What ever anyone wants to defend, we have injuries mounting & players not fully fit with confidence returning from injuries ! Here we go again !
I love my club, the players & owner + the staff, but facts are facts we are now looking for forwards, says Chester ?
It's going to be painful again this season, our staff & team looks to be under a shadow !
Blind optimism is the only way to feel comfort now.

its terrible - we are in trouble

You must be thrilled though to have something else to moan about!!

I wouldn't say crisis, we're a bit short up top for the start of the season but nothing to get too upset about. Tangata, Miller and Ashurst all should be fit for the first game.

Aye we're doomed DOOOOMED I say DOOOOOMED

Not a crisis yet but it's certainly a worry.
From seemingly having a surplus of props for instance, we are in a bit of trouble, but it will give others a go to step up and we'll see how strong in depth our squad is.
I often think you can shuffle most of the back position, but you can't shuffle strength and experience needed to be a SL standard prop.

Hopefully Big Dave still being injured is just mind games!

Rather than casting doubt on the ability of all the first team squad and the reserves lets give the team a chance to start the SL season proper at HKR and have a chat after that.

You and your logical and supportive attitude!
It'll never catch on.

At some point in the season, we will have an injury crisis, because it is a tough sport and we don't have the depth of other squads. If there is one now, I'd rather have it now, when everyone is ring-rusty, than in June, which is what undid us last year.

something very similar was said at my place of gainful employment regarding some of my approaches to issues

The thing that's bothering me the most is the ongoing 'saga' as re. Fifita. He got the injury at Magic, last May, he's had an off season and an op to get it right, but no-one seems to know anything?! When you listen to Chester talk about him, it's almost tongue in cheek, almost sarcasm saying i'm sure Dave will tell me when he's fit to play etc.?! He is our talisman, the one who leads from the front, so is it unreasonable for me as a paying spectator to ask anyone who's listening, is he medically fit to play or not????!