The(Sam)SloaneRanger wrote:It's looking more and more likely that 2009 is going to be a writr off already if the players being mentioned on here are signed. The team needs a massive influx of quality that's not going to happen with the likes of Rooney, Scruton, Calderwood and Gibson and being linked with a move. Other teams have signed quality or being linked with quality players but we get 3rd rate dross. I'll make a prediction now 2009 will see us fail to make the play offs for the first time and the average crowd will drop below 8K.

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:3rd rate dross? What a fool you are.

Nobody has signed nor will sign two better quality players than Sam Burgess and Steve Menzies.

We will do better next year, and crowds will be significantly better than this year.

mystic eddie wrote:So then, according to you we are not "far off" being a top of the table team again except....

1. We need some quality in the backs, centres and stand off positions?
2. Jeffries is inconsistent.
3. We are gonna have to buy players for 2009.

So, pretty much the we are an entire quality back row away from being a top of the table side in 2009?

Richard_bull wrote:back row is our strongest part of the team

Ewwenorfolk wrote:To cut it short, No.

Martin Nelson wrote:it is