Irregular Hoops wrote:
Keiththered wrote:
I take your point on the whole. I think you overestimate the value of crowd side though in the definition of a big club. On that basis Newcastle would be considered a big Premiere League side. I don’t think so. For some reason as with FC they attract large crowds, for their sport but achieve very little in the league.
Totally agree with the Newcastle comparison. I’d use the same one. Potential never fully realised.
Chelsea will now be considered a big club, even though it’s purely down to money.
Historically though, clubs like Newcastle, Everton and Villa would have d been classed as being bigger clubs.
The comparison in Super League is Warrington. They’re lucky enough to have rich owners, but I wouldn’t class them as a big club. Rovers are bigger than Warrington , and that was the case when you were in a league below them.
They just happen to be cash rich at this moment in time, and therefore classed as a bigger club than what they actually are.
I think it would be fair to say that in terms of RL both Hull & Rovers are in the category of what would be viewed as bigger clubs and both have underachieved since the glory days of both clubs. Rovers are seemingly on the up but when you actually brush away a lot of the factors of the current season, I would say it would only be a fool that would state Rovers are now the force of RL in the area. They have improved and done well of that there is no doubt but you also have to look at the rest of the league as Cats, St's and to an extent Warrington apart just about every other team ourselves included have been poor. I don't think its any coincidence that the stop/start nature of games and training being called off have affected most teams, some have faired better in dealing with that than others.
Heading in to next season with less chance of covid related interuptions I can not see the likes of Wigan, Leeds, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Castleford or ourselves being as poor.
Lets be honest here I can not see past Catalan and St's contesting the GF such is the poor standard this season.
We are hamstrung by the poor retention and recruitment which needs addressing if possible this close season if AP & BH can make some small changes in the squad for next season then we should an improvement. I do feel that a big statement of intent and that this seasons performances won't be tolerated next season by possibly being able to release Fonua (finances allowing etc) but if that can't be done then I am sure some strategic changes can be made now BH knows what he has to deal with.