Catalan

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Exactly this. Last night wasn’t great but the team is busted and exhausted, and the same key players have to keep trotting out due to lack of resources when they’re knackered and injured. This is just the reality of the financial position, we have over achieved again, a hair’s breadth away from the top six, £2 million pound spenders below us. And a team who gives everything for the shirt and fights until the end. Well done all. [/quote]


King said we were spending just over £2 milion at the Owner's promotion event, which as I've said before, if true, we've built a squad with little resilience and depth for that cash because on paper this isn't a £2 million squad.

But, I agree that PR has done well with a small squad that has been busted (let's remember he doesn't agree the contracts/wages). Just look at the bench he's had to roll out the past 4-6 weeks. Last year we had a similar squad be stayed fit, just like Leigh this year, if they had the injuries we had they wouldn't be in their position. We'd also be in the top 6 if not of poor refereeing decisions against us in three home fixtures that we lost by less than a score.

It's clear to me that Rowley has the group buying in and pulling together. There is no lack of effort but it's clear players have played with knocks and illness and we've still come very close (and should have with decisions) to reaching the playoffs for two consecutive years which is something we haven't done.

Going forward:
1) We know we need more props and there is no doubt the coaching staff know this too. Let's see what recruits done.
2) We need to start identifying replacements for ageing players. I don't mean Dixon and Sidlow but key players, such as Sneyd and Watkins. I think Watkins has another couple of years in tha tank but we don't have youth coming through so need to look at other academies for players we can get into our system a year before they are needed as FT players. Sneyd is harder to replace as number 7s don't grow on trees. An NRL backup player may be the best to target. We need to be watching and evaluating those competitions. Michael Dobson is a prime example from the past. Lachlan Lam more recently.
3) We need to improve our discipline.
4) There need to be a focus on doing the little things correctly. Things like not playing the ball correctly should not be happening. I know it's impossible to eliminate entirely but these type of 'dumb' errors have happened far too often this season.
5) Out attacking structure just hadn't been right this year. I think we miss Orr. Passing has been off and the depth of players or width seems to have been off too. We need to work on timing. Also, we need our forwards passing a bit more often as they hit the line.

Did anyone else get a parking ticket last night for parking on the new road ?
The council is a joke people have been parking there all season and they wait until the last game to enforce the restriction.

Parking needs to be sorted if the stadium ever gets into the control of the club.

Disappointed not to be in the six. But a win last night, and a Wire loss, would have meant an away game against Catalan next week. Doubt we would have got much out of that. Players can now have a good off season without most of the squad being involved in the World Cup like last year. Let's hope we get some good signings and hit next season fresh and ready to go. And we finished above Leeds and Huddersfield!

We only have one quota spot unless sio leaves so we could only sign one of them. They’re both good forwards but personally I’d rather a string runner to get us on the front foot.

A few weeks ago warning notices were placed on all the vehicles that were parked on the road, which has been designated as a clearway ,these notices clearly stated that they were a warning to people not to park on that road and that any future vehicles that were parked on that stretch would be ticketed.

On the stadium parking, once control of the stadium is finally settled the pricing structure and ingress and egress to/from the stadium should be reviewed, with a view to having reasonable parking prices and and more fluid and easy stress free way of getting out of the carparks.,

There's no way we should be signing a SR over a Prop. Give me Whitebread over Roumanos every day. We have Watkins, Stone, and Wright under contract at SR and player in the SR tend to play 80 minutes. A SR would push one of Wright (who I think should start) or Stone out of the team while there is clearly a vacant spot (or three) at prop. Right now we have Singleton, King (penalty machine), and Ormondroyd (seems to have been out of favour at time this year). Gerrard is a LF come Prop hybrid. Hellewell is a back rower. Wright is a back rower. Sidlow needs to be moved on as we can't carry players who are always injured, our squad is too small. Partington is a LF and not a prop.