Swarzey
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We finished 7th our best finish in years & that's sailing really well? We got hot at the right time that season, but it's still not enough to cover the fact we only just made the 8.
Some of us have higher expectations than at best finishing 7th/8th & getting smashed the first or second week of the finals every few years, fact is we haven't been consistently competitive or a real threat to the title since Joey retired. If the fans on this board weren't as loyal & patient as they are they would have deserted this team a long time ago, we are still a laughing stock & have shown no real signs of recovering anytime soon.
Right, so you want to point out where we finished, yet it says nothing about how we a, improved on the year before and b, to finish the year had some of the best week to week matches of the year against Storm and Roosters; sides considered to be powerhouses and contenders. Did we win them? No but both saw us remain competitive until the end. With a side we had, consistency throughout was going to be a problem, unless you buy your side like the Roosters that's just a reality of rugby league. Not everyone is going to mesh right off the bat in both attack and defence.
What 2014 could have been without the constant drama the club faced, who knows. We probably wouldn't be having this discussion. Fact is, 2013 was a high year for the club and where we finished is completely irrelevant. Actually, we finished 4th but of course you'll most likely go back on the positive things you had to say about 2013 then just to prove your deluded point. You're right, we haven't been consistency in the finals and a competitive but you can't seriously sit here and bullshit about that two years ago you thought that was going to change.
Mate, pull your head out and realise the club is in a mess that was left over by Tinkler and that's going to take time to change. It's not the same situation as the years since Joey left and Bennett came, it's much, much different. I feel like I'm going insane by repeating myself but IT TAKES f**kING TIME to sort it out. And if you can't accept that, f**k, if nobody here can accept that, then I'm truly done trying to get across the most obvious point there is.