Time to look to the future now.

A bit more geographical balance in the Championship next season with Hunslet and Doncaster being replaced by Oldham and Swinton. Well, that's how I read it.

If we are one of 4 full time sides, then it is vital we start well and usebthe home advantage of the plastic pitch to our full advantage.
We will need 2 game plans with 2/styles of play.....speed at home, strength and nous away......top 4 is a mus

It was a must this season.

We might as well go part time as at least there would be an excuse for being pants.

Bulls maybe reverting to part time, so Lowes said in his rant

Halifax are a big threat to the full times sides next year and even if Bradford do go semi-pro, they will still be a monster of a side. Leigh look like they will dominate again, but they may have cap issues to deal with, Sheffield will improve, so we need to make sure we make the Trailfinders place a fortress.
This year we were a "target' side for the opposition, but hopefully we will bot be such a "big game" for the so called "smaller" clubs.
One thing I have noticed from reports this year is that some of the games have involved our guys being "rough housed" If this is the case, then the club needs to record all games themselves and if we are on the wrong end of poor refereeing, we need to make the RFL aware of it.
I know it's sometimes easy to blame the ref, but there have been a few instances blatant favouritism such as the 2-10 penalty count a few weeks back......

Changing man, agree with all this. We could also try and give a bit back as well, play the ref

problem is out kids aren't "experienced' enough in the dark arts and therefore will get pinged more. We need to add some grunt and the likes of thakery needs to enforce/protect the kids....even if he spends some time in the bin. We need to make sure that we are not seen as soft touches, because the impression I get is that some teams knew they could bully us into submission.

We were 4 wins off the pace this year.........we were bullied in at least 4 games. Workington away, Dewsbury away, Fev at Home and Haven away. Sheffiedl ambushed us at the start of the season too.

17 wins from 23 will see us make the middle 8's......we're going to learn a lot about how much this squad has garnered from a pretty average first season together and we need a quality half (2 would be better) and some real nasty grunt up front IMHO.

Agree with all of this. We need at least two big grizzled forwards, who can intimidate teams back, we get pushed around too easily. Also need an organiser, team looked lost today, Henderson tried, Barthau also but neither really had an impact. Keyes looked lost.....

Dewsbury are recruiting well! Its going to be a tough season and one we need to be ready for and not underestimate

Let's see who Hendo brings in. I suspect we should start hearing now the season has finished

The plastic pitch may be an help to us, how many teams will use them regular, but I agree strongly with we lack experience, it is not that some of the youngsters don't have talent, but they need to be developed still and have someone on the pitch with them, surprise me if The Bulls go part time.

Plastic pitches are all well and good, the Skolars have one and the away sides love it!

Players these days have moved on from the claims of cuts and injury, plastic pitches have improved, but some players do take time to adjust with judging the how the ball reacts when kicking.