Quote: Graham Richards "He'd have to be talked about in glowing terms, but for me to be as reveared as AB he would have to back it up and keep backing it up over a few seasons like Arthur did. Though given we only won the title once under Arthur and the Challenge Cup only once that may be harsh. There was far more to aim for in the 80s and with the benefit of hindsight all these years later we greatly under performed in the 80s given the talent we had.'"
This is a nail on head comment.
Too many lament to the early 80's when in reality we won 3 trophies of note (League, CC and JPS), yes there were 3 Yorks Cups, but that cannot be considered a major competition.
We also choked badly on many finals (CC - 80, 83, 85), JPS (85), Premiership (81, 82, 83).
At that time we have spent massively on domestic and overseas players yet still never dominated the sport like Wigan did just a few years later.