KMT wrote:its so disheartning seeing teams around us do well and grow and get better with new stadiums and bigger crowds and play attractive rugby
I think this is where some people have short memories (and I don't just mean you KMT).
'Teams around us' (ie. teams who have been around the bottom of SL and/or top of NL1) during the Super League era have included Paris, Rochdale, Oldham, London, Widnes, Leigh, Halifax, Gateshead, Sheffield, Keighley and Workington, who have all either gone bust or are playing at a lower level than us currently.
Of the teams who are currently above us Saints, Leeds, Wigan, Bradford and Hull have remained above us consistently for a number of years - they are also the only teams that have won anything worth talking about for a number of years.
That only leaves Wire, Wakey, Huddersfield, Cas and Hull KR who could be considered 'teams around us' that are currently above us.
- Wire have a very rich sugar-daddy who has poured money into the club but has nothing to show for it except a shiny new soulless box to play in.
- Huddersfield have been kept alive by the RFL/SL - two years of not being relegated when they finished bottom then the Sheffield 'merger'.
- Wakefield are enjoying some form under Kear, and I don't begrudge them that, but their ground is still poor and their fans are still wary of losing their best players (eg. Atkins) to 'bigger' clubs.
- Hull KR have come good over the last couple of seasons under Morgan but still play in the worst ground in SL.
- We are exactly where Cas were 12 months ago.
I can understand frustration that we don't have Wire's ground or financial colout, or the current form of Wakey, Hudds or Hull KR. However, as we are still in business, haven't broken the salary cap and are still in SL, I reckon we've done pretty well over recent times.