CW8 wrote:
In my view we are a team with enough trump cards in it to win any match through individual moments of magic. I'm encouraged that we have had a few great team performances so far this season as well. BUT I'm just waiting for the next pathetic performance a la the semifinal or Huddersfield a couple of weeks before.
I don't view saints or Wigan as better teams than us this season, they really aren't that special and whilst Catalans look very good we have beaten them twice so far. Hull and Cas can beat anyone and Hull KR are playing some great rugby. Overall I'd be feeling quite confident of lifting the big one if we didn't have those terrible performances in us, what's worse is that we seem resigned to those poor performances when we start badly.
The perspective is that ultimately when it comes to the business end saints or Wigan will very likely win it, as usual.
I think it's a reflection of just how poor the standard of SL is this year.
On paper we arguably have a team to compete with any other, BUT......
How many of our players are playing near or at their potential?
Widdop, King, Coops, Hill, Mamo possibly Ratch - and none of them consistently.
That's a coaching issue for me.