Quote ="sally cinnamon"I think we peaked in 2011. We still had Matt King then and Michael Monaghan was IMO the most effective player in the league at that point. Since then we've been good but not quite that level.
I do agree that there are questions over Wire in the next few years but looking at the other clubs its also not clear who is jumping ahead to pole position. Wigan you would say should be pole position but Tomkins going is a big loss and despite your great achievement in winning the double there has been a lot of self doubt amongst the Wigan fans reading this forum in recent weeks, I think you're a well prepared and well coached team who works well as a team but these days you don't have the array of world class stars that were there a couple of decades ago that differentiated Wigan from the rest, so Wigan have to work a bit harder to get success.
Leeds, I think are in similar position to Warrington, a good team but most of the key players are getting old now and they will have to replace big guns in the next few years. Saints I don't think are quite there and neither are Hull. If anything I think Huddersfield could see the next couple of years as an opportunity for them to try and win a trophy or steal an edge on the rivals.
But more realistically, looking just at next season I expect the best two teams to be Wigan and Hudds, and then three more teams that are capable of winning a trophy: Leeds, Warrington and Saints, with Saints the outsiders of that group. If pushed to make a prediction I would say Wigan, but it would not be a major surprise if any of those clubs won the title.'"
Leeds will still be there next year.... that backline of Hardacre, Briscoe,Watkins,Moon and Hall is a very potent one and the best in SL.
Hudds look strong, We also look good and Saints will be around 4th 5th again imo.
Wire will still be strong but losing that interchange of Morley, Carvell and poss M Monaghan(maybe) is a blow
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