Perhaps, with age, I have become more philosophical when judging Warrington’s performances.

There was a time in years gone by that I would have looked at our next two games and thought, ‘If we win them it will have been a good season’

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not suggesting for a minute that I think getting to the semi final of the cup, and beating Wigan at home is sufficient ambition for the club. But I’ve been a season ticket holder for over twenty years. I have spent seasons dreaming of this. Again, I’m not excusing the mediocre performances we have put on this season, but I do feel we owe the team more support than they have been getting of late.

Winning the next two games would be massive for the club in my opinion. Stop winning, buy your tickets, and cheer the lans on. I’ll be there, and I will be applauding our good play, and not looking to chastise our own players

Show your support, stop complaining.

As of this time, we have only beaten one team out of the top 8 all season. A Leeds team without Sinfield and Burrow playing the minutes that mattered.

Wrong again...Catalans & Hull FC

Talking rubbish again.

The last time I remember Cat and Hull were not in the top eight when we beat them. I'm ever so sorry for being wrong again to you and your backslapper.

Do either if you you ever stop to think?
As of this time we STILL haven't beaten a top 8 team other than Leeds. The position of the league now has absolutely no relevance to the point we played them.

Hull were top of the league when we beat them, Catalans were 7th.

Top of the league?

A little research goes along way.....Salford were in the top 8 when we beat them away.

Perhaps with age your spelling has gone south too.

Stop winning and cheer the lans on? Is the Wi-Fi that bad at the HJ?

The 4 and 8 have virtually been the same all season.
Alas FC Cats and Cas have all found recent form at the expense of us.

A lot of people say the same, then when another defeat comes, the boo's are deafening, the scapegoats come to the fore, and we get more and more of these inane topics from people saying "stop whining, support the lads, only a true fan wouldn't complain" yet behind the keyboard you're secretly fuming about the current situation.

I don't need someone on a message board telling me to buy tickets, telling me to stop complaining and telling me to support the lads. I do that anyway. Apologies for my curtness, I'm just sick to death of this type of topic rearing it's head every few games. We lose a couple - "the next few games are crucial"; we win a couple - "the next few games are crucial"; ALL the games are crucial in my mind. Plus there is no use predicting what will happen in the games before the split because our form is that inconsistent, then it's virtually impossible to determine what game we will win.

I really need to go back to being negative every time we play; at least we won 3 Challenge Cups, a LLS and had 2 Grand Final appearances when I denounced every game as a defeat. Now that I have a more positive outlook and go into every game thinking we can win; we've had a shocker this season.

I'll be there like most whatever happens, the club recognises what needs correcting shown with some good signings and more to come for next season the clubs efforts are there for all to see, but it seems some are staying away for whatever reason I'm sure when they realise the effort the club is putting in most will have a change of heart.

Really looking forward to tomorrow Leigh will be up for this it should be a great atmosphere.

Yeah we played them Week 2 when they'd had the biggest win in Week 1 away at Hudds.

I think plastic duckie has admitted defeat. That is why he has gone all quiet.

You have to admire his tenacity and his unwavering self belief that he is right... even when he is obviously wrong... why bother looking at the facts when you can have a wild swing in the dark?

He wont admit defeat.. He will come out with some sort of cryptic poorly worded response, that makes no sense whatsoever... Then claim victory as his.

I've no issues in being wrong.
Thanks for clearing that up.
The comment was in essence fairly accurate, when you look up the league until perhaps the last weekend the teams in the eight but leeds we failed at.

The comment was in essence totally wrong.

You can have chufty badge.

Thank you. I will use your comments on my new signature.

Yes it's like a Tufty Badge only you'd obviously be happier (more chuffed) to have one I guess...
RD is the Stanley Unwin of our board

I would be very surprised - and very pleased - if we won the next 3-4 matches.
The HKR performance was unacceptable and the team know it.
I want a good professional performance against Leigh. Not looking for fireworks. looking for doing the basics right and putting in the hard graft.
Starting with a kick that doesn't go out on the full if we kick off, and no penalties in the first few sets, or a good catch and strong runs from the forwards.
Leigh have got their tils up - even though they lost to London - and have every right to fancy a result against us given last week.
We just need to concentrate on doing things right and doing the right things.

It will probably be closer than most peope think but I do think we are more than capable than simply 'edging it'.

Going back to the original post rather than RD's ramblings and it has been a great week. Quarter final banana skin avoided, the best draw we could have got from the three available for the semi (yes, I'm aware HKR fans will say the same), then our best performance and best home atmosphere of the season with a patched up side when most expected defeat.

As a bonus we've half got our name back too.

I'm not naive enough to think this is going to be a springboard to the top four and beyond. It's not impossible, but it's a very big ask. At least the top eight is looking a lot more likely now, and Wembley is a reasonable possibility. If this is a transitional season - which is clearly is - then it's the sort of transition we'd have been delighted with for years up to 2009. I realise expectations are a lot higher now, and rightly so, but most of us have seen far worse. Stick with them.

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