What are your expectations for 2013 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 12:30 pm  

Personally with the squad we have I personally think we should be looking to win one of the major trophies on offer next season. New coach, new ideas could make all the difference. We have been there or thereabouts since 2006 (last winning Super League Side) and maybe just a tweak here and there could be whats needed.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 1:57 pm  

Stop trying to speak for us all and give us your own personal opinion!

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:30 pm  

Personally, I agree with the OP.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:48 pm  

For the wire to win all three.hay I can dream, it is Christmas after all

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:08 pm  

I bumped into two of our first team players from the backline and they were both looking very lean, now if Perry has lost any weight, we'll stand a chance.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:26 pm  

Ell Saint Blues wrote:

I bumped into two of our first team players from the backline and they were both looking very lean, now if Perry has lost any weight, we'll stand a chance.

Personally, I have never seen the point in leaning out in pre-season under the current playoff system, unless they are excessive like Perry was last year of course. But that's just my personal opinion.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sat Dec 15, 2012 9:56 pm  

I think we'll make the last 4 of each competition, minimum.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sun Dec 16, 2012 12:33 am  

To achieve more than one-dimensionally plodding tediously and pointlessly through the season to inevitable defeat in the knockout games. I reckon a final appearance at least looks a good bet.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:22 am  

Let's be realistic, we've got a new coach which IMO can only be a good thing as we've not been coached for the last two seasons. Brown will bring new ideas which with freshen the players up a little but as with any coach and new team, it sometimes just doesn't work.

The signing of willie Manu will give us extra in attack, we've no had a attacking forward since Freddie left us, IMO Manu will make us stronger.

I'm not sure on the other two new signings. Turner seems like a he will be a work in progress and obviously Walmsley has never played at this level.

I expect at top three finish in the super league and the semi final of the CC if we have a good draw.

The starting 17 is as good as anyone's on paper but I do think we lach depth. We seem to struggle against the likes of Warrington and Wigan upfront as Perry isn't good enough and Laffranchi isn't your out and prop and can sometimes be bullied.

The backs could be a problem, we know we got big problems in the halves but I also have a worry with our centres. Jones is still a young lad, I expect him to find it much harder this year and Turner is a unknown really, he looks very good some weeks and very poor the next.

Is be happy with a good cup run, top three and good play off run. I'll be happy if we play good entertaining structured rugby and play competitive.

Re: What are your expectations for 2013 : Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:50 am  

Can only see a slight improvement on last season, we still have the lack of creativity in half backs, hopefully our new coach can fix this sooner than later. Success is always based on your pivotal players in 1, 6,7,9 and 13 the only pivot up to standard at the moment is Roby, I'm hoping Manu will become a pivotable 13 and the new coach can get one of the half backs to supply the creativity that was in short supply last season.
We might see Meli playing a few games at centre as an attacking threat, just got this gut feeling that Turner will turn out better performances than he did at Hull. Walmsley id obviously work in progress, once up to speed we have the return of an impact prop from the bench.
I also expect that the teams around us might not be as good as last season, reckon cup success will be possible if we can sort out our half back combination as our attacking threat was very predictable last year. Top 3 finish with a final appearance, Challenge Cup success perhaps.