Personally I am very happy with the way things are going this season.



last year i think the whole club was geared towards winning the league, which we did.... the narrow defeat to leeds ended the season and taught everyone a valuable lesson.... the league isnt worth winning under the current format.



this season smith has rested and rotated brilliantly... yes we have lost games... but who cares? they are only league games and don't matter really.



we are in the cup final, we are in the top 2, and most of our best players have only played half a season....



This season we will be going into the playoffs with a huge squad of talented players, most of whom are only just getting started.



we could end up winning nothing.... but i feel that the way this team has been managed, it has a great chance of winning both major trophies this season.

MD you sum up how I feel about season 2012 so far.

We have all got a Wembley trip to look forward to and our squad is currently healthy and ready for the last 10 weeks of games.

M Monaghan and friends could find some form coming into the playoffs and its happy days.



it feels like the team have just been cruising all season.... like they have been holding back on going up that final gear.



im expecting a strong fit team in this cup final do put up a very good account of themselves.

I was very disappointed with the season, until last weekend.



It felt like we were under performing, dropping points when we should be winning (ie. Salford) and not hitting top gear when we're capable of performing so much better.



Then, I realised what's happened; we're in the CC Final, we're in 2nd place and all our players are competing for a place (with the exception of Lee, who we've not got a replacement for). We're arguably in a stronger position than Wigan last year because our squad depth has been tested and developed, so there's a feeling that if certain players got injured we'd still be in a strong position; if Hodgo went, I wouldn't be worried to see Stef there, or if Moz was ruled out, Gaz, Hilly, Coops and Woody all have it covered - unlike last year.



That said, we've won nothing yet, so if we leave the season without silverware, we've done even worse than last year, so it's still all to prove!

The big plus for me this season has been the development of the younger players & the fact that they have played a significant number of games without looking out of place or disrupting the team.



The future is certainly looking good & given that we won't have to pay silly money means that in future we can run with a bigger squad as we aren't paying "stars" a lot of the salary cap.

Overall, I'd rather be in our position than Wigan's.



2nd with a Challenge Cup Final to look forward to and a healthy managed team.

With the added bonus of the club having the capacity to make a lot of money out of the Wembley visit. Happy days.

On the flip side, the weekly rounds of the season have been very poor.

yes, but under the current format league games are not much more than glorified friendlies anyway.

That's my point. Used to look forward to a season of rugby league. In reallity i'm just waiting for a handfull of games to come up.

This.



Why have we let the League be demoted to a series of warm up games? I know that last year we complained about the lack of recognition for the Winners and it was taken as sour grapes by most of our opponents, although a few to be fair recognised that we were the best team.



I recognise that there are plenty of positives a CC final, 2nd in the league and stronger squad...am I enjoying it more than last year? Show me some silverware

Some people are making it sound like we've given up on the league, we're second to a team we play in 4 weeks. And we have competed in so classic matches that I have thoroughly enjoyed, won lost or even the draw. With a fit squad of players, that have all had a lot of game time this year it's not unrealistic to mount a challenge of the league.