Given our move into a new stadium can we really afford to mediocre again next year? Our squad is good enough to push for a top two spot and I'm sure that Maguire or Smith would love to have our pack at their disposal.

I'll be honest, Im pretty shocked at our recruitment for a team moving into a brand new stadium.

The lack of fitness and pace since DA left is a big problem but our lack of moves and tactics today must be down to the coach. Tony puletua must be shattered after today's game, same move every play up the middle.

BUT IN FAIRNESS WE HAVENT PLAYED A FULL(ISH) STRENGTH TEAM FOR A WHILE WHEREAS WIGAN / WIRE HAVE. IF WE CAN KEEP TO FULL STRENGTH THEN THE PLAYOFFS COULD BE VERY DIFFERENT

Praise the Lord - someone else has seen the light.

next year i'd put lomax at fullback and lance at 7. think if leon goes we should definately sign another halfback.

Maybe the fitness training is the problem? Most of the posts refer to "bad luck with injuries" - could be that the strength & conditioning regime needs looking at?

We've had injuries for the last two years now so it's possible the is something going wrong somewhere at the club but Royce says they have looked at all aspects of training and he can't find anything wrong.

Spot on.I can see another trophyless period of tenure as per Potter



Another major weakness -his use of substitutes-amply demonstrated yesterday

Simmons took Pryce off and replaced him with Gaskell with 6 mins to go. Bizarre.

I've banged on al year about the way Royce uses his subs. It's just strange.

Maybe Pryce was injured? After all, it was only his fourth match back after a year out and that was his most intense match so far. Simmons will have had Friday to think about.