Bob Fulton was born in Warrington. Outrageous that they didn't sign him and stop his family emigrating when he was four years old. Weren't they planning for the future??
Smith can be blamed for a lot of things, but James Harrison isn't one of them.
I will defend Smith a little bit whilst I'm here re some of the squad signings people have criticised. I don't think he signed Hooley, Roberts et al expecting them all to become stars. He noted when he joined we had zero depth in some positions - our first reserve half back and centre were just 17 years old. He asked where all the guys in their early twenties were who should be pushing for a spot. The answer is that we didn't have any. So he brought in some of those guys to add depth. Where he went wrong, clearly, was in the major signings, particularly the front row.
Now his team tactics are another thing entirely...
