Re: Rd 6 I Cas (A) : Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:36 am
Backwoodsman wrote:
Have you set a time frame on this scenario?. Agree that we are in much better shape than last season. That’s entirely due to the fact we have splashed the cash and brought in several new players. So rightly so we are progressing, it would be a disaster if that wasn’t the case. Obviously we will have to wait till the seasons end to judge if Smith has been successful. So far we have had a complete failure in the challenge cup. So that’s one hurdle Smith has completely failed on.
Can’t disagree on the CC exit although Saints will be strong contenders to win the thing on their early season form.
You can paint that as a catastrophe if you like but plenty of good sides will get beaten by Saints this season and already have.
Timeframe - I think if we keep on improving the squad and conditioning and coaching then results and success will come; more than that, be sustainable ish. Sport isn’t about absolutes is it? There would be no point watching it if there wasn’t risk and randomness in games. Leeds need to continue to build solid foundations and leverage their financial clout and assets etc.
We are already much better to watch this year than in most seasons I can remember since the wheels fell off. Maybe we can be content with being entertained by a good side and as long as we’re moving in the right direction we will end up being hard to beat.
Sticks in my throat a bit to say it but Saints are kind of the benchmark - they just haven’t fallen out of the tree hardly ever. Nearly always competitive and rarely make duff signings. We need to get better at them but not just in a one-off game.
