Is the club still hung-over from the success of last season? I'd blame player burnout from the WC, but it's not like many of ours actually did much down under. How did a top team last year turn to jelly over the summer?
I'd be fine with the results if we were blooding youngsters, but this is a squad picked from strength and we're getting tonked.

Unless last year was a case of massive overachievement and we're now back to the true level.

I don't know, basically. It'll take a few more weeks for me to form a theory.

Dont believe that. I think a few things' arent helping you, injuries have made it a slow start for you. Not being privvy to what goes on over there but I am sure it hasnt helped with Potter leaving. Personally I am glad we played you early before you get sorted out because once you do a lot of sides are gonna cop for it.

My initial reaction is that Walters simply isn't as good a coach as Potter is.

It cant be that sensible, yet be so simple penguin, there must be a more sinister underlying reason.

They've not won since Bobbie Goulding was appointed France coach.

oooooOOOOOOOooooo

Now were talking, Bobbie has obviously got to the French contingent, implementing part one of his masterplan to wipe French rugby league off the planet.

I wonder If Kevvie and Bobbie are in cahoots with this evil plan.

You may have hit on something there. If I don't see you for some time, I'll avenge you.

You did over acheive last year, this year will be the real test, I hope to see Catalans in the play-offs though.

Recruitment is an issue, the australian players aren`t performing, perry is woefull, bell isn`t and will never be a match winner, ryles is struggling with his shoulder.

Injuries, crocker is a sensatonal player who is out injured his comeack will help restore some confidence. Raguin is handy and they miss him.

And overall i would have to point out that maybe the aussie`s are frustrated with the fact that they live in France, Not living in an english culture after a while can really be frustrating. And i would go as far as to say that the coaching staff maybe are feeling this as well.??

Hum language maybe, but they are with several aussies there

. Regarding the weather, aussies won't have the SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which they often suffer in England. On the close-to-the-North-Pole M62, the natural light is grey during the day, dark at 5pm, no wonder they get depressed coming from Queensland!



As long as frog and snail eating is not compulsory, South France is a great destination

. Overall the weather is similar to a NSW/(south) Queensland weather.

yer mate its the lack of aussie sheilas

If they don't like it they can p-off back to Oz. We ain't winning games with them, I'd rather we played from our academy than wasted time on them.

You hear that Mogg/Greenshields/McGuire ? ... (well, maybe not those 3)