Re: Darryl Powell Interview : Thu Mar 30, 2023 4:29 pm
Although the start to 2023 is far better than I expected and far better than last year I still have my reservations. History tells me to not get too excited. Watching the team this year I have flashbacks to watching the team with Sandow in it in 2016. We all know that we won the first 7 games but have a guess who we lost our first game to, yep that's right Hull FC. So after winning the first 7 we then only won one of the next 4. Very similar fixtures. 2016 will not go down as a memorable season as we fell at the final hurdle in both comps but when you look at the results even after Sandows injury and going off the rails we were still a decent team.
We look to have a far better squad than in 2016 but it just shows how you can look unbeatable one minute then something happens and the wheel nuts get a bit loose and then you lose that invincibility.
It might not happen but I am preparing myself for a wobble at some point.
We have passed all the tests so far.
But the one we have not had to deal with is falling in love with ourselves and thinking we are bigger than the Beatles.