Hull KR • Re: Squad depth.
Yeah, I mean i’d still swap our gut-churning run-in for their desultory trudge to season’s end. However, while they have been unlucky too, I think their mistake this year vaguely resemble’s ours in 2016 when we overestimated how much relatively unproven youngsters could kick on and contribute. In some ways you could look at Leeds too - capable of winning the GF if their squad isn’t too stretched, but badly exposed in two seasons either side of that.
With it only being one straight down from next year, I think some of the clubs who target silverware every year might be tempted gamble on slimmer squads for 2019, in the belief that even if it goes badly, it probably won’t go that badly. On the other hand, if a proper reserves league is in the offing for 2020, clubs need to think about starting to add depth ahead of that, I reckon.
With it only being one straight down from next year, I think some of the clubs who target silverware every year might be tempted gamble on slimmer squads for 2019, in the belief that even if it goes badly, it probably won’t go that badly. On the other hand, if a proper reserves league is in the offing for 2020, clubs need to think about starting to add depth ahead of that, I reckon.
Statistics: Posted by Mild Rover — Sun Sep 16, 2018 10:56 am