christopher wrote:
I think we can win against Car, they are not the outfit they have been over the last couple of years, my only worry is if we get off to a bad start we don't look capable of clawing a big margin back.
My worries run a bit deeper: not only do we look incapable of clawing back a big margin, we have definitely been incapable of hanging onto a lead as well.
In other words, we cannot control a game. There are deficiencies in the pack, not least the "grabby" style of tackling that gives lots of metres and loses the wrestle. We might overcome these were we to manage a very high completion rate and then combine that with decent last plays. But we don't. Myler's dribbling the ball into touch might be good game management when we're hanging onto a lead with 2 mins to go but is useless when we need desperately to increase the margin we're leading by with say an hour left.
Cas aren't the side of a couple of years ago, I agree, but unless we rectify further shortcomings I simply don't think we can keep them at arms length. They may not have the strike power they once did but they still have enough. Everyone else has up til now, Salford excepted, and cas aren't the worst attacking side in SL by a long stretch. They would need to have a very, very bad day for us to win this. Not impossible but long odds for me.