IF Price won it, I'd support him for longer.

That's what top coaches and players do, they work on things that give them the slim advantage required amongst fierce competition to actually win rather than come 2nd or 3rd or 4th.

Who remembers, for example, who came 2nd in the league between the years of 1989 and 1996? Most people could probably tell you Saints were in there a couple of times, Bradford Northern, Widnes... (who really cares now?) But everyone can still tell you Wigan were the champions.

The problem some people have is he isn't really a proven winner and isn't really looking like one.

This will also be an issue.

Remember how Leicester City sacked Ranieri, the season after they'd won the league.

If they'd got in Guardiola or Ancelotti who had won their first title, I doubt they would have sacked him even if they'd been in the same position that next season as they were with Ranieri. It was easy to think "well, coulda been a fluke", which is probably why Price doesn't get enough recognition for the CC win at this point.

Maybe if we win the GF next season, that CC win will start to take on more significance, and people would say...ok took over a team that had been in the bottom 8s, first year 2 finals, second year CC win, third year disappointment but pandemic, fourth year GF win....not bad.

But equally this all feels like rather strange speculation its a bit like me musing on whether if I get my missus pregnant next year, I would stick with her if I could upgrade to a 21 year old model. Even though my criteria for deciding would be well thought through she would probably just get stroppy about the whole concept.

I'm going to view this season open minded, price could well be improving as a coach all the time, I hasten to add I haven't really seen any real evidence of this though. The way we restarted the season really took me by surprise and if we play like that then price gets my full backing, I'll have absolutely no complaints about that sort of entertainment, even if we were to fall short having played well in the playoffs but beaten by a better side on the day.

It's also a (probably greater) possibility that if we were to win it, we would snatch the grand final win with a surprise good performance on the day (like the cup in 2019) having bored us to death all season playing poorly, looking very disjointed and completely toothless in attack.

I suppose we will just have to see which version of prices wire turn up. I'll be straight on the moan if they are as dreadful as we have been for the majority of prices tenure.

If he can change the mentality of the team and actually improve the attack i'll keep supporting him. But we have gotten worse for large portions which i find really weird. Like the start of last season for about the first 7-8 games we looked amazing then suddenly for no apparent reason went 5h!t and have never recovered since, It was absolutely weird. We clearly have the ability and skill so why does it keep disappearing? This is the last year i have any patience with him, we've signed players we needed, offloaded some we don't so we should be good to go. I'm excited for this season and i have a great feeling but this is a definate make or break year for price i think.

Came here to read about GI... and instead it’s pages of the same old.

Do your job mods.

A great oak has many branches.

I'm sorry that you didn't find the editorial content that you were looking for and I apologise for my own non GI contributions on this particular thread.

However it's a been a little slow on the news front, he's landed was he at Lymm Dam or Thelwall? This also applies in general with no matches and performances to comment on so it was fairly obvious that threads might drift particularly as there is some extended preseason inactivity.

We do seem to get hijacked (more than normal at the moment) by someone moaning about Price/Management/Lack of Trophies etc.

Phew...if you’d have said lack of prop size, I’d have had no hiding place. Anyways, such as might have had some resolve now.

No worries Rubber. BUT ... I do blame you for us having 407 props on our books.
I can always see a love of the Wire shining through on all your comments.

Nowhere to be seen in the friendly game against Widnes this week. Rumours of a calf strain already.

No country for old men.

What a film.

he's not been running outside for ages, looking at the training photos.

Yep. I think we'll have to look after him. Once you stop and then suddenly start again it can be a problem.
Mind you ... anyone can make up a "rumour" or an "all over twitter". So no need to worry.

Yes, really good. Great acting and a clever script. It reminded me a little of 'Get Carter' (one of my dad's favourite films).

You're a big man, but you're in bad shape.
For me, it's a full time job.
Now be'ave yourself.

Next thing you know, he's running the corner shop in Corrie

You're presuming and probably correctly that young Winslade's dad doesn't rate the Stallone version

Probably mumbled his way through it.
And no-one called Adrian

So what are you doing then, on holiday ?

MC: Nope, I'm visiting my relative

That's nice

MC: It would be if he was still alive

Was that just before Brian Moseley took flying lessons .? Watched the Ipcress File the other night . Typical Michael Caine & that Sue Lloyd was fit in her day .

You would need the skills of a necromancer to pursue her now. And Bryan.

Mr Winslade ,i have not yet trodden that particular avenue .

A grave mistake ?

Needs to hammer the fitness regime, we’ve all accumulated some additional timber the past year or so.