Quote: RichieS "Parcell was the key addition I was referring too, the improvement in their play is obvious a full pre-season on working on what was needed. I have always rated McDermott and believe the key difference between him and Wane is that he accepted his job was on the line and knew he needed to change things.
I would have Eden over Burgess any day of the week....yes! Castleford also recruited Sene Lefao and Hardacre and as a team they have improved significantly tactically and defensively.
Your missing my point, we recruited poorly in the off season, if you disagree, then cool. I feel we have given new contracts to players that aren't really top-notch or can really potentially improve whereas the teams around us have. Tactically and defensively we have slipped, massively, that you cannot argue with. We have no real threat on the final plays in & around the opponents try line and our kicking game is shocking!'"
Eden over Burgess any day of the week?
It's all about opinions but that comment is a clear indication that your opinion isn't worth a carrot! However, I'll humour you.
We recruited Leuluai- a huge improvement on Smith and Burgess - a great addition to the squad having seen Sagrinson leave.
Our half back options have simply been limited because Shorrocks has not been available and Powell has had to cover for MM. If Escare was fit we'd have the option to try Sam in the halves but he's not.
When Leuluai was rumoured to be going to Saints there was real discontent on here that we could allow that to happen. As I've said earlier, Leuluai was really leading us around the pitch in the early part of the season and that allowed Williams to cause havoc. We'll click and when we do I'm sure we'll put a lot of egg on a lot of faces, probably including yours!