ratticusfinch wrote:
Well exactly, the shiny headed baby has yet to win anything. Long way to go and an injury to Barba and all of a sudden peyroux goes back to himself and LMS, Amor, Swift et al join him.
I think a lot of Wire fans are missing the point of the post in the first place. They aren't saying Saints are the world's best team or that we'll win SL by a record margin, they're just pointing out that we're trying harder to do that than Warrington by acting quicker.
Warrington under Smith were like Arsenal. He'd won stuff in the past but had nothing bar sentimentality left, yet the supporters and board let him stay for two or three years too long. Price hasn't shown anything to suggest he'll be a success either and the recruitment for this year has been poor. Probably too soon to sack him at the moment, but the club's board and the fans need to be ready, pistols in hand, for that being necessary. You don't give him to the end of the season if it's not working by the split this year, you don't give him the start of next year either. Super League is a poor competition these days. It doesn't taken 17 signings and five years to make a team good. Any team in SL could go bottom to top these days with just a couple of signings and a changed in mentality.
Your main problem isn't the coach. I think the recruitment and the lack of quality young players has to be the main concern. Wigan and Saints churn out players who could be internationals every season, Warrington just aren't bringing through enough. An academy isn't just about producing one or two stars, it's about four or five of them at a time pushing to get first team shirts and keeping the senior pros worrying about their positions.
