Blank Canvas (at the end of the 2007 season) : Sat May 16, 2009 11:13 am
A lot is made of our progress in only our 3rd year in the Super League (regardless of what happens for the rest of the season), but maybe the fact that Justin cleared the decks by releasing 14 or so players at the end of the 2007 season, gave him a big "blank canvas" enabling him to bring in the type of players he wanted without having to juggle with the salary cap year on year?
Whilst having such a massive player turnover meant it's taken a long time for the players to gel, we are now seeing the fruits of Justin's recruitment.
From here-on-in, Justin can now "tweak" the squad every off-season with one or two marque players and promote from our promising academy set-up - a policy used by Leeds and Saints to great effect.
Thoughts...