Re: AP : Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:06 pm
its the under achievement of this club that bothers me. in the first half of the 00's we were pretty consistent riding the back of the move to the new stadium, and finishing high in the league most seasons (4 top 4 finishes between 2001 and 2007). after 2007 it has gone downhill, when sharp was sacked. since then we haven't finished in the top 4 in 7 seasons of trying, and have only looked like doing once.
we have good crowds (which would be bigger if we were top 4), excellent merchandise sales, a top stadium and large catchment area. we should be matching the results of wigan, saints, leeds, wire etc. its frustrating for me as a fan that we don't look like getting into the top 4 again any time soon. its now at the stage where fans main hopes for us is to simply make the 8. AP is investing so where are we falling short? coach, club culture, dodgy contracts, player complacency, lack of experience in RL, having the wrong staff under him?
ask supporters of any other club who the underachievers of the sport are, and they would all say its us. ask them the same question 7 years ago and it would be anyone but us