I reckon the senior players will focus on the WCC and Challenge Cup more than the normal league games. I wouldn't be at all surprised to see us have some periods of being off form in the league as a result. Lets hope we don't go OTT on the WCC like last time.

confident we'll go well next season, prob not the hubcap, but i'm confident of some silver in the cupboard. Have a feeling Griffin & Moore are going to be very good signings. Our backline and back row are excellent on paper, if 6, 7 & 9 gel we could be in for a good season, IMO.

I am much more confident than at this time last year. The squad has a better balance about it and the young backs are a real plus. The turnaround last season will have taken some pressure off the coaches and players and their refound self belief will cause some headaches in other dressing rooms. I hope we can maintain our form from the end of last year, play some good attractive rugby and stay reasonably injury free. If so we will be in the mix again at the end of the season. To win more silverware will be a bonus to be hoped for but not expected.

I hope I will not be in the position to have to defend the coach yet again. Who knows I might even be able to have the odd pop at him?

Let's hope your assessment of the props can be on the money this year. We live in hope.

I bet you're hoping Ryan can keep his place on the bench!

Such a lack of faith being shown in the club, the CEO, the coaching and playing staff in some quarters.

How about as supporters, we support the head coach as part of the team that just won the grand final for the fifth time in eight years and stop being quite so fickle?

Innit.

I think some would like to get a personal dedication in Sir Kev's speach at OT next season, rather than just a general one

I'd heard we were going to go all season unbeaten!

Are these the same quarters as this quote from July last year?

Which thread was that quote taken from?

I know where you are coming from here but Mac has without doubt bought him self plenty of time not to be ''axed'' if we have shakey season in SL next season.. it's the very least he deserves. If it turns out that way, he may find he could need to refresh things at the end of 2012 season.. gets the recruitment right and could be a GF winning coach again.. you just never know..

You should know!

It looks like the fullback kicking duel is now well under way

Actually my wife remembers things I say far better than I do. Not suggesting for one minute though that you and tvoc are like a married couple or anything.

Baggy I'm Lewis Jones!

the top 5-6 could all depend on the timing of injuries, we benefitted by having JP and mags start the season late and only senior and watkins missing at the end

I always follow the debates between you two.good stuff

tvoc wrote:"Such a lack of faith being shown in the club, the CEO, the coaching and playing staff in some quarters."


=#0000FFJuan Cornetto wrote: Are these the same quarters as this quote from July last year?

tvoc wrote:"Leeds are showing what can happen if you get it completely wrong. It could take several years (or more) before we see Leeds challenging for honours again. Not all of that is down to one poor coaching appointment but it plays a highly significant part.”

tvoc wrote:"Which thread was that quote taken from?"

=#0000FFI'll give you a clue. Its around the time you also showed your further lack of faith by calling for a "Taxi for McDermott & Lowes" I think it was.

Good to see your judgement may now have improved a bit.....................Unless of course you want to introduce your logic that the number of your comments made against Big Mac ...minus... the number of your comments made in favour... minus the number you first thought of.....somehow make you right once again and anyway you had your fingers crossed at the time so you didn't mean it really etc etc

Why not just copy and paste the link to the thread.

Thanks in advance

McDermott out

At least you are consistent!

Sorry but I didn't copy a link as I thought that even you would not want to argue with yourself!

Are you implying you didn't say this? Or are you looking to put a bit of 'black is white' spin on it to smooth over "such a lack of faith being shown in the club, the CEO, the coaching and playing staff in some quarters"

It has nothing to do with me, but I'm getting the impression there is a reason as to why you still haven't posted the link to the thread, maybe because you've taken the comments out of context? Why not just post the link.