It was a good post.

You are getting close to the actual problem, in your "contractual reality" who dished out and drew up all these wonderful four year deals for known shirkers..?, who chose to pay a very dodgy centre from Wigan a massively over the top percentage of our salary cap...?, who decided to blow several hundred thousands on talented but known to have and having documented histories of injuries, playing in losing teams, never winning anything, but yes talented without ever winning anything or even coming close, half backs...? who chose to pay one of said mens close friends stupid money they are clearly not worth...? Who decided, and why , to proceed with a totally pointless signing of an un-needed outside back who has already done the rounds with several lower league clubs ?

Fair dos to the players they didnt offer themselves the deals but i bet they all could have an entertaining evening swapping stories with Jimmy Bullard...

The faults at the heart of the club are not solely on the playing side and until this is addressed or resolved nothing will change...sadly those at the very top seem to have some very unfortunate blind spots.

Is that why we've been missing a lot of goal kicks

Yes. I agree. Your posts are way down on quality and frequency Goose and appear to mirror the slump in our team's performances.

Sort yourself out. Beak up, feathers out. You're letting the side down, you Avian gormclops.

Aside from against Saints and Wigan at home last year, I cannot remember any of our current team putting in a stint of unremitting controlled and disciplined defensive and offensive intensity, effort and skill that every Widnes player put in tonight against Wigan.

Judging by that Widnes performance, it shows what can be done, but we have a long way to go to match it. A graphic example of how our fortunes have gone in opposite directions since the end of last season.

At the end I had to turn it off. Just angers me how one team can do so well and us...err..well just the opposite!
I really am chuffed for Widnes, and long may their results continue, they seem to be another Castleford this year, well coached, have a game plan, energy and good defending/attack. And all on a budget just like ours.
Just sickens me.

The thing is you say well coached but for the last 3 or 4 years Betts has been pretty much walking the sacking tight rope. Is it good coaching that just took time or has he just got lucky.