My expectations of this season , with a new coach and the changes that this brings, was that 1,2 and 3 would be the fulltimers, with the 4th spot being fought out for by a few clubs, us being one. I guess, being in 5th at the moment is roughly where I expected, given that we also lost to Featherstone. I still see us improving as the season progresses, and may be able to pick off a game later in the season against the top ones, but to keep ahead of the chasing pack and the 4th spot is still a possibility.
Where I worry is for next season, if Sheffield and Featherstone are full time next season, along with London, and whoever is left in our league after the million pound game, we need to be working hard on getting together a full time squad in order to not be left lagging behind. I know this comes at a price and more financial input is needed to do this.