Ray!! Hey Ray!!
Well Mr Dib,let me tell you; after this round we will be in 13th spot, down one from last week, on for and against ( Souths f/a superior by 5 points) and four points adrift of the team in eighth place. Eight sides in front of us still have a bye up their sleeve ( as do we of course) and we are 6 games worse off than the team leading the competition. More than half the teams in the premiership have positive for /against and we have the dubious record of being the worst attacking side in the entire competition and the eighth best attack overall. How many games have we been held to zero this year and how many scoreless halves have we had???? We have won one game from six away from home (against Newcastle) and five from nine at ANZ/Belmore/Dunedin. Superb!! We have only ten more rounds to go until the semis and at this point in time we are only really guaranteed two points from the bye. Nine games and we basically need to win six of those minimum to at least look like getting into eighth spot. Cannon fodder for those in the top four who are vastly superior.
Thankfully for you and your mates , we are probably going to avoid the wooden spoon as both Tigers and Newcastle are really shite and have horrendous for and against at this point in time. Our attack is becoming worse, not better and we will have to face seven sides who are currently ahead of us and have better points average; Knights and Titans are the only sides below us on the table that we will face in the following rounds.
What is that you say?? We have not missed the semis for eight years? Sure, use that as a reason for us to rejoice in our team because guess what?... we will more than likely miss them this year.
Tell me that we don't have a problem and tell me that all the players are 100% behind the coach and his superb tactics. Tell me that the administration of the club is doing well and that every fan is rapt in the direction the club is taking. Tell me our roster is perfectly balanced and that every player gives their all each and every week in the true Bulldog spirit. Tell me our coach really does have a clue as to what is going on. Tell me we are not just marking time until next year when your big marquee signing will gallop in like a white knight to turn this once mighty club around. Ray, Ray...I can't hear you.....