Their vision as to how the game should be played was one the reasons the club opted for them, “The fact that they believe in attacking from anywhere on the pitch should the opportunity arise meant we were on the same wavelength,” said Des Johnston, “Exciting rugby is what the Raiders will be about. The players need to be comfortable with the ball in hand and have licence to express themselves, too many times in the last campaign they looked at the ball as though it was a hand-grenade or something to stick up your jumper. We are in the entertainment business and an exhilarating Barrow team will have supporters flocking through the turnstiles.
I have to say that this sounds impressive if they can pull it off especially on a £300k salary cap. Will they be able to afford a team of players capable of playing this type of rugby whilst being solid defensively. Will be interesting to see what sort of Barrow team takes to the field next year.
However even just stating this as being your intention is a good first step.
