Quote ="TaRL PaRL"OK, I think we have a starting team and some options now:
1 Nesiasi Mataitonga - FB
2 Kieran Dixon – WG Saeed Agboke, James Duckworth
3 Will Lovell – CE Thomas Minns, Mason Caton-Brown
4 Jordan Atkins – CE Illiess Macani, Joel Wicks, Sean Morris
5 Denny Solomona – WG Harvey Burnett
6 Tony Gigot – SO James Woodburn-Hall
7 Mike Bishay – SH
8 George Griffin – PR Olsi Krasniki, James Greenwood
9 Scott Moore – HK James Cunningham
10 Nick Slyney – PR Erjon Dollapi
11 Mike McMeeken – SR Toby Everett
12 Matt Cook (c) - SR
13 Alex Foster – LF Jonathan Wallace
Don't think we can judge how well they can play together until week 4-8. Can only try and cheer them on, they have a steep learning curve!'"
Steep learning curve is about right.
I genuinely felt optimistic when we started the season with signings like Gower, Robertson, Rodney, Kafusi and had SL standard players like Colbon, Cook et al to replace not-quites like Olsi and Jamie O'C. Even kidded myself that 'names' Mark Calderwood and Karl Pryce might show something like form when they were down here.
Struggling to get excited about this team though. Given Salford's on-paper improvement (teams with Adrian Morley in don't finish last), and Cas, Wakey and HKRs squads we're looking down the barrels of a solid, and probably record-breaking, last place.
After losing all the players, all the staff and moving grounds I'm even struggling to think of it as my club anymore.
How's that for pessimistic.
