Gazwire wrote:
As108, Lebron James, Wire71 (who thought us positive fans to be deluded and an embarrassment)- you can stick this where the sun don’t shine.
Gazwire, I had blocked you but curiosity got the better of me. More false statements. Here is the original post. You will note I never accused anyone of being delusional. Read it carefully.
Plenty on here didn't fancy us for the win, including all the book makers and me. But of course I am delighted we did.
Now, we obviously don't get on so why not just steer clear hey? It's an internet forum and you will meet people you don't like but with you it seems to be boiling over into an obsession.
I hope you are right and I admire your optimism. The concern is posts like these (I call it blind faith) attract ridicule from our rivals as they believe we suffer from self delusion.
I understand your point about "deserving to win". Maybe that was a bit daft of me, as the winner by definition deserves the title.
I will point out that when Wigan beat us in '16 they were 1pt behind us in the Super 8s. This season we finished 15pts behind Saints and 9pts behind Wigan. We are not in the same ball park as those teams.
I reject the idea that we are "not far off". We are. We have fundamental weaknesses in the side which I hope will be addressed in the next recruitment cycles.
Can we beat Saints and Wigan occasionally - yes. Can we beat them in high stakes, pressure RL back to back. Well I don't think so.
This is not to say Price hasn't done well this season, as he surely has from a low base, but we will need to be a much better team than we are to win the big prize by beating top opposition when it counts.
