The problem with that is we aren't built to be a flair team that scores points for fun, we don't have the backs. We could have a really good performance but only win by 6-12 points, that's just the way our squad is built.

I disagree. I think we have some real quality in the backs if they are given good ball. I also think playing well doesn't always mean throwing the ball about massively although i would like to see our wingers score more wingers tries.



We have a great pack, international halves and quality backs. Sadly we choose to only use the great pack element of that.

We have the fourth best attack in the league averaging almost 25 points per game despite losing one of each our half backs for a total of 5 matches and having badly failed to put the lower clubs to the sword. If we were really that dour would we have that many points ? Our biggest letdown this year has been our away defensive form.

Jeez, you're definitely "glass half full" about our backs.



Our back line is all wrong IMO, there's only Yeaman playing in his correct position.

and he is possibly the most over rated of the lot!!! not good then is it

He still scored 24 tries in 43 appearances in 2008 and 2009 and has 5 in 8 already this year, not too shabby!

Our pack have put the platform down for us to score those points in tight games. Imagine how many points we'd have scored if we had decent ball to our backline.

I am. I think:

Tansey - ability to be a GB full back in future years

Calderwood - still one of the best finishers in the game and we miss him defensively when he doesnt play

Whiting - can play anywhere and look good

Hall - naturally one of the most gifted young British centres in the game. Wish we would play him left centre and allow him to play his natural game.

Briscoe - used as cover on the wing this year and looks out of position. Cant wait for him to be able to be played in the centres.

Yeamo - Still one of the best British centres in SL but he gets little service and defensively has looked suspect of late. I'd like to see him moved to the right centre to accomodate Hall.

Turner - will be a top 6 in the future but for now gives good options in the centres.

Lyne - has a big future

Jack Briscoe - will be interesting to see what we do in a year or two's time with Tansey when Jack breaks through.



Plenty to be 'glass half full' about imo.

Of course the pack have laid the platform how else does it normally work ? Saints' and Leeds' and more recently Wigan's packs have also laid platforms for them when they have been scoring points. I hope that by next season we have improved our backline with more strike power but however you dress it up we have a decent attacking record. Poor defence (attitude) has cost us this year in the games we have lost.

There's a risk here that we confuse decent attacking record with performance.

Agree with all that, but what about now? Still only one winger - and he's injured - in that lot for this season. I do wonder how Turner would fare there?

No confusion here. All I am doing is stating a few facts for balance, whilst at the same time acknowledging some poor performances in defence and a definite inconsistent (bad attitude) approach in some away games.