ratticusfinch wrote:
People are judging our squad (and our chances) by 2011 standards. No team has two quality hookers these days....no team certainly has our replacement forwards from 2011, no team has a pair of outstanding centres or wingers either. Ideally we could certainly do with a nasty prop and a few other tweaks....but we're in a fairly low grade horse race with a pretty decent horse, top 3 is EASILY achievable.
Agree with all of that, rf
imo, SL is at an all time low in terms of quality. We have Champions which were easily taken apart at the HJ last season, as well as other places. A Saints side which blows hot and cold. A Wigan side with just held on to 8th place, an over achieving Wakey, Cas, despite playing great rugby for 6 months, ran on empty at the end of the season. Hudds, well, they are what they are. Salford will win 5 on the bounce again, proclaim themselves as big players again, and then struggle to beat St Winifred's School Choir. Hull will just be Hull.
Let's not get all "we're not worthy" simply because we had a 5h1te 2017.
Get off to a good start, and anything is possible.
We have a LOT of players on (I assume) very good contracts who DID NOT deliver, last year. IF these players pull their fingers out, anything is possible.
I believe we have shortcomings in our side. So does everyone else.
No reason why we should set low targets.
AIM HIGH.