: Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:47 pm  

DoubleAone wrote:

Sign an All Black then

Could Mark Brooke Cowden play in the right centre?








Because he certainly couldn't play in the pack.


Boom boom,

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:55 pm  

G1 wrote: Had Mclennan delivered on Sunday maybe GH might've given him so dosh to blow on the luxury of another player. Hmmmm, wasn't a distinguished and intellectual poster pointing these harsh facts out to the "Spend, spend, spend" brigade a week or so back? That's right here's a quote from here http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=401721&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=195 finglas wrote: The Saints cup game may be important in the thinking. Defeat may mean that players get the necessary rest and no requirement meaning that the cap can be held for covering a longer term injury in any position. Victory may mean that there's plenty in the coffers going forward to recruit now.

G1 wrote: Had Mclennan delivered on Sunday maybe GH might've given him so dosh to blow on the luxury of another player. Hmmmm, wasn't a distinguished and intellectual poster pointing these harsh facts out to the "Spend, spend, spend" brigade a week or so back? That's right here's a quote from here http://forums.rlfans.com/viewtopic.php?t=401721&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=195 finglas wrote: The Saints cup game may be important in the thinking. Defeat may mean that players get the necessary rest and no requirement meaning that the cap can be held for covering a longer term injury in any position. Victory may mean that there's plenty in the coffers going forward to recruit now.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:55 pm  

G1 wrote:

Hmmmm, wasn't a distinguished and intellectual poster pointing these harsh facts out to the "Spend, spend, spend" brigade a week or so back?

tvoc?

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:58 pm  

tvoc wrote:

But weren't the WCC and Challenge Cup part of our objectives?

Clearly they were indeed.

but we have no God given right to win every trophy we contest.....such arrogance is best left others......

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:22 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

tvoc?

Nothing to do with me, I was leaving no stone unturned, busy spending up to the permitted salary cap and building on the achievements seen so far. G1's modesty knows no bounds.

Others were excusing why a club with (in all likelihood) the biggest turnover in SL unable to match the spending power of a Warrington, Huddersfield Hull, or Hull KR.

As the years go by and the likes of Smith (3), Hall (5), McGuire (6), Burrow (7), Jones-Buchanan (11), Sinfield (13), Diskin (14), Bailey (16), Kirke (17), Ablett (18 ) and Burgess (19) slip out of the 1st team squad to be replaced by either inferior or more expensive imports we'll probably look back at these times and wonder if more could have been achieved in Leeds' golden era.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:33 pm  

[quote="tvoc"]As the years go by and the likes of Smith (3), Hall (5), McGuire (6), Burrow (7), Jones-Buchanan (11), Sinfield (13), Diskin (14), Bailey (16), Kirke (17), Ablett (18 ) and Burgess (19) slip out of the 1st team squad to be replaced by either inferior or more expensive imports we'll probably look back at these times and wonder if more could have been achieved in Leeds' golden era.[/quote]

I'm starting to get really concerned now.

2 GF wins possibly a record historic 3rd win and 2 WCC wins.

More would have been nice but lets get real its a pretty good r4ecord to date.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:55 pm  

DoubleAone wrote:

I'm starting to get really concerned now.

2 GF wins possibly a record historic 3rd win and 2 WCC wins.

More would have been nice but lets get real its a pretty good r4ecord to date.

While you look backwards I'll continue looking forwards. You hang on to that possibly there if it helps.

No Challenge Cup in 10 years now despite targeting it every year.

This is a relative golden period for Leeds, the circumstances of which may never return and people are still happy for Leeds to have money in the bank and accept some mediocre (and worse than that, losing) performances on the field.

'Fail to prepare and prepare to fail' could be Leeds' epitaph this season, it has been so far it seems.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:23 pm  

tvoc wrote:

While you look backwards I'll continue looking forwards. You hang on to that possibly there if it helps.

No Challenge Cup in 10 years now despite targeting it every year.

This is a relative golden period for Leeds, the circumstances of which may never return and people are still happy for Leeds to have money in the bank and accept some mediocre (and worse than that, losing) performances on the field.

'Fail to prepare and prepare to fail' could be Leeds' epitaph this season, it has been so far it seems.

I always look forward. Its the anticipation that I enjoy and this year is has good as the last.

History is important however and it shows in recent times its better not to shoot your load prematurely.

Success in terms of winning trophies is fleeting and is concind to the record books almost immediately

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:36 pm  

DoubleAone wrote:

History is important however and it shows in recent times its better not to shoot your load prematurely.

Nothing's shot so far (bar the WCC and the CC) which is why it's still only could be their epitaph.

: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:44 pm  

tvoc wrote:

Nothing's shot so far (bar the WCC and the CC) which is why it's still only could be their epitaph.

entres at best... only served up to make the main course worth the wait.