Quote: Last Son of Wigan "Looking good due to the poor quality of the league. Wire have dropped down, Huddersfield (who beat us) have already burnt out as usual, and Saints who've been a top team for years are having a terrible season.
If I was a betting man, my money would be on Leeds, they know how to win when they need to.'"
It's not damning the team with faint praise to say as you do that we are looking good due to the poor quality of the league. I am more surprised about that than how well some of our young players have done. Mind you I don't think Hudds have already burnt out and I'd put them up there with Leeds and Wire as the teams most likely to give us trouble in either of the major competitions should we have to play them.
The thing is though even Saints can't be written off because with a few injured players back (notably Roby) while they might not be favourites it depends on the state of the sides they have to play in the play offs injury-wise. Such is knock out football.
As to us its very hard to judge because we face quality opposition less than one game in four it seems to me. True the team can only play what is in front of them but I don't think putting shed loads of points on poor teams is an indication of potential success when it matters.
The most enjoyable part of the season so far has been the emergence of the young players especially Burke and Crosby.