Haven't we in fact got 3 Marquee Players, the third being Luther Burrell? Because of the present treatment of ex RU players joining RL their salary is treated differently in the initial couple of seasons. How much has this affected the team spirit of the players, he joined in July last year and we hardly won a league game since. Yes we won the Challenge cup but without his involvement. Is it coincidence or causation?
I don't for one minute blame LB but he seems to struggling to adjust and indeed when he is on the field the ball rarely goes his way. is this lack of confidence from his team mates or something else? He seems to always get an interchange spot but little game experience. Is he being selected because the directors have invested a lot to sign him?
Perhaps there's nothing in it, but knowing the mindset of players they don't like what they believe is favouritism.