I didn't





Struggling for the top 8 two years running and even that was way too high.

Success will depend on the fitness of sean long, if he stays fit we can make the top 4 if not we'll struggle for the play offs IMO.

Yes they can.

The RFL & Sky have got together and come up with a newer super white all improved play off plan in which everyone gets to play a grand final and there are no winners and no losers (a bit like the modern day school sports day). Eddie & Stevo don't like having to talk about losing sides so from now on everyone gets a medal and everyone goes home happy. There is no top and no bottom just Eddie & Stevo grinning inanely as they explain how SL has once again led the way in innovative thinking.

The introduction of the above plan is the only way agar will get to lead a team out at Old Trafford (no matter who we recruit on the playing side).
Anyone who thinks we have a prayer of finishing in the top two next year needs to join Offiah in the queue to see the pyschiatrist dealing with delusional tendencies.

we'll win the league and cup no worries

I thought you lot already had a jokes thread?

HOUSE!

Not a bad article but i think top 2 is stretching it. Would be happy with a top 4 spot and would accept a top 6 spot.

In all honesty i think 3rd - 4th is about right, to get higher you need luck which is something we have not had for some time.

This is the same Martin Offiah who after hudds and warry got to wembley and warry had missed out on the playoffs said, "He thinks Huddersfield are the only Superleague team with a realistic chance of doing the C/C and playoff double".....nuff said

Spot on. People forget how rubbish we were last season

Look under HKR 2010 recruitment.

Well, he was right.

Yes that's the guy, what exactly is your point

I havn`t........although I do live in hope that next season will be more productive.

But we have binned 10 players so we can hardly compare our team to that of the last 2 seasons.

And I say thank .... for that!

The squad is looking much stronger than 2008/2009 on paper and regardless of worries over Agar's coaching credentials we should have a much better season.

Top two might be pushing it, I'd be happy with a top four finish and a realistic crack in the play offs.

I'm glass-half-full, but people need a reality check IMO. Fewer injuries should help, as should upweighting the quality of the squad, but TBH I'd swap Agar for pretty much any other coach in the competition. Predicting top 6 when Warrington and Wigan are likely to improve and Catalans showed their worth in the play-offs is just giddiness. I'm as excited as anyone to see Long and Fitz etc in the irregular hoops and looking forward to the new season, but the introduction of 3 new players plus Lauaki isn't going to catapult us from 12th to 4th when the same inability to gameplan, select and rotate is present. Really hope I'm wrong, mind.

Offiah? Isn't he the clueless off Sky?

well, please feel free to elaborate

I hear what you are saying but along with the newbies we should hopefully see much more of Washbrook, Briscoe and Cusack who all missed at least half of last season.

is he mad! I reckon we'll be in the 5th-8th battle for the final playoff places

there are doubts over our coach, doubts about whether Horne still is a top stand off, a young backline and if Long gets injured that's out lot for a kicking game and creativity.

our pack should win most battles this season, but I still have my doubts about our squads versatility if a key player like Long gets a lengthy injury.

Promising young players to add to a side improving year-by-year, will do for me.

As opposed to washed-up former stars.

Fair enough. I still think we rank unfavourably to the other teams in terms of coaching, almost without exception (McNamara probably the only coach I'd not want above Agar). I really think Long will help hugely, but there is already an unreal amount of expectation on his shoulders on the playing front, let alone bolstering our coaching set-up.