I have been critical of Poching this year. I am of the strong view that some people are just meant to be assistants, and mid-season that fitted Willie, with some dreadful performances and weird selections and strange comments before vital games (eg, performance counting more against Toulouse). However, he has done something Chester was unable to do, and that is lift us out of the rut.



When Chester was in charge, once we hit a bad run, we never got out of it. I remember when we had a similar season to this in 2019, we couldn't buy a win and performances didn't massively improve. This year, however, Willie seems to have addressed whatever shortcomings there were, brought on some good young players, and got us playing well and with confidence.



The job isn't done just yet, need either one more win or one more Toulouse loss, but he has overseen a remarkable turnaround at the right end of the season.



So, I'm up to my gills in humble pie. Excellent stuff. Well done to all.

Not to mention beat Cas ..

Jesus wept! Is that the limit of our ambition.

Probably when you let players like Bachelor slip from our grasp

I think some of the recent wins have papered over the cracks. We won 9 from 24 last season, this year we're 8 from the same amount of games so in theory we've got worse. I think the jury's still out and whether he stays beyond next term will depend on his recruitment this winter. And it's been hit and miss so far.

Strange take. The 9 last year included 5/7 under Poching's coaching.

A Coach who as gambled on youth and it as worked big time .

So Willie is on 13 from 31 in Super League

42%



The last coach with a better record was David Topliss!

Im seeing a coach thrown in a v difficult situation who has his team wanting to play for him and showing grit, determination and desire ! Im also seeing teams like Hull , Warrington with more money than we've ever seen playing rubbish and their coaches and Ceo looking distraught and not a clue what to do ......

Who said anything about ambition? but it was bloody marvelous to finally get that hoodoo of our backs.

Regarding Bachelor - he has stated he wants a fresh challenge, you can't make a player stay. Jeez.

By all accounts he’s not the shouty waving arms in the air kind of coach giving players the Ferguson treatment, and I for one am very happy he looks to be turning things around and looking forward to him stamping more of his authority on his team ,especially with new players coming into the mix in the coming weeks/months .He may not be the messiah we all hope for to turn our club into a cup challenging team on a regular basis ,but for that I’m afraid bigger finances go cap in hand .imo If we can get mid table respectability on a regular basis ,which hopefully will help build our fan base along with the new development,I’d say that’s about as much as we can hope for at this present time in the club’s history.As previously said we’ve nearly all to a man said how the team wants a good pruning and freshness bringing back in, but then when that process begins in earnest the condemnations and finger pointing starts in earnest .Those who seek their opportunities elsewhere go with my blessings and hopefully go on to fulfil their ambitions ,this for me gives someone else a chance to step up to the plate and showcase their skills ,and by doing so we just might uncover another gem that thrives in a first team environment,and I’m sure Applegarth will have a few names already shortlisted that he’s confident can do just that .

You don't need to eat humble pie , you were spot on.



There is no right or wrong with this, so put you fork away.



Poching's team up until the Saints game was shocking. Even the Warrington results were nothing special considering what has transpired at the Wire since.



His signings were mixed.



His team selections baffling at times.



Tactics, seemingly non existent at times.



Sure we look great at the moment but it's all a bit late end even now may be ultimately too late, though I doubt it.



Trinity is always a roller coaster, but this year more than most and Poching has played a huge part in that. We can't just forget all that just because we've hit a purple patch.



All teams and this their coaches are ultimately judged on consistency and despite recent efforts it's far too early to say we've attained that.



I'm not being churlish, I'm truly delighted with the way we are now playing, especially the defence, some of the best I've seen. Nor do I subscribe to the idea that we are papering over the cracks, it's a bit better than that. However you go by what you see over a whole season and this season to me has been mostly disappointing, not least because it's obvious we can play but flatly refused to on far too many occasions.



Truth is we the fans have been short changed. We should actually be challenging for top six but we are not and the fault for that lays with the Coach and his players. For me only the degree of who's to blame is up for debate.



If we do this next year we will again be at a huge risk of relegation and we just can't keep riding our luck. Added to that we will also reach a critical point where the fans base shrinks beyond what is viable to keep us in SL (remembering we have no sugar daddy).



Overall I think if you want to view this season positively then you are in your rights to do so, the discovery of Murphy and Hall alone makes for that.



However if you want to view it as a disaster with a lucky last minute reprieve that is just stalling the inevitable, that for me is equally valid. It's been that kind of a year and it's one that will not gain a consensus amongst fans.



For the record, I'm still not convinced by WP. He's either a genius or very fortunate, it's too soon to tell for me.

I think the most successful coaches have a liberal sprinkling of both genius and good fortune