bonaire wrote:
The problem is Chris you mention the rugby we we are playing is better and more attractive but thats mainly due to three players who are leaving the club Clifford,Swift and too a lesser extent Satae.
keep saying this but we are playing catch up with most S/L clubs and can see some real panic buys coming into the club however until the club know how much they will receive from the newTV deal my opinion is they cannot do any overseas deals.
It’s a fair point about Clifford though I think a lot of it is down to the change in coach and what he has brought to the club. Don’t get me wrong Swift is great and we’re gonna miss him but it should be noted he’s playing his best rugby under Smith.
Satae is still on his one the best forwards in SL but as Thursday night showed he is also very inconsistent and can be more often pretty average.
I think most players have improved in the short time that Smith has been here, the only one than seems to not have is Lane.
I doubt think it’s wrong to say but minus Griffin we have the smallest and poorest SR options so if we can improve that for next season it will be be a big improvement.
We definitely need more quality additions and to replace the players leaving with the same level of player. We’ve let Griffin & Evans go without replacing them which also doesn’t help.
Still think come pre season we will be much better but it isn’t going to happen overnight due to the mess left by both Radford & Hodgson.
