Sorry I don't agree. We don't have talented players anymore. Our gamble on all things youth back fired and left us behind in terms of recruitment.

This team is very average with a bunch of average players.

Roby is the only talented player in this team.

I disagree. Soliola is talented and Lomax is talented and (granted on the basis of only one game) Percival is talented. Jon Wilkin has his moments too.

Sia is a good player. I was being a little harsh there. He's been top class for us for two years now and deserved our player of the year.

To early to judge Percival yet but looks a very good prospect.

If it is a work in progress it's some years off being complete. Lomax potentially as a fullback, Percival maybe on the evidence of one performance, Sia and Roby. Those are the only players that the club should be wanting for the long term, the rest are not of sufficient quality to build a successful squad around.

The much vaunted youth system is producing plenty of numbers, but very little genuine quality.

Feels like we are in a Brendan Rogers style rebuilding phase?

But with the salary cap how much can you rebuild?

5th-6th place beckons for me.

The squad does lack quality outside Roby, Lomax, Soliola, Manu and Puletua