I know what you mean, but I'd wait 6 or 8 weeks before putting it so unequivocally. There's much to be positive about. However, so far, recruitment hasn't been as good as I hoped for, or even quite as good as I expected. So far.

If things go our way we can make the 8. However, I said the same before 2016 and we all know how that turned out. We've got a more experienced coach and more depth than then, and preseason hasn't revealed much either way. James Webster's quotes about us finding ways to play with a 'mobile' pack filled me with trepidation a few weeks ago, but there were some slight indications on the BBC preview show that some teams are looking to play a more attacking, expansive style. Which brings its own challenges, but maybe we won't get smashed down the middle quite so often.

The real stuff starts soon!

I presume you have given your pearls of wisdom to TS as I don’t suppose he reads this forum

Blair is a decent SR makes good yards misses a couple of tackles in the matches you'd probably watched but he was covering for his centre imo him and Salter were very strong against Catalans

We also have Donaldson and Lawler to comeback in the SR also

Bair is a good player ,greenwood is good some games but needs to do more but is only young so will come in the end , Clarkson is a good squad player and is a grafter gets through the tuff stuff but not a starting player, we do need a big strong running second row in the starting 13 I’d say bobby bair would be a perfect lose forward don’t no why he never gets played there a strong runner with a good kicking game

Cracking young player is Lawler. He can go far in this sport.