look back through the successful teams during the super league era and you will find good imports,solid,experienced top tier english players and a sprinkling of talented youngsters.
every thread is saying don't do this,don't sign these,we need that not this.
tony smith knows what he needs to win honours,the staff he has around him will help develop what talent we have here,tony smith will move on what he regards as surplus and simon moran will do his utmost to bring in what players his coach thinks fit the bill.
it will not happen overnight but it will happen,lets just support our team through this tough but transitional period.

tache you are a man in the know.

any vibes on whether smith will be bringing in new recruits for this season?

Agreed 100%,well said tash.........

What about Lowes ? He is 2nd in command afterall.

we will make a signing before the end of the season,a very good one too.

What exactly is his role now. is he just TS's yes man? does he have any input?
Is he part of the problem or part of the solution? Does he want out or does he see himself as part of something up and coming?

my last post was a reply,having re-read it it looks like a statement out of the blue,i stand by it but i don't want to have to justify it or explain about it to anyone.
lets look forward to friday.

First Team Coach. I suspect he is the left hand of TS and responsible for implementing the day to day tactics required to meet TS's wider strategy.

What i mean is does he get to put his own point across or does he just go yes tony no tony ok tony

I presume he is a valuable member of the coaching team as Tony Smith wouldn't have him in it.

Lots and lots of new faces on here,

and not one of them have said hi guys i hav nt posted on here before.

Yes for next season.So what YOU are saying in your statements sounds like to me put up with what we have got.

You would expect the club to be looking to make a signing or two for this season if they possibly could. Suppose we will have to just wait and see and hope we pick up some points with the players we've got in the meantime

How do you know if he will be good until he arrives and plays some games for the club? Surely you mean their potential is good? I will never judge an overseas player on reputation again and neither should any other supporter.

he's not an overseas player,following warrington for the last 35 years i think i'm a good enough judge to know who can do a job down here.

How long before we get this player?

They have posted here before, they are all Casual Des

In reference to this Tache. I have heard tonight that Huddersfield have shown in an interest in one of our players. Dont know if you have heard the same as you seem to be in the know. Dont want to mention any names on here or justify it as you seem to get cynical comments straight away.

If Smith rates Lowes then that should be the endorsement he needs to stay on, its better for Lowes whos still a novice coach that he does his apprenticeship under one of the best like Brian McDermott did.

The stuff about changing the backroom staff has been done to death before, remember how when Paul Darbyshire was here everybody used to say what did Darby do, we needed to get rid, needed to get a bigger name in who'd won things.

Since Darbyshire left to go to RU in Ireland our performances have dropped big time. I wonder whether he was the big burden that he was made out to be on this forum....

And Munster are the top team in Ireland...

Intriguing - serious question now, not trying to doubt you, but be honest - out of our signings over the past 3 or 4 seasons, how many did you instantly feel "good signing that, should do well" and how many did you think "he's not what we need, won't do a good job for us"?

As for new players, I understand that there may well be more departures before season end and some new faces too. Sorry that doesn't sound like solid info, but I offer it up all the same.

Why get new players? To improve the squad maybe.

If the kids are good enough they will get their chance. Would like to see McCarthy and Murphy get a chance, and Penny given an extended run on the wing.

Aside from that, who are these centres and halfbacks banging on the door of the first team?

to be honest i would say morley,king and rauhihi,all of them signing on the back of a couple of outstanding seasons.
obviously with the signing of johns you knew that you were getting a superstar,barring injury he would have signed permanently for us and today still keeps in close contact with the club.

sorry seb forgot to answer the last question,in the category of not what we needed i would put vinnie anderson in there as to be honest i have never seen just where he is best placed in our starting line up,he disappears too much during games for me.
stuart reardon was a very bad signing despite featuring for great britain,i personally have thought that he was at best average.
the reason i didn't welcome the above signings is that they both came from clubs who were successful at the time they were sold,successful clubs do not sell key playing staff on the whole,unless they are under financial pressure to do so.at the time of these signings neither bradford or saints were.