Both spot on, it's great to have some honesty coming out of the club, a far cry from the spin from the previous management, I'll take being somewhere near the top 4 for 2013 and 14 if it means we're bringing our players on through the ranks and topping them up with "hired guns" from elsewhere beyond that. As much as we will progress, so will Saints, Wigan, Warrington and L**ds.

Bang on the money.

Our juniors are not physically ready for regular SL, therefore we are lacking in competition for places.

AP needs to invest in a renowned Strength & Power Trainer, like Carl Jennings, also invest more in Sports science.

IMO,then we will see us continually challenging the top 4.

They had the youngsters.

Maguire took over a top 4 side and sign 3 top players from NRL.

Warrington haven't won sl.

Anoywho thinks we can challenge and win trophie next year are just kidding themselves. We need to be top 4 next season and then push on. You only have to look at Warrington and the players they have had and how long it's taken them. The club needs a winning mentality and PG/AP are trying to bring that in.

I always thought it would take min 2 years.

Always thought this would be a year of transition and next year we'd see a difference, even if not challenging

AP was hardly going to come out and say we would be challenging for the double next year, 10+ new players will take time to gel.

But if we get a similar good start to how we did this season then who knows....

So right off the last five seasons, then this one and now the next. Makes me think why even bother and probably will to lots of the other faithful so expect another attendance drop next season

Only to idiots Seb, if they read it properly they'll understand it.

Im not an idiot and fully understand the predicament this club is in in that it was shafted for years in terms of developement and it will take time to rectify this. I also understand that generally you cant just buy success but to say that next year will also be a year of transition as well as this and many previously will leave the supporter who may be questioning whether to support the club or pull back a little in two minds now and once that happens Pearson will struggle to get those stayaways back. I class myslef as one of these tbh as i used to go to every home game and lots of aways but the Agar years have seriously put me off and whilst i still actively follow FC i now only go to a few games and watch them whenever theyre on Sky and tbh this season and statements like the one Pearson has just made do not make me think ill getting back on the horse in the immediate future.

Then they should read the article properly.

Have you thought of extending your stay-away to other mediums?

This was expected. Anyone who expected an overnight fix is a moron. There are many years of decay and neglect at all levels to eradicate. We're making a good start with a major clearout which didnt start at the end of the season as is normal at SL clubs. That to me shows a commitment to change straight away and not juts emulsioning over the damp patches.

I'm prepared to watch the transition from a lower-league team to a top 4 one. Success is NOT guaranteed - Wigan looked to be coasting to a Challenge Cup Final and then fizzled out. If you want to watch a trophy winning team next year, good luck.

You pretty much don't already, do you?

And people seem to struggling to distinguish between being better next year, and challenging for trophies next year. I fully expect us to improve significantly next year, but anyone thinking we can improve so much that we can challenge the likes of Wigan is being extremely foolish, or buying into the myth that Maguire turned a team of no-marks into all-conquering superstars overnight (which is again foolish).

It's better than 'This time next year Rodney........'

At least he's being more honest than the previous regime.

FFS

Now we'll have a "signings for 2014 season" thread opened