SirStan wrote:
Chester will have learned more about the side from a hiding at Wire than if we'd bullied a lower league side with a strong team, it's got nowt to do with confidence. If we want to compete in this division we need to "man up". Today will have showed the team and staff how far off we are, and it sounds like a long way. No point going into the Leeds game being deluded, we have enough deluded fans without the squad joining in.
Yes I think you are right.
Today was certainly a wake up call for me, I wasn't expecting us to challenge the big boys but I did hope that we would no longer have to suffer performances as insipid as today's.
All the talk of changing culture and attitudes had me thinking that at least we would be able to do that. I really didn't give a fig whether we won or lost today but we didn't need our bubble bursting in quite the manner it was and even before the season starts.
But as you say better our weaknesses were exposed by playing Warrington than hidden by playing a weaker team.
Even after seeing us blown away today I still don't think it's quality we are lacking particularly. Warrington did everything at a quicker pace, had more energy, more aggression and more willpower. By comparison we were flat or as you put it couldn't 'man up'.
We may or may not beat Leeds but today's exposure of the truth gives us a better chance of being ready for them than if we had remained in blissful ignorance.
I've a feeling we may up the tempo and give Leeds a shock often this happens after a flat performance but I fear consistency will be elusive again.
