Quote: MattyB "Let's get some rugby chat going.
How will we do this season, realistically? Lots of talk of culture change (does that mean there is an agreement that standards had slipped, if so since when and who's fault was that - the causes around this).
Short term, will we see tries scored can we manage more than a try a match?
Have we realistically resolved the sub standard goal kicking problem, who will be our main kicker when our main kicker hasn't even started training yet due to injury (or if he has apologies I haven't seen it).
Our new signings and the progress of our existing players, can we expect to compete with the likes of Saints, Catalans & Wire? They and other teams have strengthened too, can we expect to put up a serious challenge?
And finally our coaching staff, lots of right noises coming out of Robin Park Arena.
What can we expect? Who's confident, or not?
A rebirth to come or another damp squib?'"
After the last last few I’ll be happy to just being able to compete with the likes of Wire, saints and Catalan. Everyone has strengthened well so winning the comp and cc will be difficult but I don’t want to be leaving a game this year feeling like the lads didn’t give it all, over the past few seasons that has been the feeling for most games.
The whole thing about culture change is good to talk about but it needs to translate on to the pitch like it did in 2010.
Hopefully Briers can improve the goal kickers, I don’t think it solves the problem.
I’ll be interesting to see how Peet, Briers, Lockers and Waney works. It does seem like a great mix on paper but might be to many people.
Overall just looking forward to having rugby back and hopefully a team that is willing to put the effort in to each game. A little bonus would be seeing the younger lads and new signings kicking on/ standing out this season.