Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:13 pm  

In reply to the op.
I dont know if Catalan can win more silverware next season but, you would have to expect them to be comfortably mid table and on the basis that they are unlikely to lose 8 from the first 9 rounds, possibly pushing for 5th spot.

We all thought their coach was bang average and maybe not even that but, to be fair to the guy, he proved everyone wrong.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:17 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

We all thought their coach was bang average and maybe not even that but, to be fair to the guy, he proved everyone wrong.

Speak for yourself. I’ve always rated Steve McNamara highly as a coach, said he should have been kept on as the England coach and said he would achieve great things when appointed by Catalans.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Mon Oct 15, 2018 10:56 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

I should have written "on the other side of the English Channel from Brighton and Portsmouth."

I spend so little time in the United Kingdom, shuttling so often between Carcassonne, Paris, Frankfurt, Kiev, Odessa, Moscow, St Petersburg, Washington, New York, Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Hanoi, Hue, and Sydney that I have not yet gained familiarity with the precise geographical parameters of the rugby league playing English cities and towns.

And Chorley. Don't forget Chorley!

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Tue Oct 16, 2018 4:18 am  

ryano wrote:

And Chorley. Don't forget Chorley!

I've never been to Chorley. I don't even know where it is.

My only remote connection to Chorley is the upbringing there of our new Catalans acquisition Samuel Tomkins.

[Jimmythecuckoo]

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Tue Oct 16, 2018 8:36 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

In reply to the op.
I dont know if Catalan can win more silverware next season but, you would have to expect them to be comfortably mid table and on the basis that they are unlikely to lose 8 from the first 9 rounds, possibly pushing for 5th spot.

We all thought their coach was bang average and maybe not even that but, to be fair to the guy, he proved everyone wrong.

I agree with this post.

I am still not convinced McNamara can win a Super League but after calling for his head at Easter I am happy we won the cup.

Could they have another run of results and performances like they did June July of this year though?

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:06 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

In reply to the op.
I dont know if Catalan can win more silverware next season but, you would have to expect them to be comfortably mid table and on the basis that they are unlikely to lose 8 from the first 9 rounds, possibly pushing for 5th spot.

We all thought their coach was bang average and maybe not even that but, to be fair to the guy, he proved everyone wrong.

He's very average when it comes to league games only winning 40% of them , he very much put all his eggs in one basket towards the challenge cup and got a lot of recognition for winning that trophy.

When it comes to challenging on all fronts I think he is quite a bit behind Wane, Price, Powell and Holbrook.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:14 am  

Jimmythecuckoo wrote:

I agree with this post.

I am still not convinced McNamara can win a Super League but after calling for his head at Easter I am happy we won the cup.

Could they have another run of results and performances like they did June July of this year though?

If they get on a roll again, there is no reason why not. The cliche about winning becoming a habit is certainly true.
As for silverware, the cup is always a possibility but, the Grand Final is a different matter and for sides that haven't won fro a number of years (or not at all), I think they have to go through the experience and probably lose, before they can win the main prize.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:10 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

I was just in Sydney for 19 days, among other things attending the wonderful NRL Grand Final. I am currently in Siem Reap, as the mods can confirm. I will be back in Bangkok on Friday night local time. But wherever I am I pay close attention to the progress of the Catalans Dragons and Toulouse Olympique.

Good luck getting that visa paperwork signed off for "Mrs" Ting Tong.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:59 am  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Speak for yourself. I’ve always rated Steve McNamara highly as a coach, said he should have been kept on as the England coach and said he would achieve great things when appointed by Catalans.

Remember that he was 2 games from the chop and there wasn't ANYBODY (even YOU) that thought he was doing a decent job over there and but for the win against Huddersfield, he would have been down to le Pôle Emploi.

Re: Can Catalans win more silverware and even go back to bac : Tue Oct 16, 2018 12:30 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

I should have written "on the other side of the English Channel from Brighton and Portsmouth."

I spend so little time in the United Kingdom, shuttling so often between Carcassonne, Paris, Frankfurt, Kiev, Odessa, Moscow, St Petersburg, Washington, New York, Singapore, Manila, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Hanoi, Hue, and Sydney that I have not yet gained familiarity with the precise geographical parameters of the rugby league playing English cities and towns.