I'm not Radford's biggest fan by any means, but the alternative was going into next season without enough props.

Yes we are AFTER signing Long, Fitz and Ogre. But prior to that we could have thrown money at other players who were under contract.

Still is with Cusack and Dowes going. At least we might see Moa for more than 2 x 5 minute stints a game

We've had 3 years of coaching mismanagement by someone masquerading as a super league coach and calling themselves Richard Agar, with another 2 seasons of the same rubbish to come. That should be the boards first priority, binning him!

As I posted in a previous thread, when I hear James Rule spout on in the media about Agar "needing time to get his players and build his team" one name proves that Rule is talking a load of s**t.

Michael Maguire

My take on Agar.

A solid season without being spectacular. The squad has become stronger and we have improved our position in the league dramtically.

Still work to do but we have a much better platform next season for a year ago.

Far too sensible that statement paul, you didnt mention sacking the coach or slagged any players get a grip man!!
better team won end of story, holidays for a month now in florida !!!, will be booked and paid for tomorrow, live with it, and move on ...

yeh but still not good enough all this nonsence about weve improved on the last 2 seeason ect is rubbish its not that hard to improve on finishing bottom and next to bottom if you dont include the promoted teams. for a team of our size and the money that is spent after winning the challenge cup and finishing 2nd and getting to a grand final we should of progressed and built on that but we dint and now coz weve had a year were weve finished 6th and havent won a playoff game again some people see that as progress and are quite happy with the season
just not good enough

Not sure 12th to 7th is "dramatic". It's still worse than 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.

So in other words we do spend cash, just not the way you'd prefer?

We've certainly mismanaged the budget for years IMO, although the three players you mention wouldn't have been on my list of those where we've wasted cash. I thought last season's recruitment was more or less spot on given the need to rebuild the squad and players available.

You can't spend too much cap on a single player in case they get injured or miss a load of games for any other reason. See Bradford for details.

Im just saying we could have looked at other options and not just out of contract players.