i also think Price will will approach the new season with a different mentality and playing style.... everyone knows that the league form wasn't good enough and the rugby on display was poor.... he knows we cant start this coming season like that if he is to remain in the job.... I would imagine he has been very busy this off season with how we will be tactically.



We did start well last year well and there are positives to take from that....We also saw that the players can perform under pressure in the cup final.



Alot more of the deadwood has been removed and replaced.... The squad is re-energised and the management will be absolutely clear on whats expected now... There are alot more positives than people think.

Toby King is OK, but he's just that....ok. For a team with title aspirations he's the player you would want as the back up, then you have strength in depth. He's not going to be a difference maker as a starter.



The worry for me is that he is the best of our current centres.



I think King could be in the same calibre as Chris Riley, who did well for us, but when he was here, he was the weakest of the regular starters in his position, as the others were Hicks/King/Monaghan. To be real title contenders I'd want us to have King as the 3rd or 4th best centre in the squad.



In the past we've had centres like Bateman, Davies, Kohe-Love, Hunte, Grose, Domic, Gleeson, Matt King, Bridge. We didn't win the title with any of them but they were streets ahead of the current crop.



3rd to 5th place beckons, then we can all agree it "wasn't acceptable given the ambitions of the club" and look forwards to 2021.

Don't make the mistake of confusing people saying Patton is not good enough (which he is not) with blaming him for the team performance.



Price is responsible for the team performance.

A weak pack is responsible for defeats not Patton who is good enough and behind a dominant pack was.



I can recall many world class half backs who have flogged a dead horse over the years and got nowhere near the success Patton had last season.

Price is responsible for the team selection.



Let's see who snaps Patton up for 2021 hey?

Fair point but he cops the blame for whatever happens..as some have pointed out we have a few weak links on the pitch and some off it..which I won't name but my jack Russell as a better rugby knowledge..

You didn’t name him Matty did you? :-0

It was after jack Hughes or Matty Russell...was gunna call him tom after our winger but that would be an insult to dog as he's far faster than him

King played well tonight and was more aggressive than i've seen him before. I've got no issues with him.

It's interesting how pressure on a position place gets a positive reaction.

I've always said competition for a jumper is healthy.

Reading Price’s comments from last night he should of gone elsewhere already. Don’t look like he will get many chances this season.