Itchy Arsenal wrote:Pretty surprised of some the comments on this board as normally you get from a number of people a pretty good balanced view.
There isn't one team who doesn't look to slowing down the ptb or moving move up fast whilst defending. Teams do it in different guises but they all do it.
Wane isn't the "ape" that some suggest and how many coaches would have coped with the churn of players that he has had yet still won trophies and this season with a poor pack still be in 2nd place in the table? Your coach is so well liked on this board I think that there is thread of several hundred pages begging him to go and he hasn't got a clue on how to use substitutes etc etc
You are a decent team and could win all 3 trophies this season no doubt about that but you are beatable so I wouldn't personally be bragging just yet.
Just one question which I genuinely don't know the answer to but when was the last time Leeds actually headed up the league in terms of points scored in a season? With your attacking aplomb I'm sure that this occurs on a very regular basis. I do know that Wigan on a pretty regular basis in the last 5 or 6 years have topped the league for number of points and tries scored and our wingers have habitually topped the try scoring lists. Not bad for spoilers and lack of flair.
Leeds last topped the league for points scored in 2009.
2005-2015
Leeds have topped the league for points scored 3 times (2005, 2009 & 2015)
Wigan have topped the league for points scored twice (2014 & 2012)
Saints = 4 times (2006, 2007, 2008 & 2010)
Wire = once (2011)
Huddersfield = once (2013)
In those seasons Leeds scored 8,968 points, an average of 815 points per season.
Wigan scored 8,325 points, an average of 756 points per season.
Not that it matters really because number of points scored isn't always a sign of a better playing style. A try scored by barging over from a metre out or from a kick is the same number of points as a try scored from a flowing move.
