The penalty is a result of staying in the Championship, but the only people who want us to start there are the RFL. I think I speak for many by saying we should start at the bottom so we can build. Starting in the Champ puts us back 2 years min.

Wonder if this is a one off or permanent move. Maybe blind optimism but hoping we have near enough a full squad. Chalmers & Lowe just waiting to dot the I's cross the T's and then announce on Friday rather than spouting hot air and being left with egg on face.

I did note on the RHP interview yesterday Lowe saying something along the lines of 'we want to under promise an over deliver rather than the other way around' which I was happy to hear.

I hate to sound positive but is this Brian Mclennan guy a well known coach?

Squeaky Kiwi who took Leeds to Grand Finals in the late naughties. Won Tri-Nations with NZ in 2005.

Simon Parker's tweeted a photo of around 12 players at training this morning. Can't make out who they are. Looked around 12 players.

McLennan is a motivator. He's always seemed to be popular with the players he's had. He did well at Leeds and with the Kiwis. Less so with the Warriors in the NRL. He strikes me as less of a technical/tactician type. He's more old school. As a player he was a rough tough stand off for Auckland who could certainly look after himself.

TBH any coach would find the coming season a challenge!

Closer to 20 than 12 I'd have said.

3 Burgii, Cronk, Thurston, Bateman, Whitehead, Boyd, Inglis, Pryce, Mendeika and Jean Philippe Baile.

Quote hindle xiii="hindle xiii"3 Burgii, Cronk, Thurston, Bateman, Whitehead, Boyd, Inglis, Pryce, Mendeika and Jean Philippe Baile.'" https://twitter.com/ParkerTandA?ref_src ... r%5Eauthor I'd say about 16ish Looks like Peltier and Magrin in that shot that I can see, maybe Phil Joseph too.

Quote hindle xiii="hindle xiii"3 Burgii, Cronk, Thurston, Bateman, Whitehead, Boyd, Inglis, Pryce, Mendeika and Jean Philippe Baile.'" https://twitter.com/ParkerTandA?ref_src ... r%5Eauthor I'd say about 16ish Looks like Peltier and Magrin in that shot that I can see, maybe Phil Joseph too.

There is about 20 in that pic so there's a team for Sunday, I would also say there will be some to come in with the new guy,
Be it Mclennan.

I knew who he was by the way I was been a bit sarcastic, as all i'm hearing from all quarters is negativity.

We didn't have a club last week let alone a team, now we have both..The next few years are going to be hard but then its nothing you aren't used too.

Someone made a very fair point on Facebook earlier if it was the grand final winning team been dismantled then there is something to get down about.

I agree with some that AOB, Moss and Chissy were class but obviously we can't afford them so shut up and crack on.

The last 2 years have been a major league disappointment and hard to even watch.
I would rather watch a team like Dewsbury or Batley giving it rock all to win than what we have been served up with, and its come at a £1m+ wage bill which bust the club.

I make about 19-20 in that pic. bear in mind it could include under 19s too. didnt someone say bastian was ringing round them earlier to get ones back on board who havent found other clubs yet?. suspect any 17 we put out on sunday will be a core of first teamers with u19s making numbers up. further 1st team sigings and loans will continue coming in for next couple of weeks i'd imagine.

So now we've established that our best players are all goners, and that we can't afford players like that, and seemingly the full-time squad will be limited in number, and we've no new money, and we start on minus 12, and they won't get a penny from the season ticket sales previously made, the next interesting question will be:

How much do they believe the fans will pay to be served up this fare? Or is it too soon to announce new season ticket prices and start selling them?