Toulouse are about to beat Wakefield leaving us 4 in front of Toulouse and 2 in front of Wakefield.

Are those stupid points we conceded v Salford going to cost us and that home defeat to Wakefield recently?

If this team, probably the highest paid team overall in SL currently, take us down for the first time in history, these players will have a lot to answer for - an absolute disgrace to the shirt.

We have Toulouse at home to come, does not bare thinking about if it came down to that.

Toulouse now have 3 winnable games all at home. I honestly can't see where our next win is coming from(Hull kr maybe?). I'm sick of seeing quotes coming out of the club about not giving up on the top 6. We are in a relegation battle and the sooner the arrogant lot realise that, the better.

If Toulouse beat us in the relegation “4 pointer “ when we play em they’ll be level on points with us

We have a lot of tough games left, it's going to be tight I feel, we could really be in trouble... but, I feel we'll just be alright.

They'll more than likely be level well before then!

Powell will be sacked if this scenario plays out.

Powell + this team already have the accolade of being part of one of the worst seasons in the clubs history.

Can't see us going down but we'll make it very uncomfortable as as we are concerned.. should the unthinkable happen you can guarantee certain players will be off to pastures new..some of which have caused this shambles...

I definitely feel like we are looking down The table rather than at the teams above at the minute. Nervous times and I have a feeling that we will be embarrassed in front of the rest of the league tomorrow as well.

I can understand these players having a problem with the coach.

But to underperform to such a level, in front of paying supporters, and threatening the club with relagation for the first time in its 100 + year history is nothing short of a disgrace.

That last 10 minutes against Salford (conceding 3 trys) tells you all you need to know about this spoilt, complacent, uncaring bunch of individuals.

Powell may well have rocked the boat too much, and he may have been the wrong choice (I'm still backing him and still believe he was the right choice), but he knows that the club needs to clear the decks of the absolute rubbish we have representing our club.

We've been here before, the last time when Paul Cullen was brought in at the business end of the 2002 season.

That just sent shivers down my spine

Darryl's new management and training regimes have seen no improvement whatsoever, not even from the group of players who will be here next year. If anything their performances have got worse. Defence and kicking are abysmal. So, why is everyone saying that next season the team will really benefit from his training methods. If they haven't improved this year, what is he going to do differently next year that will have such an impact and why hasn't he already applied it this season.

Powell has refused to drop his under performing mate Holmes. He has given a 2 year contract to a 34 year old who IS WAY past his best(whenever that was!). We look more clueless in attack than under the much maligned Price. I don't see how anyone can defend him anymore.

We’ve been through this on other threads. 15 of the squad are Powell’s men. He’s not getting the best out of those. If it was just those on the way out underperforming I’d consider believing that nonsense, but Cooper and Widdop are among our better performers (not a lot to pick from, granted).

If we go down, it’s because the board and the executive have failed to put plan effectively, set attainable targets and/or hold staff to account for failing to meet them.

It’s an embarrassment from the top down, but players capable of finishing 3rd last year down turn into relegation fodder overnight. Simply put, we’re not as well prepared as we were last year.

Not everyone. Things need to start improving now, even though they should have a while ago. I've posted somewhere else that Powell ought to be taking training and ensuring that defensive and attacking structures are in place, because whatever his vision is for the way we play, is not what were watching on match day. This season mirrors 2002, when Wire lost 7 in a row, with Anderson and Plange at the helm. With ten games left, were well on the way down the same path of looking for another Paul Cullen, as it's hard to see where are next win is going to come from.

For goodness sake, put the responsibility for the teams under performing on the bloke charged with COACHING the team. He picks the players, he coaches them, he gives them the game plan. Wake up and smell the coffee. He is yesterday's coach for a modern game. He should retire.

We were also threatened with relegation at the end of Tony Smith's reign.

We didn't get relegated though so if we do get relegated this time, it will be the first time in 100+ years.

So you think that players who've underperformed for 7 odd years for three different coaches aren't to blame. So if we get another coach in making it number 4 and they don't perform for him either, are you going to blame him?

You're right as well, it's purely the coach's is fault that those players blew a 22-8 lead conceding 3 trys in 10 minutes, what was Powell thinking!

Powell is not blameless, but the common denominator of underachievement, over the past 7 years, is the players. If you can't see this then it really is you that needs to smell the coffee.

It was only 3 years ago he won the league leaders shield and took them to a Grand Final. Yesterday's man?

No.

Just the players? Not the head coach and coaching team also?

Powell's been here for half a season plus pre-season. The core of the players have been around for 5/6/7 years and underperformed.

How many more years are you going to give these players? How many more coaches do we need to go through to get a tune out of these players?

Yes, Yesterday's man.
Warrington haven't had the same players for 7 years, there has been a churn of players coming in and out so stop implying it is. Powell has had the choice of who to sign and retain for over a year now including 2 he brought with him. He had a full close season with no international interference. So what has he done in that time? Just look at the league table, the performance, the lack of team spirit, his continual criticism of mainly younger players, his constant excuses. It is so depressing. He is supposedly a coach who brings out the best in players, turns them into gold. Well, this guy is a reverse Midas, what were good players are now poor.
Wait to see how we go next year? Well if we do it will be in front of an empty stadium, nobody wants to watch this unless it is those who enjoy watching a car crash.
Thanks Mr Powell, your tried your best, but it is not good enough for Warrington.

I'm just not sure where this unwavering support for Powell comes from. I'm not saying the players are blameless,nor am I saying they're good enough, but facts are these players are better than what they've shown this season. As a team we look clueless. It is absolutely the coaches job to get the best out of the group he's got. I can't see a single department that's improved under Powell - can you? We're not fitter or stronger, we look less drilled, less disciplined, worse in attack and worse in defence. So what is it that makes you think he's the man to back and trust going forward? Genuine question not meaning to sound confrontational at all.

I hope I'm wrong and he is the right man, the saviour, the guy whose going to take us to a grand final win.....but so far there's absolutely zero to suggest he possibly might be.