I agree that, with the exception of Graham, the other departing players haven't had much influence this season.
I also agree that bearing in mind injuries and other distractions finishing third is quite commendable.

I can also see that we will most probably be good enough for a top 4 spot next year but if I'm going to shell out my hard earned cash for a season ticket I want to watch a team that has a realistic chance of the title and at the moment that doesn't look to be the case.

The only compensation on offer seems to be that Wigan won't be as good without Maguire and that Warrington have an ageing team.

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Do you not think a fit Leon pryce could have had us finishing higher in the table?

Could he have been the difference in the wigan game at cardiff? the Wigan gane at DW? the hull game away? the Cas game at home?
the bulls game away?

IMO the loss of pryce isn't the big worry it's the fact we've not signed a experienced ball playing hakfback to replace him.

That hits the nail firmly on the head....

We've got decent forwards, we've even got some pace in the backs, we just need that older headed player who can someone through a gap.
Maybe Ohaiha will surprise us, he may have the skill to do this but I've only ever seen him used as a utility player.

Strange you mention seventh as although whilst you are third you're actually closer to seventh spot than you are to second.

But we are still third though, and on the back of the worst season for injuries I have ever known for any team. This is a good achievement and we have more than a decent chance in the playoffs, certainly McGuire and smith won't be writing us off.

Aye. That's because in those games we had a damn fine chance of winning but ended up losing, some of our senior players were lazy a*ses and decided to do stuff like drop the ball, miss tackles and give away stupid penalties. We deserve to be no higher than third IMO but that we are in fact third is amazing given the high volume of inexperienced players we have had to field on a regular basis this season plus the constant disruption (most recent being Pryce returning and then announcing he is leaving).

Awesome!

this particular troll has been quiet recently

I think he's been under seige from an army of Trolls, Warrington's board looked like a scene from Lord of the rings yesterday

Delighted to be proved wrong!