Seeing Kevin Walters giving that interview after the match on Saturday evening I finally started to warm to him.

Replacing Mick Potter was always going to be a challenge and having not got off to the best of starts I never got the feeling he was completely in charge of his own destiny.

When the owner started making rash statements when it looked like the play-offs were going to be missed, it hardly sounded a ringing endorsement of Walters but now we have made it and got a win in the play-offs, how far will he need to get the team before his first season could be viewed as successful?

Sorry, but Kev's first season could only be viewed as a success if we make the final.
Last year we came third, even if we beat Huddersfield I don't think 2 playoff wins would beat a third place finish.

Perry is just the tip of the squad selection issue, that and poor results from a better squad than last year's.

A top 4 finish and a good run in the cup/playoffs would vindicate him next year - but not this one.

While compared to last year this year is a poor one, I'd also add that we started poor and stadily improved, there is no way we could have expected to win our last 2 games, but somehow Walters has got them up for the games and we should go inot Friday full of confidence!

So while I agree with you in part that it has been a poor season we have made the play-offs and Walters deserves a little credit for that, given the start we had!

I suppose his defence could be based on the fact the raised expectation was as a result of Potter getting results rather than his potential as a coach?

If Walters gets the credit for the wins at the end of the season, he also packs the blame for the poor start...

where did i blame anyone else for the start?

I think it was me kind of making excuses for him.

I always backed him, he has had a tough act to follow in Potter who did an amazing job and probably over accheived. I think that if we get a result at Hudds we can view this year as a good season and look to Walters second year in charge, going for a place in the top six.

Catalans Dragons coach Kevin Walters has stoked the fires ahead of his side's play-off clash with Huddersfield on Friday by accusing the Challenge Cup finalists of "wrestle-mania".

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interesting tactic to try and influence the referee!!

Never seen a coach do that before

What a silly little man.

'wrestle mania' ha ha Kevin Walters joins the band of idiots from Super League that whinge about the supposed cheating tactics of the Giants.



Can't remember him saying much when we beat your lot over there in February guess he's been speaking to messers Morgan and Matterson.

Opta Fair Play League - Bottom - The Dragons!!

to be fair we have been on the receiving end of some pretty poor decisions to get there...

New in the Catalans shop, Nike branded hairshirts.

Couldn't give a ha'penny turd.

A beautifully appropriate bit of cockney rhyming slang for 'Greg Bird'.

Looks like he's achieved on here alone what he set out to!

Does it? Oh dear!

Just thinking back to our CC exit - some aweful reffing there. Do the stats count only cards or penalties as well?
We all know the English Refs are biased and racist against us! THAT'S RACIST THAT IS! (as the kids at school would say)

Thaler had a mare in that match.

play on .... play on ... penalty for not ptb!
release the ball (who?)
grrrrr

Sir Kevin? What's the French equivalent?

He was a favourite for both males and females wanting to get into his technical box and give him a cuddle at full time!

The Academie? But we only bestow that to French writing authors. I'm sure there's something bestowed to non-authors, but it doesn't have the same cache.

given the way the team played last night, still agree with those comments?? team can go into next week, wherever we go, with confidence. who would have thought that 6 weeks ago?