Mild Rover wrote:That's a fair comment. We've marshalled our resources well this year, done the basics well and had good cohesion. We've got a handful of very good players and the whole squad works really hard. Against most teams in the league that gives you a decent chance. Against Leeds, when they get into their stride, it still usually isn't enough.
Even with a full squad on form it'd have been an uphill struggle tonight. As they sing there 'that's why they're champions'. They are a great team and that is the level we all have to aspire to.
I think you're under-calling it there, personally. Makes it sound like Rovers are a workmanlike side when you've played some great stuff.
Morgan is the key to it all. What he is able to create through selection, playing players seemingly out of position and getting them to deliver at this level, and creating excellent gameplans is brilliant - he is the most canny coach in SL. I've lost track of who you might play next, but hope it's Wakefield as this will be a great coaching contest - Kear's the next best tactician to Morgan for me and an excellent one-off game coach. Neither have sparkling squads on paper, but both wring out every last ounce of what they've got.
