Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
How many good games did Boyd play in 2017 and how many did Murphy play in 2016? To me it's an inaccurate excuse Grant has offered that indicates that the two of them were prime movers in both 2016 and 2017. Also did we not know they were retiring? Given we have a huge number of back flanker types on the list I'd say we had them covered.

I get why some want to believe whatever the club says but no one has said anything close to convince me that the club expected or at least planned for a slide.
From memory, Bevo at least, was saying Bob & Wallis coming back into the side off long term injuries in 2017 would make us a better side. Then there's Grant's comments. Both can't be right as we were either going to be better to get two better players back which would enhance our success, or we were planning for a potential free fall in spite of getting these guys back into the starting 22.