My big concern is Jonty doesn't seem to be happy or believe in him self.
Last year under Charlo he had fire , post match loads of passion and energy. Today re Swinton it was like he had just found out he had over cooked his morning eggs He seems like he has the world on his back .
Or maybe he was just reacting to a preseason game in which players in the spine positions are still getting used to playing with each other.
Next weeks opener at Leigh is a freebie,we have no hope of winning against a team with a 1.6 million budget,but hopefully it will get us ready for the Barrow game.
Few (if any) will win at Leigh this season in my opinion, so as you say, next week is a free hit for you. Just keep it respectable, and you should be OK.
The same applies to Fev, and I'll be very surprised if it's not that pair who'll occupy the two top positions in the Championship, come the play-offs.
You performed almost too well last term by reaching the play-offs, but that's what you have to aim for again this time. It won't be easy though, coz after the "big" two" there seems (to me anyway) quite a few teams who are capable of top six finishes.
I reckon Sheff will seriously struggle. They have a shed-load of away games to start with, as their stadium won't be ready till Easter, and that's far from ideal.
Good luck for the remainder of the season, unless you play us in the Cup of course!
Spelly.