Quote ="Chris Dalton"There is about five, you have to wonder whether it's because the also rans are getting better or the top teams are getting worse. Probably a combination of the two. With the current play off system and the levelling of the field this could get interesting. Same for our division tbf.
Whitehaven lost to Workington though today, they sound like they're in trouble.'"
Not quite sure what is up with Leeds, but as far as Saints are concerned IMO they have been a bit short sighted in regards to replacing players. I mean there's Long, Cunningham, Sculthorpe, Gidley, Talau, Wellens who have either gone or are coming to the end of their careers . These players have been some of the best players of their era and just not sure they have been replaced with like for like quality.
Sorry for bringing soccer into it but it kind of reminds me of Man Utd - Scholes, Giggs, Keane, Ronaldo - 2 of whom have gone and 2 who are at the very end of their careers. Look at the type of players that they have brought in to try to replace them with - Liam Miller, Gibson, Valencia, Kleberson, Djemba Djemba, Fletcher, Anderson, Carrick, Park - some of them maybe ok, but not in the same league as the players who were there before them. To be fair to Man Utd, they have done well this season, but unless they replace the likes of Scholes and Giggs with top class players, surely their place as title challengers will be under threat?
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