6th (joint highest place in the league since 2007).
Challenge Cup Final (furthest been since 2005's win and joint with 200icon_cool.gif.
Play off win (joint most we've ever achieved in a play-off series).
Two derby wins (joint most we've had in a season).
Win against Leeds (only 2nd time since 2007).

This time last week, people were saying this was the worst season for years. For those people that said it, I challenge you to pick a better season in the last 6-7 years.

Time to start getting behind the team, not making up reasons to slag them off! COYH.

Well said

I agree with the OP.. If someone had said finish 6th, C-Cup final and play off win, most people would have snapped rhere hands off

Agreed (With it not being too bad that is). Just the CC final performance overshadows so much. The disappointing thing really is that our record against other top 8 teams isn't too bad, but we had that bad spell with losses to Wakefield, Castleford etc. Second to the CC final for me was the home game with Wakey. Was really down after that one. Really dumb decisions made over and over again.

But we've got to remember our Leeds victory, the QF and SF games, racking up good scores against Widnes and Castleford and don't forget we did at least break our "Magic Weekend" hoodoo. Maybe the next one to go will the Wembley one. (Persoanlly I also really enjoyed Wakefield away, went expecting a defeat after Good Friday, but then a certain Jamie Shaul made an appearance!

The issue is lack of progression. Still too many poor results (Widnes, Cas, Bradford, London away, Rovers, Wakefield, Saints at home). We lost six from thirteen at home which is not acceptable.

Getting to the Cup Final was an achievement but in the league, for me, we have merely met with my minimum expectations (thus far).

I'd argue that the issue is lack of consistency rather than lack of progression per se. In terms of results we have now progressed from last season with an equivalent performance in the league and a superior performance in the cup. Not so much where we are but how we've got here, so to speak.

There are some factors beyond our control that have contributed - our injury record has once again been pretty bad and in particular has given us yet another season with multiple halfback combinations - but we haven't coped with circumstances as well as we could have.

It hasn't been a great season but nor has it been the disaster some people would have us believe. There have been some amazing highs but also some very depressing lows. We have shown an ability to compete with the best but an inability to beat weaker teams. If I would like to see anything from next season it's a greater level of consistency and to play to our best more often.

I just want to be entertained. Trophies are great when they come along, but I'd give my left bollock to be watching the kind of rugby (and the quality of players) we saw in the 2004 season. We've had a couple of notable highs since then (cup win, GF appearance), but in terms of the sheer entertainment value of the rugby on display, we haven't come close.

Hit the nail right on the hesd

I agree completely. I'm heartily fed up of approaching each game with a feeling of trepidation rather than anticipation. I accept that there are mitigating factors, and we at least [itry[/i to play entertaining stuff, but our execution is too often poor.

I'm pretty much beyond caring why, as well. I just want someone to fix it. As soon as they like.

Some real highs, Devastating lows sprinkled with a bit of poor direction and ideas!

It doesn't feel like it's been a good season no matter which way you look at it! Maybe we just expect too much! Ha

I think those were reasonable aims for this season, if you compare how we have done to where we were after Good Friday we really managed to turn what looked like a poor campaign into a good one

Oh for the heady days of 1998 and 1999.

19** you sound like a dobbin

On the surface it appears to have been a reasonable year. 6th place finish, Wembley appearance, at least one play-off win. These were probably targets for most of us in February.

And yet it is difficult to escape a feeling of underwhelming achievement, possibly a knock on effect from a deflating atmosphere post Wembley.

For me personally, whatever the cold facts say, there is still no sign of the great leap forward. We still look like a mid table average side who occasionally beat one of the big boys, rather than being one of the big boys who the rest of the competition fear and respect.

Our recruitment thus far for next year doesn't point to any great change in our fortune with a feeling of "more of the same" for 2014. We still appear to be treading mid table water where we have basically been since 2006.

2013 could certainly have been a good deal worse, but after all the talk and hype of last winter it really didn't inspire in the way most were hoping for.

Aye...i mean,we finished 4th and 2nd from botton...nearly went bust and had the worst squad of players ever assembled,a very dodgy CO and a owner who was clueless....give me this season anytime....Just need to find consistency....2012,we was consistent and hard to beat at home....this yr not so but we are way better off with off the field progress than anytime in the last 5 yrs.

Agree, that is why I've got my finger out and bought a season ticket for 2014 for the first time since 1986.

It's the OTT nature of what people are/were saying that prompted this thread. No-one thinks or is saying this is a good or great season in comparison to our better years. But in some people's minds that therefore means it's the worst for years. It's not. It's the best season we've had in 6-7 years.

Basically, whilst we know there are flaws, some people really need to get a bloody grip!

This.

Well said on the OP, Wellsy.

I think we have been bang average. Started awful, finished awful with some outstanding performances in the middle. The frustrating thing is we know we can turn ANY team over on our day just them days are far to infrequent. Would of taken 6th and a Wembley appearance at the start of the season but certain performances ie Leeds at home leave me feeling short changed when backed up by St Helens at home.

The attendance last night told the story of what fans think of our season. Performances haven't been good enough on the whole

I do think the club's PR and marketing machine sometimes raises fans' expectations unrealistically by over-hyping everything and making promises which the players are unable to deliver. Its very successful at selling tickets and merchandise but the fans end up being disappointed when the product on the pitch fails to live up to expectations. Maybe its time to tone down things a bit?

The style of rugby is what as disappointed me this year, for the first time in years we have decent halfbacks and some exciting young backs and we still play too much one out rugby.

We are desperate for soe tackle busters in side.

Well said!.

It's the poor Challenge cup performance in particular that has left a sour taste in people's mouths.

I actually think we will beat hudds on Thursday.
then anything could happen.

Good post Wellsy. We're all rather downbeat from Wembley, but lets not forget that we actually got there (only 2 teams can do that). We've finished in the playoff positions and won our first round. Its the basis of a good team and what's happening away from the first team really excites me. we've got a great academy setup with some real talent waiting to make their mark. The average age of players in our club is very low, which suggests that we should have great continuity over the next few years.
I think the future of our club is in great hands and I'm really looking forward to great things to come.