But every year he was coach Rea had better players in the squad than the ones Powell has had this year.

Doesn't change the fact Rea was the best coach we have had in a decade and easily the best recruiter, even though he arguably had a bit more money to spend some years.

But I don't think Powell shouldn't be the fall guy for 3-4 years of lack of investment in the first team either. That doesn't mean he should go without criticism, but some of it needs to be put into context. If we had a very experienced coach, we would realistically only be a two or three of position higher.

Well said!



I'd give my eye teeth to have him back, win ,lose or draw we always seem to try and play expansive rugby when TR was in charge - we may not have always won but we were generally worth watching, especially with the guys you mention playing.

TR was always pretty good on recruitment. What would we give now for a Dennis Moran or the likes of Tommy, Marty and Dorny together.

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Those were most definitely the days my friends.....we scored 276 Points against Wakefield, Widnes, Leigh and Widnes again....that's only 140 less than we have scored all season in 2011. We scored 800 points that season.....averaging 28.57, we haven't come close to that since. As the Broncos we wre never a defensive powerhouse, but we could score tries from anywhere and that kept other teams honest and the fans happy.

Is this 100%? I for one was always happy with TR's ability to unearth a couple of gems...that would go onto other teams and fail! Still, they played well for us

Why don't those who are claiming we have signed players for next year reveal who they are instead of trying to impress us by claiming they are "in the know"?